I have a Sunearth Sunsiphon unit that I am trying to figure out what to do with as I get closer to replacing my roof. Because initially the system was not working properly (installed improperly) I ended up adding a gas tankless unit as backup with the solar feeding a thermostatic mixing valve into the tankless per manufacturer recommendation. It was an expensive way of finding out that the Sunearth installer had cross fed the input / output pipes to the tank. This was after a year of paying 2x electric bills and multiple trips out by the installer's company. Of course it was my tankless installer who pointed out the crossfeed and addressed it.
The unit is about 6 years old and I am about to reroof and am wondering if getting a solar guy to take it down and put it back up is ever going to pay off for me. My wife and I have a pre-teen daughter and we don't use a ton of hot water. San Diego gas rates are reasonable and my gut tells me that the tankless is sufficient. I am wondering if my poor history with this thing is pushing me towards making a bad decision and would love to hear your input.
If you have a tip on a solar hot water guy in San Diego I would also love to hear that via pm. Thanks.
The unit is about 6 years old and I am about to reroof and am wondering if getting a solar guy to take it down and put it back up is ever going to pay off for me. My wife and I have a pre-teen daughter and we don't use a ton of hot water. San Diego gas rates are reasonable and my gut tells me that the tankless is sufficient. I am wondering if my poor history with this thing is pushing me towards making a bad decision and would love to hear your input.
If you have a tip on a solar hot water guy in San Diego I would also love to hear that via pm. Thanks.
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