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Maintenance costs money, while the travel involved takes also a toll on the environment, not least in terms of CO2 emissions. Solar antifreeze typically needs checking every year and should be replaced every seven years, so solar water heating systems which do not need it may, for some installations, be preferable over systems which do. To balance this, direct solar heating systems may need internal flushing out at a similar interval.

Solartwin wins DTI SMART award
Ten of Britain's brightest businesses have benefited from DTI support to achieve real commercial success. Three of the ten awards were to environmental businesses, including ourselves, Solar Twin Ltd of Cheshire.