How Does Solar Hot Water Work?

HOW DOES SOLAR HOT WATER WORK? The solar hot water storage tank and panels are connected together and located on the roof structure, facing in a northerly direction. Hot water has a natural fall and rise cycle, hot water rises and cold water falls to the lowest point, as the sun heats the water in the collector, it rises and then goes into a storage tank.

Hot water rises naturally in the tank – this process is called thermo-siphoning, that’s why this type of solar water heaters is known as thermosyphon solar hot water systems and the Envirosun TS Plus model The colder water at the bottom of the storage tank then travels into the lowest point of the solar collector panel and as it starts to heat up it rises in the solar panels to the highest point, then through a pipe to the storage tank. (Shown in diagram below)

The solar hot water panels are a sealed cased box with toughened glass face, a manifold of copper pipes and black powder coated copper absorption plates or fins to attract the heat and with the underside being fully insulated, traps the heat inside to give maximum solar gain and heat transfer to the water

This process is a continuous cycle and can save the average household over 80% of their hot water energy usage and related greenhouse gas emissions, not to mention the money that is saved with this type of solar hot water systems.

Sunshine Coast Hot Water Office and Warehouse 2 Tandem Ave Warana Qld 4575 Ph 1300 728 122 Brisbane Hot Water System Warehouse 620 Old Gympie Rd Narangba QLD 4504 Ph 1300 728 122 info@envirosun.com.au https://suncityhotwater.com.au/ Mon – Fri 7.30 am to 4.00 pm After hours and weekends Call 0413 861 166