How to Make a Solar Water Heater

How to make a solar water heater, the answer is easier than you might think, and is a great way to get your domestic water heated using free solar energy.

In most cases a solar thermal heating system can provide up to 85% of your domestic hot water needs!

Heat your pool or spa FREE! Combined with other additional green energy sources the hot water from your solar thermal heating system, can also be used for hot air heating through a simple heat exchanger.   

THIS Green DIY Solar Thermal Heating system  composes of solar thermal  collectors, a fluid system that moves the heat from the collectors to where it is needed.

These systems normally include an electric pump, to move the hot water to a storage tank for use as and when required.

When you see how to make a solar water heater that can be used for a variety of domestic uses, you will be amazed how much it can save you. Apart from supplying hot water for the household, can be used to heat swimming pools, for underfloor heating, or as an energy source for space heating or cooling.

A residential solar hot water heating system can be subdivided into two kinds of systems: passive (sometimes called "compact") and active (sometimes called "pumped") systems.

A residential solar hot water system can be subdivided into two kinds of systems: passive (sometimes called "compact") and active (sometimes called "pumped") systems.

Both typically include an auxiliary energy source (electric heating element or connection to a gas or fuel oil central heating system) that is activated when the water in the tank falls below a minimum temperature setting, such as 95° Fahrenheit.

Hence, hot water is always available.

The combination of solar water heating in conjunction with the back-up heat from say a wood stove chimney to heat the water can enable a hot water system to work all year round in cooler climates.

In many northern states, combined hot water and space heating systems (solar combisystems) are used to provide 15 to 25% of home heating energy.

A retail, solar thermal heating system will cost you thousands of dollars including the fitting! The guides we will show you can be built for a fraction of the cost and the step by step instructions will tell you exactly what you need to do, as well as where to source the materials you will need.

You can easily build a solar hot water system that will heat most, if not all, of you hot water you will need in your home.