SURVEY
ON
SOLAR
WATER
HEATER
USERS
A
survey
conducted
in
a
typical
city
of
India
amongst
users
of
solar
water
heating
system
would
give
a
breakup
somewhat
along
the
following
lines…
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100%
of
the
users
are
in
the
middle
higher
to
higher
income
group
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70%
and
above
prefer
systems
with
electrical
backup
while
less
than
30%
opted
for
stand
alone
solar
water
heaters.
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More
than
80%
of
the
users
bought
the
systems
directly
from
the
manufacturer
without
any
third
party
financing
or
loan.
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More
than
90%
of
the
users
found
a
solar
water
heating
system
to
be
satisfactory,
especially
in
saving
fuel
costs.
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More
than
90%
of
users
would
have
liked
"subsidy"
to
be
available
on
solar
water
heating
systems.
In
fact
most
have
purchased
the
system
under
subsidy
scheme.
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