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Does anyone have solar energy for a private house installed? Don't know much about the different types but as we are only using the house for about 3 months a year I am thinking it would not really be cost effective for us unless we were involved in a sell back scheme with an electric company. We spend a couple of months in Quesada in the summer and although spend money on watr heating probably spend more on cooking and air con.

Hi
I also just use my house as a holiday home at the moment, i have installed solar panels at my home in the uk with a feed in tariff, and i am pleased so far with the system and will pay for itself in no time.
i did look into installing solar panels on my house in spain but when i had the guy round he said there were no spanish goverment schemes, as this has been done years ago.
they just recommend installings systems that just generate enough for your own use.
if i lived there permanant i would def invest in a system as electric only goes up in price!!
good luck, let me know how it goes

just noticed you mentioned heating the water!! i have been told the water sytems with the tubes are not that good? dont know for sure only what a friend told me, i would go for the solar electric option as it generate electric for your water and aircon!! and any other products fridge freezer while there is daylight!!! you dont just need the sun!!!!!!!1

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I don't know much about solar energy, but I did hear it did not work in such high temperatures that Spain has which is why you don't really see any!

I have it in the UK and am pumping a fare amount into the grid. My daily usage is now invariably free and my DD with the Leccy Company is vastly reduced now.

Thanks for advice everyone. have just arrived today so am hoping to try to investigate a feed in system as I think that would be most appropriate for me. Will let you know how I get on.

I'll look forward to the answer with interest.

I have a friend, who is a resident in Spain, who has solar panels. She says that she would be worried about the water tank, on the roof, overheating if she was not there for long periods of time in order to "run off" the water.

Sandra Vacuum tube solar water heaters are very powerful,

More suited for full time use as drawing water on a daily basis will prevent overheating.

If your friend is away for long periods at a time, it is very important to cover the collector tubes to prevent over heating

If she lets the unit over heat for long periods damage may occur.

Vacuum tube solar water heaters work very well but some common sense must be used , the unit is deigned to collect free solar energy and will do so if you are in the house or not, covering the collector in affect turns the unit off, so, like any other water heater it is best to turn off while you are away.

For example most people would un plug the electric or turn off the gas to a conventional water heater.

So you should turn off the energy to a vacuum tube solar water heater which is the Sun !

Flat plate solar water heaters are not so prone to over heating , but will not provide as much hot water in the winter as a vacuum tube unit with the same size collector .

I know the post is old , hope your friends swh has not been damaged by overheating !

Tony

A development near us has the tubular solar heaters. They were put in as the houses were being built about 5 years ago, which was very forward thinking for Spanish developers, and I wondered why some of them have covers on - now I know why.

Thanks for the info.Tony.

Jan.