We select the best quality products from a range of established suppliers, ensuring you get the system that most meets your need. With over 8 years experience we have trialed most of the products on the market. We have selected not only the best quality products at a strongly competitive price, but also the suppliers that offer the best quality service and after sales support. As a result of this, almost all our products are manufactured in the UK or Europe. All of our solar hot water panels are MCS accredited enabling you to benefit from the renewable heat incentive (RHI) when it starts April 2011.

There are two main types of solar hot water panels. They perform the same function but have some distinct differences:

Flat plate collectors

Flat plate panels tend to be used for larger systems, commercial projects, new builds or social housing. They can be integrated into the roof, giving the appearance of a large sky-light, or fixed on top of the roof. For an average domestic house you will need 4m² of panels.

Key features:

• Solid, robust design, ideally suited to situations where the client will not regularly inspect the panel.
• Potential to install “drain-back” systems that allow simple, fail-safe shut down of the solar system if property is left vacant.
• Able to be integrated into the roof line, producing a more aesthetically pleasing appearance, especially on new builds.
• Ideally suited to large commercial systems where their cost becomes substantially cheaper than evacuated tubes.
• Slightly lower efficiency than evacuated tubes, means less potential issues with over heating

Evacuated tube collectors

Evacuated tube solar panels are very popular with our domestic customers, particularly in retro fit situations. For an average domestic house you will need 2-3m² of collector area.

Key Features:

• Light and easily fits on most roofs, even in awkward situations
• Higher performance than flat plate panels allows heating in lower light conditions
• Requires less space than flat plate panels due to increased efficiency
• Individual tubes can be tilted towards south
• More versatile for fitting options
• Heat pipe version can have built in temperature limitation to prevent over heating