03/13/2006
Sarah Mayer
We understand how the system works much better than we ever did before. We are getting much more energy from our rather large system than we did for the first 15 years since using Capitol Solar. We have 7 4x10 panels on the roof and a 600 gal. tank plus 3 radiators, separately zoned for each of 3 floors. I am not sure when they rebuilt our solar tank which is when we started with them. Please ask Bruce Padgett for that date.<br />Our initial investment and installation of the system was in 1980 when there were both federal and state tax incentives which were very important in allowing us to put in the system. Capitol Solar only came into the picture in the 1990`s when the original holding tank needed to be replaced. There was no incentive at that time and we did the replacement even though it will take a long time to recoup the costs. Capitol Solar did help us greatly increase the efficiency of our system for space heating with the radiators. They have been great.