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Do it Yourself (DIY)

Homemade Solar Water Heater Solutions

Perhaps you would like to start with a smaller project?

Well, building your own solar hot water heater is relatively easy.

Heating your hot water unit with grid electricity is an expensive process. On the other hand if you get the energy you need to heat the unit’s hot water from the sun it would reduce those costs dramatically, or potentially cost you nothing.

It’s estimated around 33% of a households energy expenditure goes toward heating your hot water system so it makes sense to build a solar hot water heater for your home! Wouldn’t be nice to save that money and be free to spend it elsewhere?

A DIY (do it yourself) solar hot water system can be built for as little as $100! This is an expense you will recover in no time, compare that to a thousand dollars or more for a prefabricated system. The design of a solar water heater is very simple and you will only need to set aside a few days to complete it. Most parts are readily available from your local hardware store.

These solar hot water systems work effectively and efficiently and when you add this to the fact that solar energy is a clean renewable form of energy that will help lessen the damaging impact we are having on the environment then I am sure you will agree it’s a no brainer.

Solar water heaters are not new technology.

In fact, these water heaters have been around for over 100 years.

So if the whole idea of building a house wide system scares you or you would like to get your toe in the water with DIY solar power projects, then the solar hot water heaters project is just thing for you!

Solar heaters have been proven to benefit in both hot and cold climates. The heater will still keep the water warm and will reduce your heating costs. You will notice the savings from your very first utility bill.