Residential solar water heaters can be considered as an affordable way to generate ample amounts of hot water at your home. You can use them in any climate conditions and these systems only use the free sunshine rather than fuel available.

If you are looking for a way to cut down on the heating costs while generating hot water at home, solar hot water systems are ready to go. Most people are unaware of how the solar water heaters can work in Canada or colder climates anywhere in the USA as the temperature remains cold during winter.

However, solar water heating systems work really well even if the day temperature reaches minus 40 degrees. These temperature ranges are quite common throughout the Northern USA. In these cold climate conditions, the solar evacuated tube collectors can be handy as they can attain temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius which are more than enough to boil water.

How do you install and maintain a solar water heating system?

The installation of a solar water heater depends on so many factors like availability of solar resources, climate, local building code requirements and safety problems. It’s highly suggested to consider hiring qualified solar water heating system collectors for the installation purposes.

After the installation is done, you need to maintain the system properly to keep it up and running. Generally, passive solar water heaters don’t need much maintenance. If you’ve an active solar water heating system, you need to discuss the maintenance requirements with your installer and go through the system owner’s manual.

You need to maintain the plumbing and other conventional water heating components as they need the same maintenance like the conventional ones. Glazing may require cleanup in dry climates as rainwater is unavailable to provide a natural rinse.

The maintenance of a regular or simple system can be infrequent as once in every three to five year. This needs to be done by a solar contractor. If the systems have electrical components, they may be replaced after 10 years. Take a look at this post and understand more about the maintenance of residential solar water heaters:

While doing research on potential contractors for the installation and maintenance of solar systems, you should ask a few important questions:

Does your company serve installation and maintenance requirements of solar water heaters? It’s better to hire a company with experience of installing the system you want and serving applications you choose.

How much experience your company has in installing the system you want and maintenance? The more experience is better. Feel free to ask your list of previously served customers who can provide necessary references.

Is your company certified or licensed? Do they have a valid solar contractor’s license? You need to contact your county and city for more details. Try to confirm your license with your state contractor licensing board. They can tell you about any complaint against the state certified contractors.

Final Consideration –

When it comes to purchasing residential solar water heaters, you should choose no other than Latitude51 Solar. Our pre-packaged solar water heating systems are pre-engineered for optimal performance, safety and reliability. For more information about our residential solar water heating kits, feel free to get in touch with us at +1(800) 317-9054.