Solar Water Heater Maintenance Checklist

Let the water run until it stops flowing.

Solar water heater maintenance checklist.

Very few people know that in order to keep your water heater running properly and efficiently very simple maintenace procedures need to be performed. Close drain valve and open cold water supply valve. Winter is coming and we need more hot. Drain the water from the hot water pipe.

Use the following checklist to make that task a little easier this fall. Close the supply water valve to the water heater located in most cases above the water heater on the cold water inlet to the hot water heater. Traditional water heaters have parts that need servicing from time to time. Even the white house has joined the craze by utilizing a rooftop solar water heater but have you.

2 this project is funded by the europe an union visual inspection all right yes no not appl. Turn off the heat. If you own this type of system have a solar heating professional check it periodically. The best way to do this is by performing regular maintenance on your water heater.

Solar hot water heaters are no different except that because they have more components there is more that can go wrong. Open t p relief valve to relieve pressure. Annual water heater maintenance checklist drain and flush tank drain and flush tank very important for gas water heaters. Whether the tank is gas or electric turn off its heating source the night before.

Proper maintenance and repair of your solar hot water heating system components is required to ensure its good working order and longevity. Please subscribe to my channel. If water is milky drain entire tank. If so you should abide by some basic operations and maintenance principles recommends andy walker principal engineer at nrel and author of solar water heating for the national institute of buildings sciences whole building design guide.

Draining the collector and piping. Drain 2 3 gallons of water. Http bit ly submarketnet is time to try servicing our solar water heater. Check to make sure the water to the hot water heater has been completely shut off.

These come with the instructions and are often overlooked as water is pumped into your water. If that is too inconvenient do it at least 30 minutes prior to working on the water heater. Draindown or drainback systems typically use a controller to drain the collector loop automatically. Solar water heating systems that use only water as a heat transfer fluid are the most vulnerable to freeze damage.

Turn off cold water supply and open drain valve.