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Solar Heating - How does it work?
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Hydronic Solar Systems are designed for:
So let's look at Domestic Hot Water Only You can achive close to 100% of your domestic needs with the proper amount of panels (generally 2 or 3 Solar Panels) and sufficent water storage. However, the actual savings will generally be from 70% to 90%. So you will need to have a backup heater to generate hot water when there is insufficient solar energy. You can use:
Solar Example - Domestic Hot Water Only (Using a Electric Storage Tank as the Backup Heater and Indirect Exchanger) 
So let's look at Domestic Hot Water and Space Heating Solar for space heating may give you up to 30% of your heat. However, this number is based on 6 panels with a heat loss of about 25 Btu per square foot. So if you have a house that uses less Btu - then your percentage savings will be higher. If you have a house with more heat loss - your percentage savings will be lower. Ok? Well, now let's talk about the backup heater. Because this is where it really matters what you use. You can use:
Confused? Don't Worry - we are here to help. All Solar and Heating systems are different - so contact one of solar specialist for a detailed system design for you residential or commercial location. Solar Example - Domestic Hot Water and Space Heating (Using a Boiler as Back-up Heater, a Buffer Tank and Indirect Tank with a Double Exchanger) 
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