Power Partners Solar™ 200 Newton Bridge Rd.
Athens, GA 30607

1.800.545.3121

Power Partners is a member of the Green Suppliers Network and is certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council. We are ISO 14001: 2004 certified.

How a Solar Water Heater Works

All solar water heaters feature a solar collector that faces the sun to absorb its energy. Power Partners Solar collector plates heat water directly and then pump it to a storage tank, which is backed up by gas or electric when there is little or no sun to ensure a sufficient supply of heated water.

One of our 20 square foot solar collectors produces about 17,000 BTUs of energy on a clear, sunny day, or enough to heat approximately 50 gallons of water 50 degrees. This would be enough to allow an average family of three in Orlando, FL, to turn off the 220 volt electric element on their solar water heater on sunny, summer days. Depending on where you live, a solar water heater can affordably provide up to 75% of a home's annual water-heating needs.

The solar thermal energy produced for a solar hot water heater does not generate electric energy - it only uses energy from the sun to heat water. Solar electric is commonly referred to as photovoltaic (PV), and it requires different technologies. Solar thermal and PV technologies can be used together or separately.