Is My Property Suitable? What will I need?

The standard PERFECTHEAT solar thermal systems for typical applications will range
from the minimum 2-panel to 6-panels as 'off the shelf' designs.

As a guide, a typical family of four people would require a 3-panel PERFECTHEAT solar thermal system with 4m² of solar collector area and a storage capacity of about 140 litres for hot water.

More solar panels and a larger storage capacity is always better and it is false economy to compromise to save money.

We offer a free scheme design and quote service so why not ask us to do so?

You will need somewhere to install the solar panels. That is normally a south-facing roof of sufficient area to accommodate the solar panels.

If you don’t have a south-facing (anywhere between SE and SW is normally OK) roof don’t despair. We can supply a split system for dwellings where one side of the roof faces east and the other faces west. These systems are more expensive because they are in effect, two systems. The panels on one side of the roof works as one system and the panels on the other side as another. They will each work independently of one another. The split system has two solar pump stations and two interconnected control systems. When the sun rises in the morning, the east-facing system will receive solar gain and will automatically be switched ON. As the sun moves around the house during the day, the east-facing solar panels will cool and be switched OFF. As the west-facing solar panels warm up they will be switched ON. At some stage, during transition, both systems may work until the east-facing system eventually switches OFF.

For non-standard applications, larger applications and more complex requirements we would prepare a system design based upon the appropriate factors.