300L Solar Water Heater Installation, Nyahururu

This Nyahururu home's solar water heater installation was completed on a steep-pitched metal roof, with the full 300-litre 'Seven SS Stars' tank and evacuated tube array angled to capture direct sun across the collector face.

The photos capture the hands-on detail of the install: a technician balanced on the roof ridge fitting boxed replacement tubes into the collector header, and a close-up of heat transfer fluid being added to individual tubes, a step that improves heat conduction from the collector into the tank on evacuated-tube systems.

With the full tube array fitted and fluid-filled, the finished system now heats water for the household using nothing but rooftop solar collection, eliminating the electricity cost of a standard geyser.