homer911 -which solar heater system did you choose?
Anyone have the solar panels from Velux?
We are thinking of installing these and are after getting a quote of approx 8.5K for 6 sqm.
They look just like a velux window which is good as the front of our house is due South, however it's a bit of a price difference for aesthetics.
Other panels have been quoted at approx 6k - all excl of grant.
Any opinions?
These velux collectors look like flat panels and I'd guess thats why 6 sq mtres is proposed - you wont get much, if anything, out of them in winter. Because they are less efficient, you need more of them - you get a bigger grant though, the grant scheme seems to encourage inefficiency!
Anyone have the solar panels from Velux?
We are thinking of installing these and are after getting a quote of approx 8.5K for 6 sqm.
Be careful about solar water heating. Heating the water is all well and good but can you actually use it? If you have an electric shower, it is 'cold fill'. The same goes for a dishwasher & washing machine. So, the only way of using the hot water is through the taps or a mixer-valve shower.
I think solar power has it's place in electricity generation and space heating but not in water heating, unless appliances revert back to 'hot fill'.
We have 12 sq m of solar panels which gives us hot water but even better runs our heating. We have a wood pellet stove with integral boiler as back up but so far it has rarely been on. This said it's very early days yet as we only moved in at the end of June!
I often hear people give the impression that solar panel aren't suitable for heat so I just wanted to mention that in some cases they can be.
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