subject: Solar Water Heater Save Money And Our Planet [print this page] Many people are aware of alternative energies like wind energy, hydropower energy and solar energy. But do you know water heater is a sucker of electricity and raise your power tariff? You can easily plan to install solar water heater for your home. You can make it by yourself with the help of few old appliances, which is not useful for you. Many people are not ready to invest money, because recession has just ended and recovery is very slow. So, many people try to look for used solar panels and solar water heaters.
Before you purchase a used solar water heater, it is better you consider these points.
The cover of the panel, which lets light into the solar panel, should not become cloudy. This happens due to use of poor quality of plastics and it reduces the generation of electricity.
You have to watch out what were the reasons of selling the panel.
Solar panel must not leak.
Before you go to install your new solar water heater you should finalize certain things, such as your hot water requirement, your budget and how frequently you will use it. There are lots of designs available in the market so you should do some research work. You should finalize the location of installation. It is best to install on the roof of the house but it depends on the size of solar panel you require and availability of space on the roof. Secondly you should place on the backside of the roof so that it faces sunlight for maximum time and the beauty of your house will not get affected. You will also get maximum amount of electricity.
Today most people talk about renewable energy because the traditional form of energy pollutes the environment and increase carbon emission. If we do not consider this alternate option, the temperature of our planet will further increase, resulting in increase in the level of sea, which in turn will make many islands and small countries disappear from the globe. Using the sun and wind, the form of renewable energy, we can save money as well as our planet.
