Storage Tanks and Solar Collectors
Most solar water heaters require a well-insulated storage tank. The solar storage tanks have an additional outlet and inlet connected to the collector and the collector. They can have two tanks or one tank. This is determined by the hot water capacity and time required by the system.
Solar water heating systems almost always require a backup system for cloudy days and increased demand times. Traditional storage water heaters usually provide backups and can already be part of the solar system package. A backup system can also be part of a solar collector, such as roof tanks with thermosiphon systems. In addition to collecting solar heat, an integrated collector storage system can be packaged with a tankless or demand-type water heater for backup, since it already stores hot water.