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BENEFITS OF COMMERCIAL

SOLAR WATER HEATING

It is important to understand the many differences between conventional solar water heating systems and SolarRoofs.com's Skyline® solar water heating systems to determine the true value of SolarRoofs.com over other competitive options. Original conventional collector designs dating back to the 1970s, were intended to be heavy-duty commercial collectors and were never truly appropriate as residential collectors.

Due to the need for expensive mounting structures, roof reinforcement and inherent high wind loads caused by their large size, conventional collectors often aren't as advantageous as the Skyline® collector for many commercial applications.  The 19 pound 10-01, and 38 pound 20-01 Skyline® collectors are far easier and safer to install. 

One person can easily carry and safely install a Skyline®  collector on an average one-story roof. A conventional glass covered collector requires several helpers or a boom lift to safely install. Once an installer has installed Skyline® collectors, they may never want to install anything else, and the labor savings are significant.  

SolarRoofs.com's “rail and U clip” mounting system makes installation on the roof easy and secure. In fact, the mounting system and collector easily passed the tough Florida Solar Energy Center 150 mph wind test.  

SolarRoofs.com collectors use simple union connections for up to 4 in a row. No soldering is required for the solar loop so PV installers can install the solar loop without learning to solder. Another very nice feature is that during shipping, the feed and return connections are protected from damage by sliding into the collector.

1. SolarRoofs.com is designed for safety and ease of installation. The degree of difficulty for installing a SolarRoofs.com system is far less than a conventional system and the degree of safety is much greater. 
2. To a customer, needing to replace SolarRoofs.com's glazing in 15 to 20 years is a small price to pay for a lower initial cost (estimated to be 2 times the savings to the average dealer or roughly $808, or the amount the price could be reduced to the customer). SRCC OG300 performance ratings are comparable to similar systems and energy savings for the customer will be similar. 
3. SolarRoofs.com has important features not offered by conventional systems: Conventional systems unfortunately are widely regarded as unsightly. With SolarRoofs.com, the customer has a much more architecturally attractive system. It can be custom designed to match the roof color. Our 24’ long Skyline®  design is a beautiful architectural feature. It leaves more room for a PV or pool system and can have an optional roof-venting feature. SolarRoofs.com is the only mass-produced system that can add architectural value to a home. 
4. For the Dealer, SolarRoofs.com is much easier to sell and much safer to install. This reduces the dealers marketing costs, risk of expensive injury, downtime and Workman’s Compensation rates. Many solar PV and Pool dealers just won’t sell water heaters if they have to deal with unsightly, heavy and dangerous to install collectors. 
5. SolarRoofs.com systems have the vital installation, safety, and appearance advantages needed to open the true mass market for solar water heating systems.

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