Why Do You Switch to a Compact Solar Water Heater?

Nowadays every homeowner and business owner wants to invest in a residential or commercial solar heating system for good reasons. When you’re into solar water heating, a compact solar water heater is perhaps one of the most affordable solar water heaters available right now.

The Northern Lights integrated solar water heater comes with the High Performance TZ58 1800 Sun Rain Solar Collectors. This solar powered unit is specifically designed for residential hot water and comes with heat pipe vacuum tubes integrated into a complete unit.

The solar water heating system is SRCC certified to deliver hot water in homes with four to five people. This solar water heater comes with an 80 gallon stainless steel made and heavily insulated water tank. The compact solar water heater is generally installed on the south facing roof or ground mounted with 45 degree frame system.

However, the installation and operation of the system are quite simple. One end of the system connects to the cold water intake of the house whereas the hot water supply to the other end. The heat pipes comprise of 30 tubes present inside the storage tank.

When the heat energy transfers from the vacuum tubes to the heat pipes and directly to the potable water, the water gets heated. The hot water goes to the top of the tank where it starts supply hot water best suiting the residential hot water requirements.

This solar water heating system is highly efficient and doesn’t require any maintenance. Though this system features with a vacuum tube with a heat pipe and an internally sealed heat exchanger, the unit doesn’t suffer from any kind leakage as well as tubes remain damage-free. Even if a tube is broken, simply replace the vacuum tube with a new one. Rest assured that, the system works consistently without that tube.

If you’re still not convinced about installing a compact solar water heater, take a look at the reasons discussed below.

No Requirement of Electricity –

Northern Lights compact solar water heater is a pressurized system and doesn’t come with pumps. The water gets moving through the system due the pressure of the municipal water supply. When you open the hot water faucet, the hot water from the storage tank starts flowing and the cold water flows to the tank which is then again heated through the solar vacuum tubes.

No Overheating –

This system features with a built-in air-release valve and temperature and pressure valve that opens at 90C or 194F. When the solar water heater gets hot, it will vent off the excess amount of heat from the system.

Rust-free –

The compact solar water heater has stainless steel inner tank and outer tank to prevent rusting. Custom logos are available to label your water heater.

Affordability –

This system costs only slightly more than an ordinary water tank. The life expectancy of the unit is nearly double as it doesn’t include any heating element or gas burner that will fail eventually. Moreover, you’ll take advantage of 30% federal tax credit and state tax credits upon buying the the OG-300 Certified Complete Solar Hot Water System.

No Professional Installation –

You don’t require a solar specialist for the installation of a compact solar water heater. You can install it quickly or contact a general contractor. But prior to the installation, you should check your local building codes.

Payback –

Typically, the payback of a compact solar water heater is one to three years whereas with the solar water heating kit, the payback can be as little as three months.

Bottom Line –

Are you convinced about investing in a compact solar water heater for your home hot water needs? If yes, then you should look no further than Northern Lights Solar Tubs. For more information about our solar water heating packages, feel free to contact us as soon as possible at +1 (800) 317-9054.

What Makes Northern Lights Solar Hot Water Heaters Right Options for Every Home?

Generally, solar hot water heaters are used for heating water at homes. The energy consumption bill of every home includes 20-40% for heating water. This is where a solar water heater comes in handy. They help you reduce costs.

Northern Lights Solar Hot Water Heaters on an average can minimize the cost of hot water up to 65-75%. These systems are easy to install and come with complete components to get the installation done. Their packages feature with specifically insulated stainless steel solar piping and fittings ensuring that you won’t need to do any complicated pipe work and soldering.

That’s why Northern Lights Solar Solutions has been considered as the premier name in the North American solar water heating industry. Earlier, solar installers had to search for different component suppliers to combine a solar water heating system. But the main issue with this approach was very little control over end performance. A skilled solar installer required for proper sizing of the components and to do the job properly.

But with Northern Lights pre-engineered solar water heating packages, you won’t need to any sort of guess work. You’ll be guaranteed with outstanding performance and reliability. Rest assured that, the installation can take around half of the time.

However, Northern Lights Solar Solutions specializes in providing pre-engineered and pre-sized solar water heating packages for different applications. They provide so many benefits than their counterparts.

Quicker Installation Process – As discussed above, the installation job doesn’t require any further soldering or electric work as the heating kits are engineered with Plug n’ Save technology.

