In beautiful Sunny South Africa, solar energy is an abundant source of renewable energy, making it an obvious choice when seeking alternative sources of energy.
Solar geysers are built on two basic principles of physics: dark coloured objects absorb heat, and hot water rises.
A typical Solar Geyser system has three major components:
• a solar collector,
• a transfer medium and
• a storage container.
The solar collector absorbs solar radiation and transfers the energy, using heat, to the fluid inside the collector.
In the solar geyser, this fluid is the transfer medium. In a direct system, the transfer medium is the potable water from the storage container. In an indirect system, the transfer fluid is generally a mix of water and glycol, which passes the energy to the storage container via an isolating heat exchanger.
In areas in South Africa where temperatures drop to below freezing (4°C), an indirect system is recommended.
As the price for energy increases, savvy homeowners should ensure that their homes are not completely reliant on the mainstream power grid.
By reducing your electricity dependence on the grid, you become part of a more sustainable and responsible global community of homeowners and enjoy significant electricity & cost savings at the same time.
We also offer our clients a means to save water, the scarcest resource of all through Water Rhapsody Conservation Systems.
Rainwater harvesting enables one to augment their own supply of water during the rainy season. Our brilliant system is designed to re-pressurise your harvested water and pump it back into your home for daily use, rather than letting it just sit and overflow from the water tank.
We also have grey water reuse systems as well as toilet multiflush and swimming pool backwash recycling systems.
There is a wonderful synergy between water conservation and renewable energy and the more off the grid you can live, the more money you save and the more you reduce your footprint on our precious planet.
Article Source: watersense.co.za
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