Benefits of Solar Heating

• Reduces your hot water bill by up to 70%
• Empowers you to reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions
• Will not be affected by rising fuel prices
• Has minimum maintenance since the only moving part is the circulating pump
• Has long life expectancy
• Can be used with hydronic or forced air heating
• Can be designed into new construction or retrofit into existing homes
• Financial incentives such as tax rebates are available for purchase of solar hot water heating system

Solar Heating System

• A solar water heating system can be used as the primary source for hot water. It can also include a back-up conventional system to meet heavy or unusual hot water requirements throughout the year. A solar water heating system can easily meet 100% of the water heating needs in the summer months.
• Throughout the day, solar control unit compares the temperatures of the solar collectors and the solar storage tank. When there is enough warmth in the collectors to heat the fluid in the tank, the control unit signals the pump to circulate the fluid to the collectors and gather heat. The sun-heated fluid then circulates through the heat exchanger in the tank. From there, the solar heated water feeds into the home’s hot water system as required.
• The solar collector consists of rows of parallel transparent glass tubes, each containing an absorber and covered with a selective coating. Sunlight enters the tube, strikes the absorber, and heats the liquid flowing through the absorber. These collectors are manufactured with a vacuum between the tubes, which helps them achieve extremely high temperatures (170-350 degrees F) even in the wintertime.
• For more information about the Chateau solar collector or the Chateau solar heater, please check out http://www.chateausolar.com/.