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How to make the most of your household appliances and easily replaceable energy consuming appliances. This section is devoted to those who want to make the most impact for their dollar spent.
Surprisingly enough, the payback for Lighting and Hot Water Heating improvements are nearly immediate (about a year or less) compared to 12 - 20 years for straight Photovoltaic applications. These are mainstream applications, and the cost has been diving downward to implement these in the past five years!
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Get the most payback right now for your energy dollar spent with a Solar Water Heating System. These do qualify for the California Rebate program, and currently make up the quickest payback for Alternative Energy. Instantaneous tankless gas water heaters can produce endless hot water. The heater only works and consumes energy when you need hot water, using an electronic igniter instead of a pilot light. Energy reduction can quickly be met with tankless water heaters with natural gas savings of 25% to 45% and propane gas or an electric water heater savings of more than 50%. Depending on the model, the maximum output flow rate is as high as 9.6 gallons per minute. Designing Energy Efficient HomesOur recommendation is that if you have the chance to design your home from the ground up to use Renewable Energy, these appliances, heating and lighting plans are some of the best and newest technology to take advantage of. Lighting - Check out how to design your home from the ground up to use less energy! |
If you value quality, or live in a hard freeze climate, then Heliodyne is the solar hot water system for you. In the solar business since 1976, Heliodyne makes the best equipment, then preassembles as much as possible in their Helio-Paks, saving over half the typical plumbing assembly time on site. The Heliodyne systems we offer all feature freeze-proof closed-loop collectors with non-toxic anti-freeze.
Pumping and control are completely grid independent, and are done with simple PV power. The brighter and hotter the sun, the faster the pump runs. Heat is transferred to the household water through an efficient side-mounted thermo-siphon heat exchanger, so only a single pump is required, and any conventional electric heater tank can be used for storage (60 gallon or larger recommended). |
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Energy Efficient or Self-Sufficient Appliances for Off-Grid Homes Get the most out of every watt you use. This selection of appliances includes electrical appliances with higher than average efficiency and some specialty gas appliances, including gas refrigerators and freezers. |
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