Solar Hot Water

PowerHouse Solar installs solar hot water systems designed to meet your household needs. We will recommend different systems depending on your evaluation, roof style, pitch and orientation. The size of the system will be based on the number of persons regularly living in the home.

Benefits of Solar Water Heating

Reduce Your Energy Bills

Using a solar hot water heater will save the average homeowner over 50%-80% in hot water heating costs.

Environmentally Friendly

Make a difference by helping to reduce greenhouse emissions by reducing your dependency on your electric or gas water heater.

Additional Benefits

• Adds value to your home
• Extends the expected life of your residential hot water tank by dramatically reducing scaling
• Qualifies for the 30% federal tax credit

VELUX® Systems

VELUX, known for using skylights and roof windows to enhance the power of the sun in your home, has brought its Solar Water Heating system, proven for years in Europe and around the world, to the United States.

• On average, water heating bills should drop between 50% and 80%.
• Solar energy can be produced even at low temperatures and take advantage of the sun's free energy year round.
• Low first-time start-up cost
• Qualifies for the 30% federal tax credit
• Payback period of 3-7 years in most areas

How it Works

1. The sun heats a solution in the rooftop solar collectors.
2. The heated solution is pumped through the heat exchanger in the hot water tank.
3. The heat exchanger heats the water in the hot water tank and the solution recirculates back to the rooftop solar collectors, where the cycle continuously repeats.
4. The heated water in the hot water tank is now ready for use in the home.

Velux® Resources

• Product Brochure (pdf)
• Frequently Asked Questions (pdf)
• Learn more about Velux® products »

Fafco® Systems

FAFCO® solar hot water systems can add value to your home and pool, and can save you money by providing free solar energy to reduce your family's water heating bills. Learn more»

• Revolution Solar Hot Water Heater has a 10 year warranty
• Manufactured in the US by FAFCO®, the leading manufacturer of polymer-based solar panels
• Environmentally friendly
• Qualifies for the 30% federal tax credit

Fafco® Revolution Documents

• Product Brochure
• Owners Manual

Tankless Water Heaters

We also offer tankless water heaters from Takagi and Rinnai.