household_solar_installation_handbook.pdf

This document was produced by the Master Plumbers’ and Mechanical Services Association of Australia (MPMSAA) for the Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (DEWHA) as an element of the 2009 Low Emissions Hot Water Program.

This pilot plumber training program was commissioned to build capacity in the plumbing industry for the installation and maintenance of lower emissions hot water heating systems.

The program consisted of a two-staged approach:

1. a pilot series of national training workshops in lower emissions hot water systems; and

2. the development of this household solar hot water design and installation handbook.

The program aims to promote the uptake of low emission hot water systems in the lead up to the phase out of greenhouse intensive water heaters, commencing during 2010, an initiative of the Australian, state and territory governments.