Optimal Performance and Reliability – These systems are pre-designed and pre-sized by using customized simulation software so that you can expect maximum performance and reliability from them.

Expandable – All of the solar water heating systems are factory ready to be expandable to secondary heating applications like solar pool heating or solar home heating purposes.

Enormous Safety – Northern Lights Solar Water Heaters comes with Zilmet High Temperature Solar Expansion Tanks, manufactured in Italy. These tanks are specifically designed for solar heating applications with high temperature EPDM rubber bladders.

Affordability – These systems are available at affordable prices and the cost of installation is approximately half of the traditional solar heating system.

What Makes Northern Lights Solar Water Heaters Better Options for Home?

As discussed above, the Northern Light solar heating designs are engineered by using the latest customized simulation software, manufactured by Vela Solar is – a premier Swedish Engineer Company. Every solar water heater is perfectly engineered in a virtual environment that ensures result driven simulation i.e. 5%.

This means, you can expect accurate ROI and performance guarantee from Northern Lights Solar Water Heater. This service is available at free of cost for all of their customers. In addition, the solar water heating packages come with easy to follow instruction manuals, which make it easy for any DIY to install precisely.

Even if you don’t have any prior knowledge of solar water heating experience, you will be able to install them effortlessly. Northern Lights utilizes the proven and reliable components that include German manufactured RESOL controllers and pump stations featuring with advanced specifications like remote accessibility through internet or smart phones.

All of their solar water tanks are UL listed and made in the USA. They use dual internal heat exchangers with 4.5 KW electric elements. The pre-insulated stainless steel flex piping is available in the solar heating packages for the quickest and more reliable installation process. The availability of pump stations ensures safe and highly efficient operation of solar systems.

Bottom Line –

When it comes to buying solar water heaters, you should rely on Northern Lights Solar Tubs. For more information about our pre-engineered and pre-sized solar water heating packages, don’t hesitate to give us a call now at +1 (800) 317-9054.

Why Do You Purchase DIY Solar Water Heater Panels?

Solar water heater panels are generally used to heat water at homes and commercial premises. As you know, hot water takes around 20-40% of entire energy consumption of a home. This is where a solar hot water system comes in handy. It’s the easiest way to minimize costs.

On an average, Northern Lights solar hot water system can minimize hot water cost by 65%-75%. The solar water heater panels come with easy to install kits and include every component to get the installation done. They generally use specially insulated stainless steel solar piping and fittings making sure that their installation work don’t require any sort of complicated pipe work and soldering.

However, installing a DIY solar hot water system makes really sense. This system is designed to be installed by a customer without any prior experience of solar water heating. The system is pre-engineered to deliver optimal performance and is safe to operate.

Why Do You Buy DIY Solar Water Heater Panels?

The main reason behind investing in a DIY solar water heater system is that it can be installed by almost everyone with little experience. The installation work doesn’t require any specialty tools and equipment. This means, it will save you from the typical expenses of installing a solar hot water system.

It includes to the payback of your investment in a solar hot water. If you’re unable to install a solar water heating system, you can feel free to choose your neighbor or friends to help with the project. This work doesn’t require the help from a licensed solar contractor.

In addition, the DIY solar water heating kits come with stainless steel solar piping, making it easy for the installation. The corrugated stainless steel features with ¾” EPDM insulation and a protective coating. A heat sensor wire is included in this kit. When you use this kit, you won’t need to get stressed about soldering and leaks. You can use a wrench to connect the fitting, making sure that you’ve a leak-free seal.

Northern Lights DIY solar water heating kits come with SunRain high temperature solar evacuated tube collectors. The RESol pump station and the BS digital differential controller help in controlling the entire system.

SolarStor Water Heater comes with built-in heat exchanger and 4.5 KW additional heating element. All you need to do is to connect the solar collector to the pump station and then to the solar water tank. After that, plug in the pump station to a wall plug and you’ll produce free hot water within minutes.

While installing a solar water heater, it’s necessary to follow proper safety precautions. More often, the solar collectors will be mounted on the roof. But you need to be comfortable to work with ladders and roof top work.

If you’re uncomfortable to work, you can always hire someone professional from Northern Lights Solar Tubs team. We’ll handle everything effectively. Otherwise, you can ground mount the collectors and place them on the wall. It’s the most challenging part of a DIY solar water heating system. For more information about solar water heater panels, feel free to contact us today at +1 (800) 317-9054.