Replace current 150l geyser with a 200l or 250l version 2.
How to connect solar panel to existing geyser.
You will need to shut off the water and drain the geyser before you make the cuts.
The demand for solar geysers in mpumalanga is growing every day.
This valve enables us to add a solar panel and a circulation pump to your geyser.
Initially you may find solar cells expensive so you may use them in conjunction with your existing grid power electricity to meet your home s energy requirements.
We then add a smart geyserwise timer which shows you the temperature.
Existing geyser supplied with hot water from a solar tank.
The geyserwise timer will decide if the water is hot enough at set times.
When you already have a geyser like your normal electrical water heater we can convert this to a solar geyser.
This connection involves three main steps.
A tank designed specifically for solar is best for maximum efficiency and minimum hassle.
Modern technology allow us to add a solar panel a pump and a smart controller to your existing geyser.
To get this set up we need to understand that the solar panels usually output direct current dc as earlier mentioned.
But be careful of using an old geyser as the only tank on a solar system called a retrofit.
Heat pumps however often can make use of an existing geyser.
This way you keep your geyser as is which brings the cost of the installation down considerably.
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This geyserwise also acts as a timer for your element.
We therefore aim to have alternating current ac as this is more powerful and is what most appliances run on.
A few options i had in mind.
We can do this by adding a special conversion valve to your geyser.
Now thanks to the nupower retrofit solar geyser kit power energy is pleased to announce to mpumalanga that the answer is yes.
Just as you.
One of the questions we hear almost daily is can i turn my normal geyser into a solar geyser.
Connect solar panels to your house power and reduce your monthly electricity bills.
How to add solar to an existing water heater.
If you are a typical homeowner your second largest energy expense is heating water according to the united states department of energy.
Add another 150l in series.
To install a solar heating panel you need to cut into the cold water pipe feeding the bottom of the geyser as well as the hot water pipe coming out of the top of the geyser.