Solar water heaters

We won't send you Solar Bills!

If you've decided to install a solar water heating system, you may be eligible for ENERGYWISE™ funding of $1000.

There are two options for funding:

• A grant of $1000 towards the cost of a system, or

• A contribution of $1000 towards the cost of a loan to pay for a solar water heating system 

  Click the EECA logo for more information on Solar Funding  

C F Reese undertakes the installation of Solar Water Heaters on new and existing homes and commercial properties. We are the Waikato Agents for the Solar Edwards range of products, offering a seven year guarantee.

We have access to over 25 different configurations of solar systems for a residential home or can custom design and install a commercial installation for anything from a Camp Ground to Commercial Building.

Raglan Holiday Campground 

As trained credited installers we can access the EECA Grant for residential installations which is currently $1,000.00 or an innovative public or private commercial installation fund which can contribute up to 50% of your Commercial Solar Installation cost (subject to EECA approval). With the huge range of high quality equipment available to us, we won't just sell you a product because we want to make a sale, in fact we will be the first to tell you that Solar is not for you if we don't think it stacks up economically or is cost effective for your home or lifestyle.

 Combinations of our units include, roofing mounted tank installation, ranging from an Edwards 180Litre through to a 440Litre, 3 panel unit. This is the most cost effective, efficient type of installation as there are no pumps required to circulate the heat transfer fluid from the Panels to the tanks as it functions on a thermo-siphon  principal.  The tanks are very well insulated to sustain cold winter temperatures on the roof and panels filled with Glycol Anti-Freeze solution to prevent freezing and reduce maintenance.

This is also available in a wetback configuration to provide contribution to your hot water all year round, concealed models are available where tanks are installed in the ceiling space or within the building with panels only on the roof. This provides a more aesthetically pleasing look in a number of installations.

Tanks are available in either glazed enamel or stainless steel with a range of configurations enabling coupling to either underfloor heating, additional gas or boiler, heat sources and cylinders can be custom made in number of sizes ranging from 300litres to 1000litres.

Commercial installations are custom designed to suit the duty of use, building and environment. Recent project we have completed is the installation of 24 Solar Edwards Panels to an existing kitchen block on the Raglan camp group, transferring heat via a glycol indirect heat exchange system to 3, 1000litre storage vessels installed in an adjacent plant room. This system provides hot water to, two significant ablution blocks and a major kitchen building within the Raglan Camp ground, catering to up to a 1,000 camper's needs at the peak of demand.