Can You Use A Combi Boiler With Solar Panels

The house is facing to the west.

Can you use a combi boiler with solar panels.

As solar panels heat water across a day and not necessarily when there is hot water demand the need is still there to store solar heated water until you are ready to use it. Can you recommend possible makes and type. Is it possible to use existing hot water storage tank which is next to bath tab. Whether or not your solar thermal system can be matched with the combi boiler will depend greatly on the model of the boiler you have installed.

Solar ready fully modulating which can accept preheated water up to 60 c or non modulating which can typically. We have a smal 11 years old terraced house with three bedrooms upstairs. The solar energy available varies from day to day so it is also important to use the boiler to bring the water to a sufficient temperature on days without the contribution of solar energy. We like to replace a heatline system gas boiler to a new combi gas boiler assisted with soler panel energy if possible.

Solar pv panels take in solar energy from the sun and convert it into electricity that can be used around the home. Naturally solar panels are only able to generate renewable electricity during the day which would mean having to rely on your energy supplier during the night that is unless you install a solar. The combi diverter valve ensures that the hottest inlet temperature the boiler will see is 27c so this can be a way to make solar preheated water work with any combi boiler so long as you can check that this temperature is ok for the model in question.