Renewables-Advice wanted

[Howsie]

Well yes, it's not really viable in a small house/flat but is in four bedroom/larger family houses.

 

[TBServices]

Why? It increase the property value, or not?

IMO it wouldn't increase the value of a home by as much as the install cost initially, so to see a return on your investment you'd need to save on your energy bills for quite some time, so if you don't plan on staying long term, not worth it.

Also, a small house with low hot water demand won't benefit as much as a large family home. Again, not worth it?


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[tprywell]

You can sell the "promise" that this stuff is installed 5 years ago, and so can be used for (let say) 20-50 years and you can increase the property price. But I agree that profitability is questionable. I think there will be "energy shortage events" in future and frightened people will massively buying such a systems, increasing its value. IMO the best answer is wait...

 

[ecowarm]

That may be true if you live/work in an affluent area where people have the cash to front the installation. Otherwise it's a big investment for not much return. It's also not the kind of thing to invest in if you don't plan on staying in your property for much longer, so in small, cheap houses its simply not worth it as the cost of the install is a much higher percentage of the houses worth and will add not add significant resale value compared to other renovations for similar money.

It's good technology but the simple fact is, it needs to come down in price, as with most energy saving solutions.

FYI I'm not slamming solar, if I was settled in a home I knew I would stay in, I'd fit it in my own house.

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Stay away from the big name worcester, baxi and other boiler manufacturers, overpriced IMO google people like H2solar you'll be suprised how inexpensive solar can be

 

[peteheat]

Solar has lost a lot of the mystery and proven itself thanks to the many who took the plunge early and gave us the experience to work from.

Kingspan Thermomax are giving a manufacturers backed warranty of 20 years when fitted by one of their trained installers, the numbers are not made up as Thermomax have been making solar since the late 1970's so they know the product.

The pay back time is dropping as the cost of other energy sources increase, there are very few "savvy" customers buying a solar thermal system based on todays cost of oil gas or electricity for heating as they are looking to both the recent past and the future.

The reason I would recommend that you start now is you will gain experience, the type of experience that allows you to know the difference between the good quality and the rubbish systems on the market.

The first solar thermal system I came across was back in the early 1980's the cost at that time was £8,000.00 which was a lot of money considering a 4 bed detached house could be bought for £35,000.00.

There were no fancy (easy to fit) pump stations or temperature differential controllers available back then but some people bought the systems and helped the industry get started.

Learn while you can is my advice.

 

[cssolar]

I think solar water heating will become very popular over the coming years.

It is still quite expensive but will soon become very affordable as in China there are over 4000 manufactures driving the equipment costs down.

I sell solar water heaters in Spain, even here they are not that popular at the moment but I am sure with time they will become more accepted as they will in the U.K.

I personally think it is something worth looking into.

Good luck

Tony Spain

 

[Jaycee]

Gents

Google thermodynamic panels, they can provide hot water 100 per cent of the time, 365 days a year, not like solar thermal, which needs the sun to generate returns.

 

[CES]

Already on it mate. You need your F-Gas for installing though.

 

[peteheat]

Gents

Google thermodynamic panels, they can provide hot water 100 per cent of the time, 365 days a year, not like solar thermal, which needs the sun to generate returns.

Then why do they have immersion heaters built in?

 

[Jaycee]

Already on it mate. You need your F-Gas for installing though.

Afraid so :innocent: