RM Solar: Renewable energy for a sustainable world

The Solar Advantage

The RM Solar S-Class panel is a world-leading flat-plat, vertically mounted type collector without collection pipes, intended for applications in smaller systems equipped with circulating pumps. It consists of a one-piece forged metal casing to which safety solar glass is fixed by means of a frame made from non-corrosive aluminium profile.

Total Peace of Mind

Our systems will enable you to enjoy litres of free hot water almost every day and will give you many years of service free use. It is probably the most enviromentally friendly product available for the home and can be installed in order to provide you with free hot water without endangering our precious environment, or contributing to global warming.

The panels are mounted on, or in the roof, and are made from an Aluminium Manganese one-piece casting, without rivets or screws. The casing is rust proof and the collector is covered with safety glass that is hailstone resistant. Inside the panel is a corrosion resistant absorber plate and a copper heat transfer tube.

The panel contains a specially formulated harmless glycol solution that is within a sealed heat transfer system. The pipework for this system is covered with very tough temperature resistant insulation, to prevent heat loss. The heat is carried through the pipe work and then pumped through your hot water cylinder to heat up the stored water.

How the System Works

RM Solar panels are powered by light. It does not have to be direct sunshine. There is sufficient energy in a cloudy day for the panels to collect energy for your hot water.

When daylight strikes the panel the light is absorbed into the panel and converted into heat. This heats up the heat transfer fluid in the copper heat transfer pipe. When the temperature in the panel is higher than the temperature in your hot water cylinder a digital controller activates the pump. The heat transfer fluid in the heat pipe pumps heat into your cylinder, that in turn heats up the water. When you have sufficient hot water in the cylinder the pump stops. If you draw hot water off (for example by running a bath) as the cold water enters the system the drop in cylinder temperature is sensed by the controller and it starts up the pump to bring the cylinder water temperature to the desired level.

We estimate that our collectors will produce around 70% of your hot water over the year. They will produce more in the summer when the days are long, and less in winter - the 70% is an approximate overall figure based on average hot water usage.

We estimate that in december, when the days are short, they will only make a small contribution to your hot water needs. However in the summer, when the days are longer they will produce up to 93% or more of your hot water, all free and all produced in an environmentally friendly way.

At times when there is insufficient light to power the system (for example at night ot on a rainy or foggy day in late December) the water is heated by your gas boiler or your electric immersion heater, in the traditional way. These will be the only times that you will be burning fossil fuel when heating your hot water.

Households on average spend between 27% to 35% of their total energy cost on heating water. Panels, which act as a supplement existing water heating arrangements, significantly reduce bills and at the same time substantially reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Order Online

RM Solar have joined forces with HPS Merchant to offer RM Solar panels available to purchase online.

For more details click here to visit the online store.