This is our new pool heating system and the testimony of a happy customer.
We installed 7 pool collectors in Estanquillos of Atenas, And this is what our satisfied customer says:
“Hi Paul,
I wanted to thank you for such great service installing the solar panels for our swimming pool. The workers were courteous and very thoughtful about where they were placing the equipment to be installed and cleaning up everything before they left.
The solar panels work perfectly and we met with our pool man to make sure he understood how everything operated. The pool heats up instantly when the sun hits the water in the morning, and it is an addeded pleasure to have it with our home.
We sat for a year not using our pool as we live up in the mountains and the weather is so cool at night that the water does not have enough time during the day to heat up and retain the heat.
The solar panels were an excellent idea! Thank you for meeting with us and explaining the benefits of having solar panels for our pool. It is exactly as you said it would be. My husband is especially excited as he has been in the pool everyday! Again, thank you for such great service and making our pool now a real enjoyment to have!
Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Eagle has dropped The Big one and we can work again.
We all win: we sell our PV systems and you can get free electricity if you’re patient.
What’s the deal? The power companies will allow you to make electricity at no charge… but if you over produce, they will only credit you for 49% of what you sent them… This is why we calculate as close as we can. Why buy more panels than you need?
If you do over produce, these credits must be used before a year is up. At that time, you lose what you saved and you start fresh again.
So: If you’ll send us a copy of your actual bill, not the receipt you get from the bank, YOU can calculate exactly what you need by clicking “Savings Calculator” on the left side of your screen…. OR snap a picture of your bill and send it to us at…………………………… Paul.Furlong@CR-Solar.com or call Paul at 8898-9398
New Products and Prices
We use the new Enphase 250w Micro-inverters and Canadian Solar 320 watt panels. Everything is designed to plug and play and because our systems are easily expandable, you can add to your system as your needs change. Please feel free to ask for specs., we’re proud of our products.
please note: these prices include everything.
Package
System Description
Produced kWh
System Warranty
Approximate price
Package A
3 solar panel system, 3 micro inverters, installation and documentation
129.4 kWh
10 years for manufacturing defects, 25 years of useful life
$4,126
Package B
6 solar panel system, 6 micro inverters, installation and documentation
258.8 kWh
10 years for manufacturing defects, 25 years of useful life
$6,166
Package C
10 solar panel system, 10 micro inverters, installation and documentation
431.3 kWh
10 years for manufacturing defects, 25 years of useful life
$8,886
Package D
12 solar panel system, 12 micro inverters, installation and documentation
517.6 kWh
10 years for manufacturing defects, 25 years of useful life
$10,246
Package E
15 solar panel system, 15 micro inverters, installation and documentation
647.0 kWh
10 years for manufacturing defects, 25 years of useful life
$12,286
Package F
17 solar panel system, 17 micro inverters, installation and documentation
733.3 kWh
10 years for manufacturing defects, 25 years of useful life
$13,646
Package G
20 solar panel system, 20 micro inverters, installation and documentation
862,7 kWh
10 years for manufacturing defects, 25 years of useful life
$15,686
Package H
25 solar panel system, 25 micro inverters, installation and documentation
1,078.3 kWh
10 years for manufacturing defects, 25 years of useful life
$19,086
Package I
30 solar panel system, 30 micro inverters, installation and documentation
1,294.0 kWh
10 years for manufacturing defects, 25 years of useful life
$22,486
Package J
35 solar panel system, 35 micro inverters, installation and documentation
1,509.7 kWh
10 years for manufacturing defects, 25 years of useful life
$25,886
Package K
40 solar panel system, 40 micro inverters, installation and documentation
1,725.3 kWh
10 years for manufacturing defects, 25 years of useful life
New Deal: this is what the various companies say they will charge per kilowatt hour. We, through our organazation, ACESOLAR, are still pushing for some kind of uniform spread that works for everyone. Right now it’s just talk.
Below you’ll see only one company (CNFL) is accepting applications, and as of today, they don’t have any two-way meters in stock. No way to know when this will change.
Electric Companies
Cost per kWh ₡ (of Solar Production)
ICE
₡27.55
CNFL, S.A
₡17.44 * only one accepting applications!
JASEC
₡14.37
ESPH S.A
₡8.34
COOPELESCA R.L
₡9.12
COOPEGUANACASTE R.L
₡15.57
COOPESANTOS R.L
₡25.83
COOPEALFARO RUIZ R.L
₡17.30
Meter
Meter Cost in Colones
Single Phase 240 Volt
₡ 126 301,89
How it works: ARESEP (them) uses AUDIENCIA PUBLICA to make announcements of price changes for gas, water, electric, etc. The above prices are what they plan to announce on April 30th. That’s just a date…..some of us are positive of the outcome and some aren’t, time will tell.
What to do?
FIRSTattack your electric bill with a solar hot water heater.
“Old Style” tube system makes LOTS of HOT WATER. The sun is older and don’t care about style.
Rent your house? Landlord uncooperative? Try something like this…
We no longer sell these tanks but if you have one, I’m sure you’re happy with it.
Above: this tank will deliver scalding hot water without sun for a week! Just needs light, so if you’re where the sun don’t shine, give us a call….
