Benefits of Solar Water Heaters

Solar hot water heaters have moved to the top of the list in the popularity stakes. It is not many years since only a few people knew about them, let alone installed them. Nowadays many more people have become aware that they can quite easily reduce their carbon footprint and help to save the earth's resources. And one of the main ways in which this can be done is to install a solar hot water heater.

Using a solar hot water system saves a great deal of energy that would otherwise be spent heating water by electricity. In fact, in the average Australian household at least 30% of greenhouse gas emissions are caused by heating water by electricity. But when solar hot water heaters are installed, this figure drops to almost nil. Almost, because there will still be a little electricity needed to supplement the solar heat during those days when the sun is not shining.

People also like to know that they will personally benefit from forking out that extra cash to purchase and install solar hot water heaters. And since a solar hot water heater lasts for 30 years or more, it can be seen that the initial cost will soon be recovered by the savings on utilities. Using the sun's free power to heat your water saves a great deal in electricity costs.

Those who may not have been able to afford the cost of solar water heaters in the past, may now find that government rebates make them quite affordable. Another savings is on the cost of replacement. Traditional hot water systems should be replaced every 10-12 years. The solar hot water heater lasts so much longer than a traditional hot water heater that it will not need to be replaced nearly as often.

Lastly, when you go on holiday, you can switch off the electricity to your solar water heater and when you return, it will take much less time and electrical energy to reheat the water because the sun will have been doing it while you were away. For more details visit at www.chromagen.com.au.