Into Hot Water

A way back I had a conversation with an acquaintance of mine who hails from California paid me a visit in my home in Israel. "On routine business," was his excuse for being in the country. Well we talked this and that about our families, the old times when we studied together in college. When, out of the blue he started to complain about his high electricity bills, "Paid over three hundred dollars last month, mainly for heating the hot water geyser. Trying to find an answer to lower the cost!"

I told him there is a way - install a solar heater to heat your water and it can reduce your electric bills immensely. You live in California and there is plenty of sun to heat a solar system for obtaining plenty of hot water. He listened intensely as I explained the advantages of a sun-heater and the minimal cost of installation....

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Solar heating are quite simple systems. They are generally composed of solar thermal collectors covered with dark glass, a fluid system to move the heat from the collector to its point of usage, and a reservoir to stock the heat water for subsequent use. The systems may be used to heat domestic hot water or a swimming pool, or to provide heat for a heating circuit.

According to the United States Department of Energy 'www1.eere.energy.gov' solar heating harnesses the power of the sun to provide solar thermal energy for solar hot water, solar space heating and solar pool heaters. A solar heating system saves energy, reduces utility costs, and produces clean energy. To help more Americans benefit from solar systems, the U.S. Energy Policy Act implemented a 30% tax credit for consumers who install solar water heating systems. For further information contact the U.S. Dept. of Energy to help more Americans benefit from these systems, the U.S. Energy Policy Act implemented a 30% tax credit for consumers who install solar water heating systems. For information about the Department of Energy and its programs U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave., SW - Washington, DC 20585 The.Secretary@hq.doe.gov