Green Homes | Solar Water Heating
Green Homes are homes that employ principles to run the home in a way that is friendly to the environment. Many different things can be done to build a green home, or convert your existing home into a green home. One of the products that can be used to help turn your home into a Green Home is a solar water heating system – also know as a solar geyser.
A solar water heating system will reduce the amount of ‘dirty’ electricity that you use to heat the water in your geyser. By dirty electricity I mean electricity that is generated by burning fossil fuels which produce carbon emissions.
Get Solar Water Heating can assist you in finding a solar water heating provider in your area who is accredited and provides quality solar water heating products and services. Just complete the form in the Contact Us area of the website and we will locate the provider closest to you.
October 7th, 2009 in Blog by justin | 2 comments
Solar Water Heating | Save Electricity
Solar water heating is a great way to save the environment and your pocket! Solar water heating systems allow you to save electricity, save money and save the environment. Solar water heating uses the energy received from the sun in the form of sunlight to produce heat which is used to heat the water in your solar geyser. Solar water heating is a simple and cost effective way of reducing that electricity bill and not have to go through changes in your lifestyle to do so.
Get solar water heating provides you with a service to connect you with a solar water heating provider in your area FREE of charge to you. This service helps you ensure that the solar water heating solution you install is accredited by Eksom as well as SABS tested. Get solar water heating also tries to ensure that the solar water heating provider we connect you with delivers quality solar water heating products and services.
October 9th, 2009 in Blog by justin | One comment
Solar Water Heating | Domestic | Commercial | Industrial
Solar water heating can be used in many different applications such as domestic hot water systems, commercial water heating systems, and industrial water heating systems. Solar water heating makes use of the sunlight received on earth during the day to heat the water. The hot water produced by a solar water heating system can be seen as ‘green’ as no carbon gases were emitted into the atmosphere in the process of generating the energy.
There are many different types and combinations of solar water heating systems on the market today. Some solar water heating systems use flat plat collectors, others use evacuated tubes solar collectors, some use solar pumps for circulation where other use a principle called thermo-siphon – where hot water rises and cold water sinks.
Get solar water heating will connect you with an accredited provider close to you, just complete the contact us form and we will get to work!
October 9th, 2009 in Blog by justin | No comments
Evacuated Tube Solar Collector
An evacuated tube solar collector is comprised of various components:
- Frame – typically made from aluminum
- Manifold
- Evacuated glass tubes – also known as heat pipes
Evacuated tubes can be used in many different configurations in a solar water heating system. In some systems, the water is does not flow through the tubes and in others it does. Some evacuated tubes have a copper pipe inside which is filled with alcohol which transfers the heat produced by the evacuated tube to the manifold where it is transferred to the water.
Evacuated tubes are known for their superb performance in European weather conditions as they are immune to wind chill. The vacuum inside the tube creates and insulating layer which prevents the evacuated tube solar collector from cooling when wind passes over it acting very much like a thermo-flask.
Get solar water heating can connect you with a provider in your area who can install a quality solar water heating solution for you.
October 9th, 2009 in Blog by justin | No comments
Solar Water Heating | Eskom Rebate
Get solar water heating provides a service to customers where we locate a solar water heating provider in your area so that they don’t have to go through all the hassle. Get solar water heating only connects customers with providers who are accredited on the Eskom solar water heating program. This will allow you to claim the Eskom rebate back that accredited suppliers and solar water heating systems qualify for.
The Eskom rebate will help reduce the total cost of your solar water heating system helping you pay the system back in the shortest amount of time. The Eskom rebate varies from solar water heating system to system, but is generally between R2000 and R5000. The Eskom rebate is claimed back after the solar water heating system has been installed by an accredited solar water heating supplier.
Let Get Solar Water Heating locate an accredited solar water heating supplier in your area today!
