Why Do You Buy a Solar Hot Tub Heater for Your Home?

Solar hot tub systems with solar vacuum tubes are rapidly gaining popularity for offering an improved level of efficiency and performance in the long run. A solar hot tub works on a simple principle that it uses solar collectors during the daytime to heat the tub. During the evening, you will still require an auxiliary heater for hot tub heating purposes. Hence, it is recommended that keep your existing heater and run it along with a solar hot tub heater on a secondary supplemental heating loop for heating your hot tub as efficiently as possible.

Whether you are living in a warmer climate or you are using a hot tub in non-freezing weather, you should look no further than solar flat plate panel collectors as they are effective options and won’t heat exceedingly in the summer. However, a hot tub is a smaller body of water than a pool; so the solar evacuated tube collectors may contribute more heat to the hot tub during summer. Hence, flat plate solar collectors work better in regions having longer summer seasons than winter.

If you are living in a cold climate and want to heat your hot tub during freezing conditions, then you should invest in a solar water heating system using an antifreeze solution between the hot tub and the hot tub heater. A stainless steel or titanium heat exchanger separates the hot tub and solar heating fluid.

On the other hand, a hot tub can be used as a secondary zone for residential water heating or solar space heating purposes. In this way, the Solar Distribution System (SDS) will control the heat of the hot tub and hot water. This is a dual-zone system which ensures optimal usage of solar water heating systems throughout the year.

If you are looking for an alternative way for heating your hot tub, you can consider buying TimberLine Wood Water Stoves. They are exceptionally engineered wood-burning water heaters that won’t require electricity and pumps for their operation. These hot tub heaters are ideal alternatives to off-grid applications and can help you with heating your hot tub or spa as effectively as possible. They work on a principle known as thermosiphon where water gets heated in the stainless steel double wall water jacket.

After getting hot, the water goes to the top and out a port into the hot tub. Meanwhile, the cold water goes down the bottom of the tub to heat heated. These systems are simple, noiseless and affordable. If you want to invest in a complete wood-fired hot tub, you should contact Northern Lights Solar Tubs team today and we will help you find the best real cedar hot tubs that can be heated by using wood burning hot tub stoves or other methods like electricity, gas or by using a heat exchanger. If you want to learn more about solar hot tub heating options, please call Northern Lights Solar Tubs at 1-800-759-8990.