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SolarHotty: Heat water, food, space - Plug 'n Play

The most cost effective method of heating water, food or space directly from Solar panels.

SolarHotty: Heat water, food, space - Plug 'n Play

The most cost effective method of heating water, food or space directly from Solar panels.

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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, United Kingdom

$430 USD 2 backers

0% of $100,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

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Overview

SolarHotty is a Photovoltaic intelligent logic controller that allows you to apply Direct Current to any heating element controlled by a thermostat, thereby powering your water heater, space heater or cooking device directly from solar PV at fraction of the cost of conventional inverters.

Save up to 70% of your water heating bill

SolarHotty allows for the LOWEST COST use of Photovoltaic solar panels in the residential and light industrial markets EVER!

Simply connect up to 1500 Watt of solar panels to the SolarHotty and start powering any appliance that makes use of a thermostat and resistive heating element.

Solar Cooking & Food Prep

Don't stop at water heating, SolarHotty can also power electrical cooking plates, ovens, food warmers, grills and whatever else you can find a modern households or restaurant kitchen.

The fact that you can virtually run two electrical wires from your solar panel installation to your preferred point of use, makes it modular and really hassle free to install in any type of dwelling, whether that be your home, your office building, retail outlet or restaurant.

Do you want to save money on your energy spend, support renewable integration and be sustainable? Then you simply have to keep reading!

The technical bits:

PV supply is from one or more series-connected solar panels
200-240V 50/60Hz Mains AC Supply to supplement no / low light and evenings.
Works on a standard AC thermostat and resistive element
No battery or inverter needed
Automatic maximisation of PV power using inbuilt Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT)
Automatic switching between AC and PV DC sources depending on solar level
LED indicators for fault indication and PV supply indication
Easy mounting through pre-drilled bracket
Continual monitoring of system integrity with fail-safe operation
Rugged steel housing
PV DC supply short-circuit protection against element load failure
Protection against PV panel reverse-polarity
Zero configuration installation