Residental Solar Hot Water Installation

System Features

The basic technology for solar hot water systems are very simple. Sunlight strikes and heats an “absorber” surface within a “solar collector”. Either a heat-transfer fluid or the actual potable water flows through tubes attached to the absorber and picks up heat. The heated water is stored in a separate preheated tank or a conventional water heater tank until needed. Solar hot water systems require a backup system for cloudy days and times of increased demand using electricity or fossil-fuel energy.

Benefits

Nearly 30% of the electricity consumed in an all electric home is used to keep the water in your water heater hot at all times of the day. For an all electric home the best $ for $ use of solar energy is solar water heating. Solar water heating can slash your energy bills by 30% for 1/10 the cost of solar power (PV) in an all electric home.

We can retrofit your existing water heater with a solar water heating system for less than the cost of a tankless water heating system. These systems do not require the modification of your existing utility supply pipes when gas or propane is used as the back-up energy supply, and these systems virtually eliminate the need for fossil fuel energy consumption for 75% of a typical year.

Solar water heating may help qualify a home for an EPA Five Star Home energy efficiency mortgage, LEED certification, or as a Zero Energy Home (ZEH). Solar Hot water heaters are used in some cases to reduce the cost of heating the interior space of a home using the same system.

Residential Solar Hot Water on Spanish Tile

Rebates and Incentives

The U.S. Government provides a unlimited 30% tax credit towards the installation of solar hot water heating system in residential applications. In addition, property tax exemptions can be claimed for the increase in property value as a result of the solar hot water system.

After-Sale Services

We offer long term maintenance service contracts that can be purchased at the time a new system is installed, or on an existing system. Our service contracts enable the homeowner to ensure the continual performance of their systems beyond the time of standard warranties.

Typical Install Cost

The variables that influence the cost of these systems include but are not limited to the amount or water to be heated, the desired water temperature, the selected system collectors, and the desired function(s) of the system.

Call us at 877-861-3061, email us at sales@apowersolutions.com, or fill out our Contact Form to receive a quote on your solar hot water application and take advantage of our multiple financing options on solar water heating Houston, Texas.

Residential Solar hot Water Tank in Home

Solar Water Diagram