Solar Heating for Hot Water System

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Solar Heating for Hot Water System

Postby booboo » Sun May 27, 2007 4:38 pm

Had this installed last November.....

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Postby booboo » Sun May 27, 2007 4:40 pm

Neatly finished...no loss of loft space...

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Postby ChrisB » Sun May 27, 2007 5:37 pm

Very nice , may I ask if it was a company fit job or DIY and also a guide to cost.

How are you getting on with it ?

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Postby floydster » Sun May 27, 2007 10:19 pm

Same controller as me :)

What sort of temperatures are you maxing out at? I've seen 65C three times so far since March and I've only had to boost with the boiler a couple of times. Money well spent IMO.

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Postby booboo » Mon May 28, 2007 4:20 pm

ChrisB wrote:Very nice , may I ask if it was a company fit job or DIY and also a guide to cost.

How are you getting on with it ?

ChrisB


It is a company fitted system http://www.solarhomeenergy.co.uk/thermal.html

My practical skills weren't up to the job.. :wink:

So far we have been really impressed with it, especially during April when we turned our gas system off for a couple of weeks. The solar system managed to cope with three showers and a washing machine load every day.

Cost was an eye-watering £5k , but I did haggle them down from a ridiculous £9.5k :shock:
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Postby booboo » Mon May 28, 2007 4:27 pm

floydster wrote:Same controller as me :)

What sort of temperatures are you maxing out at? I've seen 65C three times so far since March and I've only had to boost with the boiler a couple of times. Money well spent IMO.

Floydster


We've regularly seen temperatures in excess of 70c :P , without doubt the gas boiler is used a lot less than before the solar system was installed.

But, just like today, there are times when you realise you cannot rely on it alone and still require gas/electric etc.. :wink:

Hopefully the best weather is just around the corner, and we can shut the boiler off again.. 8)
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Postby floydster » Mon May 28, 2007 5:04 pm

booboo wrote:I did haggle them down from a ridiculous £9.5k :shock:


Jings; I paid 2K for the supply and install. 3K up front then received a 1K cheque back from the enery saving trust for my grant.

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Postby aminorjourney » Mon May 28, 2007 5:47 pm

Good to know the EST grants are still paying off. How long did it take to get it back?
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Postby ChrisB » Mon May 28, 2007 5:59 pm

Mmmmm I see that prices are still wierd and wacky and all over the place then :roll:

I've really got to dig my kit out and have a play with it :oops: more stuff that I've aquired over time and thought I'll do something with that one day :oops:

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Postby floydster » Mon May 28, 2007 9:10 pm

aminorjourney wrote:Good to know the EST grants are still paying off. How long did it take to get it back?


We received the dosh back from the EST within a week of the system being installed but the work couldn't be started until the grant was approved. The company who installed the system even applied for the grant on our behalf.

Took about eight weeks for the grant to be approved then the work started two weeks later and was complete in one day. The cheque from the EST arrived with us the next week. Also worth noting that we never parted with any cash until the system was installed and we were happy with it.

Very happy from start to finish.

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p.s. Here's the company who installed it http://www.everwarm-services.co.uk
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