"I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that."
Thomas Edison 1931
Thomas Edison 1931
Solar Thermal Swimming Pools
Possibly the best application for solar thermal is swimming pools. Quite often the best possible combination is to heat your domestic hot water tank first, then once the tank is satisfied the system will automatically switch to the swimming pool in effect using it as a heat sink.
As swimming pools generally get most of their use in the summer months, the solar collectors produce an abundance of useful heat, that would normally go to waste, but swimming pools make use of it.
The Renewable Heat Incentive will only apply to indoor swimming pools – to read more about the Renwable Heat Incentive (RHI) please click here
Please see case study Mr Stuart-Kregor (pictured above) for an example of the system described above.
