Department of Energy Fact Sheet on Solar Hot Water Heating (198K PDF)

Department of Energy Fact Sheet on Residential Solar Heating Collectors  (120K PDF)

Residential Solar Hot Water Heating

Residential solar water heaters can deliver 100% of the energy needed for hot water from April to November, and over a year they save their owners up to 75% of the cost of heating water. For all electric homes, the savings can equal $300 to $450 per year at current electric rates.

SOLAR water heaters run without maintenance for years. Warranty coverage is strong, and the real price of buying a solar energy system has come down 40% over the last 20 years. If installed on credit, these systems save the owner more money each month than the monthly loan payment.

Capital Sun offers three solar hot water heating kits listed below.  Each of the systems comes with pressure and temperature relief valves, 2 check valves, 4 ball isolation valves, pressure gauge, and air vent.

Low-Flow Economizer

Innovative retrofit heat exchanger uses your existing water heating tank.

Two 20-square foot serpentine flow flat plates, low flow pump, controller, glycol, insulated umbilical with sensor wire, and 3/8 copper tube.

System equipment kit: $1,990.00

Installation labor: $1,470.00

Total Estimated Installed Cost: $3,460.00

Mid-Atlantic BaySaver

• 4 x 10 foot flat plate collector, copper absorber, water white glazing, mounts
• 80 gallon tank with built in heat exchanger
• Bronze circulation pump
• Expansion tank
• Digital read out solar control with 3 sensors
• Fittings, valves, and glycol

System equipment kit: $2,626.00

Shipping & Delivery, Pipe, and 80' Insulation: $716.00

Installation labor: $1,700.00

Total Estimated Installed Cost: $5,042.00

High Performance Tube Tech System

• 30 Thermomax evacuated tube heat pipe collectors
• MAZ 2-30 S Manifold with Slope Roof Racks
• 3-Speed Super Brute Grundfos UP 15-58FC Pump
• USDT 2001 Controller
• Taco Air Scoop
• 4.4 Gallon High-Temperature Extrol Expansion Tank
• 80-Gallon Rheem Storage Tank with 4500 Watt Heating Element and Double Wall Heat Exchanger

Thermomax Tubes, Manifold & Rack: $2,995.00

Components, pipe & insulation: $1,492.00

Installation labor: $1,700.00

Total Estimated Installed Cost: $6,597.00