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Solar Water Heater: How It Works & How Much Does One Cost?
Solar Water Heaters are a great way of cutting our energy costs, save money and conserving our natural resources.This article will detail all about solar water heaters, its types, its cost and how do they work.
Let us now understand a solar water heater works.
Typically, it has two pipes which connects a solar collector and a storage tank.
To explain it simply, a solar collector primarily collects the solar energy and heats up the water contained in it. This hot water is then transferred via the pipes to the storage tank and stored there.
This heated up water then enters our home as and when we require it.
There are primarily two types of solar water heaters: Active and Passive.
In case of active, circulating pumps are used for transfer of hot water.
In case of passive, no such pumps are used, in fact gravity is primarily used for transfer of hot water.
These systems are usually backed up by a conventional heating system. Since this type of system primarily uses solar energy which is available free, it helps in reducing energy costs too.
So how much does a solar water heater cost?
Right now there are two options available for installing one. The first one is to go in for a commercial one which is quite expensive. The second and probably the best option is to building your own at home itself as a do-it-yourself (DIY) project which cost about 1/10th of the cost of commercial solar water heater.
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