 Siddons
Solarstream Heat Pump Solar Hot Water Systems: 24 Years Of Technical
Excellence
John
Siddons is pictured (left) in 2004 with the prototype new-generation
Siddons Solarstream Heat Pump Water Heater.
The
Siddons Solarstream was developed to make energy efficient hot water.
It can operate at night using cheaper off peak electrical power,
save up to 70% of electrical power and very quiet in operation..
The
Solarstream is a third generation design and very much the result
of an evolutionary development. Better value and higher quality
than comparable products, the Solarstream is something special.
It started in a small shed at the rear of Sidchrome. John Siddons,
the son of the founder of the highly regarded Sidchrome Spanners
decided that energy saving technology was not only good for the
environment, but just made sense. So work began on the Siddons Solar
Plus.
Dr
Bill Charters and his team at Melbourne University first came up
with the idea of a Solar Boosted Heat Pump water heater as a way
of solving the “solar counter cycle dilemma” i.e. people
shower more in Winter when solar gain from the sun is the least
and in summer too much heat gain results in over heating of water
heaters. John was so impressed with the work of Dr Charters he made
funds available and work began on a project that now spans 30 years.
The
Siddons Solar Plus was released in 1985 as a “solar boosted
heat pump water heater” and the heater set a new international
benchmark for energy savings. Although it was difficult to install,
the design was very successful, The State Electrical Commission
surveyed 100 users of the product and the response was the best
they had ever received form a survey. Customer satisfaction reached
new heights and the heaters are still going 20 years on.
In
1989 Solar Plus became Quantum Energy Systems. Then in 1995 we began
developing a new generation of air, water, and heat recovery heat
pump water heaters, including the new patented commercial model,
the Quantum Titan Eyre. The new second generation models stimulated
export growth in China, Italy, Singapore and many other countries
around the world. Although compact, the heaters were a little noisy
and lacked performance in colder weather, so in 1998 the Siddons
family parted ways with Quantum Energy Systems.
The
third phase: The Siddons Solarstream is a new patented development,
in the tradition of the earlier Siddons Solar Plus water heater.
Combining the (Sidchrome like) strength of stainless steel and the
convenience of a pre-charged split configuration, the Solarstream
is easy to transport, quiet, brilliant in cold weather and more
convenient to install.
The
water tank also features a new patented “direct heat transfer”
heating method, which has increased heat transfer efficiency. Although
the Siddons Solar Plus was the first Heat Pump Water Heater to use
the “Direct Heat Transfer” to heat water, the Solarstream
is a significant improvement on this earlier design.
20
years on and Enviro Freiendly Products is proud to introduce to
you the latest Siddons Solarstream domestic and commercial systems:
tougher and more energy efficient than ever before, so you will
save more, for longer. We know you will be impressed.
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