150 liter system: $1,795 installed.
200 liter system: $1,895 installed.
If you install your Solar Hot Water System Now, in two months you’ll know for sure what your new electric bill will be, an average of 40% lower; read 40% fewer panels to install later when you go to really Kill the Bill. Something to think about.
THEN we’ll do a new estimate on how many panels you’ll really need.
SECOND
During the two months it took to get a clean bill that reflects your new hot water system, lots of things will have happened. Maybe it’s so Good you’ll want us to get you hooked up to the grid and be a happy contributor to the environment.
In any case we’ll surely have a better idea what power companies will charge us after the dust settles. And; they’ll be more likely to have the forms people will need to fill out for two way meters, and of course…they’ll have the meters.
THIRD
If it’s Not So Good, and nothing is being done and you’ve already saved money with your Solar Hot Water System, then consider our GRID CONNECTED BATTERY SYSTEMS and PORTABLE STAND-ALONE EMERGENCY SYSTEMS that will open gates, garage doors, back up your house or just something you can take to your cabin in the hills to write that book you’ve been talking about.
No buying a new meter. Save $250
All the electric you make is yours at no further cost. No raising rates.
No black outs.
No surges or brownouts.
By the time your batteries are gone, 8 to 10 years with the grid to keep them charged above 50%, the new Lithium batteries will be cheap and available everywhere by that time.
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More products, battery systems and prices tomorrow if time and availability allows. Thanks for being tuned in, Paul
Rent your house? Landlord uncooperative? Try something like this…
We buy and sell quality products, once and a while we have one left-over from a previous model – doesn’t mean they don’t work. In fact this system works REALLY WELL. I enjoyed a free hot water shower this morning for the first time.
What’s different about our systems? Our installers are smart and experienced. We use PE-AL-PEX plastic/aluminum Cross-linked polyethylene tubing with compression fittings on each end. This means it won’t leak and because there are no elbows in the line, no flow problems.
My customers tell me they save between 25 and 60% on their electricity bill. Me next!
Brilliant in cold overcast areas like Arinal.
My 10 panel system with ICE brought my bill from 85,000 Colones to a low of 24,000 Colones. I want to KILL ice BILL with my new Solar Hot Water System. Can’t wait to get the next BILL!
We have 10 of the new style thermosiphoning Solar Hot Waters coming on the 27th this month. Some are already sold, be sure to call for your’s right quick. Paul Furlong 8898-9398
THREE WEEKS LATER…. about our “old style water heater…” Gaby and Andre had to go to San Jose on Friday. They had to shower and be out of the house at 4:30 a.m. They couldn’t wait to tell me how HOT the water was at that time of the morning! Remember, I have no electric (though I could) hooked up to this tank. We’re almost 3000 feet above seal level here, it gets chilly at night… Pura Vida!
So we packed up and went to the Expoeficiencia Energetica. There would be answers and we’d show the public what we had on the 4th and 5th of March,
Big and Tall
yes, we’d hear at last what was going on with our own ACESOLAR and about ARESEP, ICE and Minae, (now dressed in a white hat) and the various interested parties.
We made sure our people were listening to the speakers as the rest of us manned our table. We met with other Solar Providers and gossiped amongst ourselves to guess what the new regulations would be. Some were optimistic and others weren’t, I still didn’t know what to think… except SOLAR HOT WATERS are a great idea! Please click on the tank above and have a look!
…and some not at all…
Well, SOMETHING will come out of it, just has to. The new date for transparency was to fall on the 15th of April we were told. Speeches abounded there at the fair, all the boss’es were there – showing us smiley teeth and saying things like “zero carbon by 2030,” a safe bet since those of us who read will be approaching our nineties and they’ll be drawing deeply from their pensions.
This just in: the organization we belong to, ARESEP, has just told MINAE that they (we) will not accept the permit that’s been proposed; that they must make concessions. So we can forget April 15 and any transparency forthcoming. There’s a saying for people who block the view, “La Carne de Burro no es Transparente.” (Buro Meat is not Transparent)…pass it on…
Andre: the star of the family
So please think about Solar Hot Water systems; especially good ones like ours that will work without direct sunlight and lower your electric bill enough that when the time comes… TA DA!!!! You’ll need fewer Solar Panels whenever you can buy with confidence.
“Paul, Just a quick note to say thanks for a great job. Your technicians are top drawer and your expertise was indispensable. My electricity has dropped from over 100,000 colones to 27,000 colones a month. The quality of manufacturing of the equipment was state of the art. We’ve had some pretty dreary weather over the last few weeks with fog, clouds and rain and I’m glad to say we have not gone without hot water. Thanks again for your help. Joe,” Sent from my iPad
Tio Ricardo hanging with the faries
Meanwhile our Mom & Pop crew had fun and found the best salesmen we’ve ever had in Tio Ricardo, one of our installers and part of the family.
We had fun! Daughter Andre was on at least two TV stations and Mamita is proud…
Andre tellin’ it like it is
Just remember, Solar Works. Our industry will be here for our great great grandchildren…. who will grow up thinking that oil is just a handy and inexpensive lubricant. …and the idea of having wars over oil will seem absurd to them.
