Tag Archives: heaters
Solar Thermal Swimming Pool Heaters: Big Growth Ahead
As solar gains in popularity, it’s drawing attention to one historically logical solar application – solar swimming pool heating. Solar Living, a New Jersey company, started installing solar hot water heaters in 1977 and quickly discovered there was a market for solar swimming pool heaters. The founder developed his own solar hot water system specifically [...]
Caleffi Achieves OG-300 Certification On NAS3 Solar Water Heaters
Caleffi Hydronic Solutions says its NAS3 Series solar water heatingsystems, which are used in residential and small commercial buildingapplications, are now OG-300 certified by the Solar Rating andCertification Corp. (SRCC). All 84 models of the solar systempackages are approved and are now eligible for government, utility andlocal financial incentives requiring OG-300 to qualify. As of [...]
New California Rebate Program Will Cut Cost of Solar Water Heaters by 60%
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a $350 million rebate program for solar water installations. The rebate program, which is designed to encourage Californiaresidents and businesses to install solar water heaters, coupled withthe 30% Federal Tax Credit, will allow Californians to purchase solarwater heaters at 60% off their retail price. Average rebates forinstallations [...]
Solar Batch Heaters 101
Fora hundred years, simple solar batch heaters have been used in theUnited States. The term ICS (integrated collector storage) tells usthat the collector and storage tank are combined into one unit. A tankof water, enclosed in an insulated box covered with glass, is placed inthe sun facing south. Cold water is piped to the bottom [...]