Solar Water Heaters
Solar water heaters are a great way to save money and energy as well as increase your home value. The Arizona sun shines almost everyday of the year and essentially provides free fuel to heat your hot water. When correctly installed, a solar hot water system can reduce your hot water costs by 40-80%, depending upon water consumption.
How They Work
Solar water heating systems include storage tanks and solar collectors. There are two types of solar water heating systems: active, which have circulating pumps and controls, and passive, which don't.
Most solar water heaters require a well-insulated storage tank. Solar storage tanks have an additional outlet and inlet connected to and from the collector. In two-tank systems, the solar water heater preheats water before it enters the conventional water heater. In one-tank systems, the back-up heater is combined with the solar storage in one tank.
Rheem Solar Water Heaters
EMMCo is proud to offer the Rheem family of closed loop solar water heaters. There are two different types and two models of each type.
Rheem Solaraide™ Passive
Solar Water Heating Systems.
The System
- Passive design, requires no pumps or controllers
- Closed loop, indirect heat exchange
- Available in two system configurations: RS47-21BP, 47 gallon storage
- capacity and RS80-42BP, 80 gallon storage capacity
- Complete system includes tank, collector(s), installation kit, and heat transfer
- fluid
- OG-300 certified by SRCC
The Tank
- Single wall external heat exchanger completely surrounds storage tank
- Rugged steel tank with vitreous enamel tank lining
- Immersion, copper sheath backup element
The Collector
- Black polyester powdercoat collector absorber coating
- 35 multi-flow risers for faster heat transfer
- OG-100 certified by SRCC
- Flat plate design
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The Rheem Passive Solar System Series has been awarded the 2009 MVP Award for Innovation and Efficiency from the Builder's Group 2009 Group of most valuable products. |
| SolPak™ Active
Solar Water Heating Systems
The System
- Closed loop glycol design
- Double collector systems
- Included: Solaraide™ HE tank, collectors, controller, multi-speed pump, mixing valve, glycol solution (4 gal.), thermal expansion tank (for glycol loop)
- OG-300 certified by SRCC
- Energy Star Qualified
The Heat Exchanger Tank
- Double wall heat exchanger: copper tubing wrap-around design
- Single element backup heating source
- Available in 80 gallon and 120 gallon sizes
The Collectors
- Two sizes: 3' x 8' and 4' x 8'
- Flat plate design
- Black paint absorber coating
- OG-100 certified by SRCC
- Flexible mounting options
All solar water heating systems are sold installed.
Substantial financial incentives are currently available. Click the Incentives/Rebates link above.
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