Guides
All about your solar water heater
For people who already have a solar water heater: how it works, what to do when something is wrong, how to maintain it and what it yields.
How a solar water heater works
Collector, storage tank, pump and controller: what each part does and how heat from the roof reaches your tap.
Maintenance and faults
What you can safely check yourself, what a fault means and when to call an installer.
- The pump of your solar water heater keeps runningDoes the pump also run at night or when it is cloudy? What is normal, what you can safely check yourself and when to call an installer.
- The pressure of your solar water heater dropsA pressurised solar water heater has a set pressure. What is normal, why it drops, what you can safely check yourself and when an installer needs to top it up.