In July 2010, a Vaillant auroTHERM exclusive three panel solar collector set and an ecoTEC 637 condensing boiler was installed at Woodlands bed and breakfast in Glossop, Derbyshire.

The installation followed the recommendation of a Vaillant solar panel system by Vaillant approved solar installers, Gas Care UK.

Woodlands’ tea rooms are now exclusively powered by the Vaillant auroTHERM solar panel system.

Brian Mairs and his wife Julie, owners of the bed and breakfast, were very pleased with the benefits that the new system has brought. “Our electricity bills have been horrendous for years. After having a conversation with Dave Wright, the director at Gas Care UK, we made the decision to have a Vaillant solar panel system installed”, Brian explained.


Dave Wright, Director at Gas Care UK, said: “Vaillant is one of our installer partners; we regularly use Vaillant products and trust the quality of the brand. Solar power was the ideal solution for Woodlands - as a guest house it has a high usage of heating and hot water. The solar panels can provide the heat source for the water and heating – so the owners shouldn’t have to pay gas or electricity bills. For this business, the investment in solar energy will pay for itself.”
Brian said: “The project has been partly-funded by an interest-free loan from a government body. It’s great to see that people like us, who want to invest in such projects, are being given a helping hand. Even in cloudy weather, the solar panels absorb the sun’s radiation, which means that the system is almost constantly running.

“This system is 90% more efficient than our previous boiler system and, in less than a year, we’ve already saved £850 in bills. We would recommend a Vaillant solar panel system to everyone; we are very pleased with this project.”
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