| When converting your home to solar energy, cost is | | | | residential setting, it usually depends on the type of |
| usually the main concern for most homeowners. One | | | | homeowner when it comes to maintenance and wear |
| of the main questions asked is "should i buy new or | | | | on the panel. |
| used?" If you search the web or your papers sells ads, | | | | You also want to know the age of the panels and |
| your sure to come across places offering used hot | | | | how long the panels were used. Solar hot water |
| water solar panels. The decision your going to have to | | | | panels have a very long lifespan, upwards of 20 years. |
| make is whether you want to purchase new or used | | | | So you need to be aware that the older the panel the |
| panels. | | | | harder it will be to find parts to repair. Also the older |
| When buying new solar hot water panels you have | | | | the panels, the larger they usually are. If size and |
| the comfort of knowing that there has been no wear | | | | space isn't an issue, you would only have one problem |
| and tear on the panels, but you also know that with | | | | with the older panels, the older panels create less |
| that comfort usually comes a much higher cost. When | | | | power than newer panels |
| you buy used panels you only pay a small fraction of | | | | If money is an issue, and in most homes in America |
| the cost of new panels, but you have to be very picky | | | | these days it is, then I would suggest purchasing a |
| about where you purchase them and definitely do | | | | do-it-yourself guide or kit. Many people are amazed at |
| some inspecting of the panels before purchasing. | | | | how simple and inexpensive it is to build your own |
| Before you purchase used solar hot water panels you | | | | solar hot water panels. For a fraction of the cost of |
| want to make sure you question the person your | | | | even used panels you can build your own and have |
| getting them from. Find out where they were used | | | | them up and operational in less than 2 days. By building |
| before. If it was a commercial setting or residential. | | | | your own panels, you have control over the size of |
| Usually with panels used for commercial purposes, the | | | | your panels and the quality of parts used to make the |
| maintenance on them is pretty good. Where as in a | | | | panels. |