SOLAR WATER HEATING CALCULATOR

Sizing example for a household of four people:

Daily hot water requirement 50 litres per person (200 litres)
Hand basins 5 litres per person per day (20 litres)
Dish washing 3 litres per meal, assume 2 meals at home daily (24 litres)
Add compensation for heat loss due to cold water mixing + pipework 244 litres x 23% (56 litres)
No washing machine added -
Total hot water requirement 300 litres per day = (16 kWh/day)

Solar Water Heating System Calculator
Input the number of people in your house, and let the Calculator show you the rest.
Number of people living in your house?   
Hot Water used per day (Litres) Electricity used per month (kWh) Electricity saved per month (RAND)
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Systems installed FROM R14,130.00 (excl. VAT)  
Finance your Solar system using your Access Bond with monthly repayment of
R200.00
NETT MONTHLY SAVINGS
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NOTE: Savings are influenced by hot water consumption patterns & system efficiency.
Domestic Electricity cost to double over next 5 years
Assume increases of 20% per year, starting 2008.
Year 2008 2009 2010 20011 2012
Your Elec. Tariff (cents/kWh)
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