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Hills - Evacuated Tube Technology solar hot water
Hills have looked up towards the sun since the launch of the Hills Hoist in 1946 - the most environmentally friendly way to dry clothes.
Heating your household water is the major consumer of energy used in most homes, this energy is mainly produced from coal fired generators. This is not only inefficient and expensive, but scientific consensus now concludes that the resulting CO2 emissions have a profound effect on our planet.
A New Hills ESTEEMTM Solar hot water system uses Evacuated Tube technology to efficiently capture this free energy and provide you with up to 80% savings on your hot water heating costs. Not only will you save money but you will also reduce your family's CO2 emissions by up to 3 tonnes per year which is equivalent to taking a small car off the road.
Considering Australia is one of the sunniest countries on the planet it makes sense to utilise this resource by installing a New Hills ESTEEMTM Solar Evacuated Tube hot water system.
Evacuated tube technology delivers significantly better performance than traditional absorbers on the market today. Their advanced design incorporates tubes that consist of 2 layers of borosilicate glass with a vacuum layer between them. The vacuum acts like a thermos flask, retaining up to 97% of the thermal energy, resulting in an increased efficiency. The Sun's thermal energy is then transferred to the manifold via the heat pipe located in each tube.
Hills Solar offer electric or gas boosted solar systems to sustain the water at an appropriate temperature when radiant heat is low and there is cloud cover and rain.
The electric system comes with a standard 3.6kw bottom element however, can be changed to a 4.8kw element to conform to different State regulations. Positioning of the element ensures you will have a full tank of hot water available.
Alternatively you may choose the Bosch continuous flow gas booster to ensure a continual flow of hot water on low thermal days. When water below 60° C is drawn from the tank, the gas booster will boost the water temperature to 60° C ensuring that only the water drawn is heated, saving energy.
All Hills ESTEEMTM Solar Systems use Stainless Steel tanks, which have a natural oxide barrier to corrosion, therefore removing the requirement for a sacrificial anode.
Tank sizes available are 160 litre, 250 litre and 315 litre.
A UV stable polymer outer casing provides an attractive finish and eliminates the rust which can occur on the outer casing of vitreous enamel steel tanks .
Stainless steel tanks are tough, durable and lighter than their equivalent vitreous enamel mild steel tanks.
The tanks are of a high quality and attract a 10-year warranty.
For more information click Hills ESTEEMTM Solar Systems or select from one of Hills preferred installers .
24 July 2008
