A two collector, in-roof flat plate system from Grant Solar Thermal
Solar thermal systems are instinctively attractive to those looking to create a more sustainable home with lower bills. This is simple, low tech that enables you to use heat from the sun to do what would otherwise take fossil fuels to achieve – and some panels are manufactured right here in the UK.
A well-designed and operated solar thermal array can provide up to 50% of a household’s domestic hot water.
Get it wrong, however, and your panels could be just an expensive bit of eco-bling. This article explores the critical factors that will enable you to maximise solar thermal yield.
How solar thermal systems work
Before we get into the technicalities, let’s summarise how the setup works (skip this bit if you’re fully up to speed).
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