Residential Solar Hot Water Workshop, Des Moines
Jeff Benz of The Solar Consultants
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Jeff Benz was Iowa born & raised on parent's farm in far NW Iowa.  He was a carpenter & Mason in US Navy Seabees, and a Vietnam Vet.

 

1977-78 – Attended Scott Community College, Solar Heating Technicians program.

1979 – Began installing Solar water & air systems in Iowa. Mostly DHW; combination DHW & space heating; Pool heating.

 

1985 – 40% Federal Solar Energy Tax credit scheduled to expire by end of the year lead to sharp decline of Solar sales. Continued to provide service & repair.

 

Fall of 1985 – Began employment with a manufacturers rep firm working with, and selling hydronic heating equipment.

1986 – Rep firm became first in Iowa to promote RFH (Radiant Floor Heating) using Pex tubing.

 

1995-Present – Working full time in Wholesale distribution designing & selling RFH & other forms of hydronic heating systems.

 

Throughout the years Jeff has continued to help people understand how Renewable Energy can be used to heat water used for daily domestic hot water & space heating systems.

 

Specializing in hydronic heating system designs using Solar hot water; wood, corn or waste oil boilers; water-to-water Geothermal heat pumps; fossil fuel back-up.