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Category Archives: OG-100 Solar Hot Water Collectors

Case Study: California Laundromat Washes Away High Hot Water Bills with Solar Water Heating

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Woody’s Laundromat is a neighborhood institution for residents seeking a clean and convenient laundry facility in the Lake Merritt area of Oakland, California. As the 2009/2010 winner of the OneCalifornia Foundation’s OaklandIndie Award, Woody’s was named a Neighborhood Dynamo, and … Continue reading

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Cool Video: How a 4×10 AET Solar Collector Is Made

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Often, we take completed manufactured products for granted. Whether it’s an iPhone, a toaster, or a solar collector, we may not comprehend how much engineering, machine-work, and manpower goes into the manufacturing process of the common things we use and … Continue reading

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Announcing New Made-in-USA OG-300 Solar Thermal Kits

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In case you missed the news, we recently announced new OG-300 residential solar thermal kits with U.S. solar collectors. The new OG-300 kits include either Sun Earth, Inc, Solene, Alternate Energy Technologies (AET), or Solar Skies OG-100 collectors, depending on … Continue reading

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City of Palo Alto Increases Solar Water Heater Rebate

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The City of Palo Alto’s municipal utility has followed through and essentially matched the solar hot water rebate amounts under California’s CSI Thermal program. Home to Stanford University and the heart of Silicon Valley, the utility is following the lead … Continue reading

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Are You a Certified Free Hot Water Installer … Yet? Now’s the Time.

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Are you a Certified Free Hot Water installer… yet? In Free Hot Water’s continuing effort to get more attention and promote higher standards for solar hot water heating, the company has established a new recognition program for solar thermal installers. … Continue reading

Posted in CSI Thermal Program, OG-100 Solar Hot Water Collectors, pre-engineered solar thermal systems, Residential Solar Hot Water, Residential Solar Water Heating Installers, Solar Business Resources, Solar Hot Water, SRCC OG-300 solar systems |

Free Hot Water’s Intersolar Booth Has Changed to Booth #8111!

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If you’re heading to Intersolar North America in San Francisco and planning to meet the Free Hot Water team and see our latest solar thermal products, please note that we’ve changed our booth number. We are now at Booth# 8111. … Continue reading

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New Video: Our Solar Collector vs. ….a Pick up Truck

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Here’s another video that Free Hot Water distributors and installers can use to help market solar hot water installations and our line of solar thermal collectors. We call this video “Free Hot Water Solar Collector vs. Pick Up Truck.” Many … Continue reading

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Solar Thermal 101: Collector Efficiency

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This is the fourth in a series of posts written by Free Hot Water’s co-founder and senior mechanical engineer, Gal Moyal. We’ll be posting this series every Wednesday, so please make it a date. Some of the information may be … Continue reading

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Solar Thermal 101: Flat Plate Solar Collectors

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This is the second in a series of posts written by Free Hot Water’s co-founder and senior mechanical engineer, Gal Moyal. We’ll be posting this series every Wednesday, so please make it a date. Some of the information in future … Continue reading

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