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The Dimplex Solar Eclipse solar hot water system offers a range of packages designed for the individual needs of domestic buildings throughout the UK.The use of a solar thermal water heating system either for new or existing buildings reduces energy consumption from other fuels, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and running costs, helping to improve building energy efficiency ratings and compliance with building regulations.

Social Housing

• Suitable for new build and refurbishment projects
• Helps to reduce running costs for hot water usage and therefore fuel poverty
• Provides a contribution towards Decent Home standard targets
• Low maintenance costs
• Significantly reduces building carbon emissions, so helps with Building Regulations Part L compliance and Code for Sustainable Homes ratings for new developments

Self builders

• Can provide as much as 60% of the annual hot water demand from carbon-free solar energy, so makes a significant contribution towards Building Regulations Part L compliance, particularly in contemporary styled homes with large areas of glazing (ie large space heating heat losses)
• High renewable energy contribution, so helps ease planning consent obligations
• Reduces long term energy bills, maintenance costs and reliance on fossil fuels
• Government grants available to subsidise purchase and installation

Housing Developers

• Can provide as much as 60% of the annual hot water demand from carbon-free solar energy, so makes a significant contribution towards Building Regulations Part L compliance
• A combination of the SAP “Block Assessment” method and a small contribution from solar water heating (for example the top floor flats) is an effective means of demonstrating compliance with Part L when specifying electric heating
• High renewable energy contribution, so helps ease minimum planning consent obligations
• Contributes towards high energy efficiency scores for Code for Sustainable Homes ratings
• Highly marketable “eco” credentials

Home Owners

• Easy to retro fit to existing homes
• Reduces long term energy bills, maintenance costs and reliance on fossil fuels
• Reduces building carbon emissions and therefore your “carbon footprint”
• Contributes towards a high energy efficiency score in the Home Information Pack when you come to sell your home
• Government grants available to subsidise purchase and installation costs and VAT levied at only 5%