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Solar hot water in Australia

Solar hot water in Australia means using the sun's energy to heat water for your home. It works like a big solar-powered tea kettle. The heat from the sun is absorbed by special panels on your roof called solar collectors. The collectors have tubes inside them that carry a liquid called a heat-transfer fluid, which gets heated up by the sun. The hot fluid then flows through a pipe to a big tank called a storage cylinder where the hot water is stored until it's needed.

When you turn on the hot water tap in your home, the water flows out of the storage cylinder and into your taps. Because the water is already hot from the sun, your water heater doesn't need to use as much electricity or gas to heat it up, which saves you money on your energy bills.

Australia is a great place for solar hot water because we have lots of sun all year round. Plus, it's a cleaner and more sustainable way to heat water than using fossil fuels like gas or coal. So, by using solar hot water, we can help the environment and save money at the same time!