The SUN READY is a copper electric hot water cylinder with a high pressure copper coil inside, so that we can separate the Water Heating Side from the Water Use Side.

Because of this key design feature, you can choose to add an alternative heating source to your cylinder either now, or later, using either solar, heat pump water heating, wetback or gas, without changing your cylinder when you make that decision.

How this works:

On the water heating side, the cylinder water is heated by the electric element which comes standard in the cylinder, or by, say, solar collectors or a heat pump unit installed at a later date. (The additional connection ports for solar or a heat pump come standard with each SUN READY electric hot water cylinder.) Wetback connection ports are also offered as an option.

On the water use side, the hot potable or drinking water that the household uses is not the water in the main cylinder.

The hot potable or drinking water that the household uses is actually inside a copper coil within the cylinder. This coil is either 30 metres or 45 metres long, depending on the SUN READY Cylinder model chosen.

When a hot tap is turned on, the water inside the coil now starts to flow, delivering hot water to the tap while more cold water enters the coil, winding its way up the coil within the cylinder and heating up as it goes. The design maximum flow deliverable from the coil is 24 litres a minute of hot water for the smaller coil, and 36 litres a minute for the larger coil. (This flow from the coil is then mixed with cold water to give you the temperature you want at the shower head. A comfortable shower uses about 12 to 20 litres per minute of warm, mixed water.)

Proven design:

This design has been available for decades and is still the standard for wetback systems. It is usually referred to by tradesmen as "thermal store". Today the SUN READY caters for modern high temperature solar collectors or a heat pump water heating unit that is located outdoors, using the thermal store system and additional inlet/outlet ports so you can choose from a range of hot water heating methods, in addition to electricity. For example, solar collectors or a hot water heat pump unit are readily able to be added now or later, without changing your cylinder and without having to jury rig valves and other gadgets to accommodate these alternative heating technologies.

Water pressure:

The water you use is at whatever pressure your household supply pressure is, whether low or mains pressure. As explained above, cold water at whatever supply pressure you have is piped to the coil inside the cylinder, and is heated by this high capacity heating coil as you draw it at the hot taps .

The cylinder is of "open vented" design, and the water in the cylinder is not under pressure (and it is not the water you use).

The SUN READY Cylinder is suitable for use with tank water for rural areas or areas without town supply.

Made in New Zealand:

The SUN READY is made right here in New Zealand exclusively for DEGREE by cylinder veteran Sigma Sheetmetals Limited, from high quality materials including copper that meets all New Zealand plumbing regulations, specifications and safety standards.

The SUN READY tank offers a 5 year manufacturer's guarantee, and the element and thermostat is covered by a 2 year manufacturer's quarantee.

To purchase the SUN READY:

Please email us for a quote or to answer any queries you may have: barbara@degreesolutions.co.nz

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021 681 688