In a typical American home, water heating accounts for 25% of the total household energy and produces an average of two tons of green house gas emissions annually. Solar thermal water heating, in contrast, uses free, renewable energy from the sun to heat your water, providing a clean, green, cost-effective alternative for domestic hot water, space heat and or pool heat.

Solar thermal systems are a well-established, cost effective, pollution-free technology. An estimated one million residential and 200,000 commercial SWH systems have already been installed throughout the United States.

By harnessing free solar energy, a solar thermal system from Harris- Dudley is a valuable alternative to conventional domestic hot water systems. Our solar thermal hot water systems can decrease the need for conventional water heating by about two-thirds, reducing your energy bill, increasing your energy independence, and reducing your contribution to global climate change by reducing associated greenhouse gas emissions.

With energy prices increasing, solar thermal water heating is one of the best ways you can save money on your utility bill while doing your part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. If you are looking for a reasonable and effective way to incorporate renewable energy into your home, heating water with solar collectors is the best place to start.

How It Works

Most solar water-heating systems for buildings have two main parts: a solar collector(s) and a solar storage tank(s).
Solar water heaters use the sun to heat a heat-transfer fluid in the collector. Heated fluid is pumped from the collector in the bottom of the solar storage tank into a heat exchanger where heat energy is transferred from the fluid to potable water. Heated water is then held in the storage tank ready for use, with a conventional system or electric element providing additional heating as necessary.

We offer quality products such as Caletti and Viessmann.

For more information or to schedule a consultation, please contact Jordan at jordan@harrisdudley.com.