Hi, I just wonder if anyone has any experience of the maintenance required on a solar thermal system. Ours was installed 5 years ago and has been churning away merrily ever since - well, until now! Whilst it still appears to be working, a red warning light has lit up on the control unit. Of course, the original installers have 'been taken over' by an existing company - who have quoted me £250+vat to come and have a look at it. Is this the normal sort of charge for attending a solar system? If so, such a charge every five years would virtually wipe out any gains made from the system.
The difficulty really comes when you need to find an independent engineer - they don't seem to exist. As it stands, I'm not sure that I'd recommend a solar thermal system to anyone.
Haywain
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Someone here might be able to help, but try this forum for some real experts...
www.navitron.org.uk/forum/index.php
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Thanks for the link, Smokie, there's a load of stuff to wade through on there! To be honest, I didn't realise it was so complicated.
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Servicing a solar thermal (water) system? - smokie
