How the System Works
A Typical Solar System
The panels collect energy from the sun which heats the fluid in the solar panel.
When the fluid in the panels is hot enough, the pump station circulates the hot fluid around the system.
The hot fluid is pumped around the coil at the bottom of the twin coil cylinder and heats the potable (or mains) water held within the cylinder.
If the temperature sensor in the cylinder detects that the solar panel hasn’t collected enough energy to heat the hot water, that’s when the boiler will fire up, heat the top coil of the cylinder and top up the hot water so that the temperature is higher when it comes out of your taps.
The solar controller manages the solar system during daylight hours, enabling you to time your hot water, just like the one on your boiler, and measure the amount of energy you have gained from the sun.