Theoretical investigations have shown that solar combisystems based on bikini tanks for low energy houses perform better than solar domestic hot water systems based on mantle tanks. Tank-in-tank solar combisystems are also attractive from a thermal performance point of view. In this paper, theoretical comparisons between solar combisystems based on bikini tanks and tank-in-tank solar combisystems are presented. The investigations are carried out for different designs and sizes of the two solar heating system types installed in different houses. The investigations show which types of solar combisystems are suitable for low energy houses, new houses built according to the building codes and old houses.