October 10th, 2009 in Blog by justin | One comment
Solar Water Heating | Eskom Rebate | Going Green
Solar water heating is the ideal choice when going green as you can cut your electricity bill by up to 50% in one go! Solar water heating has been around for many years in South Africa and the industry saw a small boom in the 80’s and it has only really taken off again since mid 2007. The reason why solar water heating is booming again is that there is a massive power shortage in South Africa and the national power utility is now promoting solar water heating and offering rebates on accredited solar water heating systems. Going green has also become the fashionable thing to do given the global warming crisis we are facing. The Eskom rebate on solar water heating systems helps you reduce the total cost of the solar water heating system and improve the payback.
So start going green by installing a solar water heating system today. Get solar waster heating can connect you to a solar water heating provider in your area! Call today!
October 12th, 2009 in Blog by justin | No comments
Green Home | Solar Geyser
So what is a Green Home? A green home is a home which employs environmentally friendly methods in the home. There are a multitude of the things that you can do to convert your home into a green home include:
- Replacing your incandescent light bulbs with LED or CFL energy saving light bulbs
- Using cold water to wash your clothes
- Using cold water to wash your hands
- Keeping the door and windows closed in an air conditioner is on in a room
- Installing a solar geyser in your green home
There is no exact text book description of what a green home is. A green home should rather be seen as a general principle or way of living in your home where you consider the best way to do something taking the environment and your pocket into consideration.
A solar geyser can reduce the carbon footprint and electricity bill of your home substantially.
Get Solar Water Heating can locate an accredited solar geyser supplier in your area and help you to turn your home into a green home.
October 12th, 2009 in Blog by justin | One comment
Going Green | Solar Geyser
The latest buzz word out in the market seems to be ‘going green’, but what does it really mean? Well going green entails adapting your own lifestyle to be more environmentally friendly. There are many ways to go green including reducing your carbon and water foot prints. You would be going green of you reduce the size of your carbon and/or water footprints.
Carbon and water footprints are however not the only way of going green. Reducing the amount of waste or by sorting your waste you would also be considered to be going green.
There is currently a global change in mind set to try and encourage people to start thinking of going green in their own lives. This is critical if we want to save the planet from the global warming disaster we face.
You will not only save the environment by going green. You will also save a lot of money on electricity and water by going green.
Installing a solar geyser is a great way of going green. Get Solar Water Heating can connect you with a solar geyser provider in your area today – just complete the contact us form and we will connect you!
October 12th, 2009 in Blog by justin | One comment
Some info on Solar Water Heating
Solar water heating has been used commercially around the world for more than 50 years. Some countries have even implemented legislation forcing every home to have a solar water heating system. The great advantage of solar water heating is that it can reduce your home’s electrical consumption by up to 50%.
So why install a solar water heating system?
- Reduce your carbon footprint
- Save electricity and save money – save up to 50% of your home’s electricity bill
- Limit your impact on the environment by installing a solar water heating system
- Ensure a constant supply of hot water to your home – less dependent on the national grid
- Improve the value of your home by installing a solar water heating system
- Aesthetically friendly – split solar water heating systems allow for a discreet installation
Complete the contact form under the ‘contact us’ section and Get Solar Water Heating will connect you to the solar water heating provider closest to you.
October 13th, 2009 in Blog by justin | No comments
Economic benefits of solar water heating
Almost half of an average home’s electricity consumption is related to heating water. A solar water heating system is capable of saving you more than 80% of the water heating costs, reducing your electrical bill by nearly half.
Solar water heating refers to the use of the energy received from the sun in the form of sunlight and using it to heat water for domestic and/or industrial use. Solar water heating systems generally consist of: solar collector, storage vessel, solar pump, solar pump and some other small bits and pieces.
South Africa has the ideal climate for the use of solar water heating. The annual 24-hour solar radiation average for South Africa is about 220 W/m2 , compared with 150 W/m2 in the USA and about 100 W/m2 for Europe and the UK.
So South Africa is the ideal place to use solar water heating and we can connect you with a solar water heating provider in your area today.
October 13th, 2009 in Blog by justin | No comments
