Domestic Hot Water Supply System The Solar Panel system is usually found on the roof, It uses the Sun's thermal radiation to warm up water for the house, the blackened layer absorbs the radiant energy and warms up the water flowing through the pipes. But the Hot water system uses cold water from the cold water supply tank and sinks it to the Boiler, where it is heated, and then the water which comes from the Solar panel system and water which comes from the boiler is collected in a hot water storage tank, to be used later. It is known that cold water sinks down and hot water rises up, and so if water in the hot water storage tank cools down it sinks down and then it is carried through pipes to the boiler to be reboiled.