Comments on: South Africa Plans to Establish an Industry That Will Sell One Million Solar Water Heaters by 2014 http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/11/25/south-africa-plans-to-establish-an-industry-that-will-sell-one-million-solar-water-heaters-by-2014/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:54:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cemal Guven Asti http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/11/25/south-africa-plans-to-establish-an-industry-that-will-sell-one-million-solar-water-heaters-by-2014/comment-page-1/#comment-60848 Cemal Guven Asti Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:14:23 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4941#comment-60848 SABS charges R50 000 per system to issue SABS certificate. Each of Different volumes or panel sizes will require a separate SABS certificate (And therefore separate payment for each system) Of course this expense will be passed on to consumers by sellers. Flat panel systems are superior to Vac tubes systems due to their durability and trouble free operation. Even if suppliers of vacuum tubes assures consumers that they have stock of vacuum tubes, they cannot guarantee that the factory that supplies vac tubes will stay in business in 5-10 or 20 years time. Flat panel geysers and panels can be repaired or replaced with another one locally long after supplier is gone. It is true that vacuum tubes are more efficient than flat panels. HOWEVER this drawback can easily be compensated by installing a larger flat panel area. Vacuum tubes may suit to Northern hemisphere way up from Equador but in SA durability and maintenance free operation of Flat panels are the right choice. I also supply info here that. in Germany Flat Panel systems far outweigh vac glass tube systems. Contact me for further information in acquiring a quality system that will serve well in SA conditions. Thank you for reading my comment. SABS charges R50 000 per system to issue SABS certificate.
Each of Different volumes or panel sizes will require a separate SABS certificate (And therefore separate payment for each system)
Of course this expense will be passed on to consumers by sellers.
Flat panel systems are superior to Vac tubes systems due to their durability and trouble free operation.

Even if suppliers of vacuum tubes assures consumers that they have stock of vacuum tubes, they cannot guarantee that the factory that supplies vac tubes will stay in business in 5-10 or 20 years time.

Flat panel geysers and panels can be repaired or replaced with another one locally long after supplier is gone.

It is true that vacuum tubes are more efficient than flat panels.
HOWEVER this drawback can easily be compensated by installing a larger flat panel area.

Vacuum tubes may suit to Northern hemisphere way up from Equador but in SA durability and maintenance free operation of Flat panels are the right choice.
I also supply info here that. in Germany Flat Panel systems far outweigh vac glass tube systems.
Contact me for further information in acquiring a quality system that will serve well in SA conditions.
Thank you for reading my comment.

]]> By: Marlene Snowdon http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/11/25/south-africa-plans-to-establish-an-industry-that-will-sell-one-million-solar-water-heaters-by-2014/comment-page-1/#comment-60849 Marlene Snowdon Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:24:14 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4941#comment-60849 We are involved in the maunfacture of flat plate collectors in Johannesburg with one of the largest maunfacturers. As INTI we strive to bring affordable systems to the public both in Evacutated tubes and FPC. Our best selling system is a low pressure EVT system with SABS and Eskom rebate for R 3500.00. After the rebate you are paying roughly R1600.00. There are great products out there at competitive prices. We are involved in the maunfacture of flat plate collectors in Johannesburg with one of the largest maunfacturers. As INTI we strive to bring affordable systems to the public both in Evacutated tubes and FPC. Our best selling system is a low pressure EVT system with SABS and Eskom rebate for R 3500.00. After the rebate you are paying roughly R1600.00.
There are great products out there at competitive prices.

]]> By: Vikram Khanna http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/11/25/south-africa-plans-to-establish-an-industry-that-will-sell-one-million-solar-water-heaters-by-2014/comment-page-1/#comment-60847 Vikram Khanna Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:05:36 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4941#comment-60847 Will you only providing flat plate type of SWHs? Will you only providing flat plate type of SWHs?

]]> By: MD http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/11/25/south-africa-plans-to-establish-an-industry-that-will-sell-one-million-solar-water-heaters-by-2014/comment-page-1/#comment-60846 MD Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:22:33 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4941#comment-60846 Having full size electric or gas fired hot water heaters makes no sense at all for any region that has the majority of its days filled with bright sunny days. In places where there are some sunny days then yes, a hot water heater makes sense. What needs to happen is the price of these things needs to be 1:1 or better compared existing hot water heaters. Having full size electric or gas fired hot water heaters makes no sense at all for any region that has the majority of its days filled with bright sunny days.

In places where there are some sunny days then yes, a hot water heater makes sense.

What needs to happen is the price of these things needs to be 1:1 or better compared existing hot water heaters.

]]> By: Antonio Mendes Silva http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/11/25/south-africa-plans-to-establish-an-industry-that-will-sell-one-million-solar-water-heaters-by-2014/comment-page-1/#comment-60845 Antonio Mendes Silva Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:51:42 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4941#comment-60845 The Renewable Energies are the only way to reduce CO2 emissions, preventing the Global Warming and the consummation of oil reduces too. The Renewable Energies are the only way to reduce CO2 emissions, preventing the Global Warming and the consummation of oil reduces too.

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