Browse Forums Eco Living Re: Solar hot water, why bother? 15Nov 20, 2007 10:05 am kristofw Quote: My last memory of a solar system was a rental house in Perth (SolaHart), it had a small leak that got bigger before we figured out what it was. I remember quite a few cold showers (not fun with a kid under 1yr old) and of course huge bills. Needless to say they fixed it by converting to instant gas fired, and that didn't work too well with our water saving shower head! Arrrgh. Yeah my experience was at a rental property (we were renting and it's what most people would consider a budget rental). I imagine the hot water system was never maintained, who knows why it wold have been leaking water out, onto the roof & down the gutter! Not normal deterioration by any means. Just wanted to clarify that I never meant to imply the fault was anything to do with the SolarHeart brand quality, simply that it was our first experience with solar, and not so great one at that! However I remain undeterred for the above factors mentioned. the sun master is the solar heating to "warm" the water in the tank the S26 is your hot water system which will heat the water (25 degrees?) so with both turned on you… 2 14810 I want to build a decking to the drawn shape outlined in black. The problem is how close can I build to the gas hot water unit? Will I be able to build around it and be… 0 20653 DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Hi, I've got a brand new (2nd hand) Bosch Hydropower 16H tankless hot water heater. Since it was installed I have noticed it leaks a lot. I took the cover off and it looks… 0 25061 |