I made a domestic solar water heater about 35 years ago. Two panels, a 120 gallon tank with electric elements at the top and my own control. Its been running all that time with minimal maintenance.

Solar water heating systems are either active, with circulating pumps and controls, or passive, with hot water naturally flowing into the plumbing system. Systems that heat air directly also exist.

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If our hot water heaters ran off daytime solar, we would slash emissions and soak up cheap energy Published: November 13, 2024 8:41pm EST. Baran Yildiz, Hossein Saberi, UNSW Sydney. Authors ...