Congratulations! You have purchased an environmentally safe aeration system designed to run on clean, solar power energy.
Important Safety Instructions: Reduce risk of bodily injury when handling bulky and/or heavy components by using a 2-person installation team. A second person should help to lift and handle these components. DANGER: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! DO NOT TOUCH ANY UNINSULATED PARTS OF THE SOLAR PANEL, OUTPUT WIRING CONNECTED TO THE SOLAR PANEL OR INSIDE BLACK ELECTRICAL BOX LOCATED IN THE CABINET. The solar panel can develop voltages greater than 42V DC, which poses a shock and/or electrocution hazard.
How Much Sun is required? One common source of confusion with regards to solar powered aerators is the question of how much sun is required to successfully power the aerator? Does it have to be perfectly sunny? What if a cloud blocks the sun? The answer is... it depends. The sun's energy varies throughout the day and at some point in the day (usually around 12pm), the sun will reach its peak intensity. If it's a clear day (i.e.
Step 1: Preparing install area Choose a proposed Direct Drive “DD” solar system location. Clear any debris in area where proposed install site will be located. Check for trees that may be obstructing solar panels (trim if needed). Step 2: Installing 5ft- 1 ½” round galvanized solar panel pole Using a digging shovel or post hole shovel, dig hole 2ft-2 1/2ft in depth and 2-3ft in diameter. Insert pole into center of hole. (See figure #1) Galvanized solar panel pole must be at the least 2ft deep in hole.
Step 3: Connecting two solar panel support brackets to (A) & (B) braces Connect two support angles brackets to (A) and (B) braces using provided hardware (One ¼-20 x ½” bolt, one ¼” washer and one ¼” nut) for each (A) and (B) support bracket. All support brackets are predrilled. See Figure #1 & 2. Figure #1 (A) Bracket Figure #2 (B) Bracket Outdoor Water Solutions 2300 S. Old Missouri Rd, Springdale, AR 72764 866-471-1614, www.outdoorwatersolutions.
Step 4: Attaching 2 x 54” x 1 ½” angle to adjustable solar panel mount Lay both (A) and (B) 1 1/2” angle braces on table. (See figure #3) The 1 ½” angle brace (A) has two 6” apart center predrilled holes. The (B) 1 ½” predrilled brace with two-3 ½” spaced predrilled holes in center of bottom brace will be the closest brace to assembler. In the center of the braces (A) and (B), mount the adjustable solar panel mount loosely to braces by connecting all four 1/4- 20 bolts and nuts to braces.
Step 5: Installing two way adjustable solar panel mounting kit with braces to solar panels. (See figure #5) The two solar panels are predrilled. On a table, face the solar panels glass (blue) side down and the junction box wiring up. The panels should be side by side. Mounting the two way adjustable solar panel mounting kit and braces by attaching to the center of the back of the solar panels.
Step #6 Installing both panels to galvanized pole Once concrete has set and hardened, remove leveling supports from pole. Team lift panels in position facing true south. Insert adjustable solar mounting bracket into galvanized pole. Once South is determined and panels are set, tighten all five- ¼”- 20 nuts on the solar panel mount clamping panels onto galvanized pole (See Figure #7). Screw in the two selftapping screws to lock in adjustable panel mount onto galvanized pole (See Figure #8).
Figure #9 Step #7- (See Figure #9) Setting the tilt for your solar panels: To get the most power from your solar panel the adjustable mounting bracket must be set correctly. (US chart next page) The tilt should be equal to your latitude, minus 15 degrees in summer or plus 15 degrees in winter. Example: If the Solar Panel is located near Denver, CO which has a latitude of 40 degrees, then: • • • 40 minus 15 equals 25 degrees for the summer. 40 plus 15 degrees equals 55 degrees for the winter.
Step #8 (Optional) Connecting Solar system to existing functional windmill (See Figure #9) Using barb connector tee and clamps, cut poly-tubing from windmill to splice in tee connection and tighten clamps. On the remaining barb, connect solar cabinet outlet hose to barb and tighten clamp. The hose from the Solar cabinet must have an inline check valve. Figure #9 Outdoor Water Solutions 2300 S. Old Missouri Rd, Springdale, AR 72764 866-471-1614, www.outdoorwatersolutions.
Step #9 Connecting compressor to solar panels Start by connecting the positive female connector from the cabinet to the positive male Y-connector from solar panels. (See figure #10) Connect the negative side (male connector) to female Y-connector from solar panel. (See figure #11) Ty-wrap all loose cables to pole and secure cable under panel. Figure #10 Figure #11 Figure #12 Outdoor Water Solutions 2300 S. Old Missouri Rd, Springdale, AR 72764 866-471-1614, www.outdoorwatersolutions.
Step #11 Turning on solar system MAKE SURE CABINET MC4 CONNECTIONS ARE CONNECTED TO SOLAR PANELS PRIOR TO SYSTEM START UP. After positioning all diffusers in pond unlock cabinet and turn the toggle switch to the on position. We recommend turning your electric aerator on for an hour the first day, then increasing the time by a couple of hours each day until it is running continuously. On rare occasions, you can have a pond “turnover” if you turn aeration on continuously in a pond not previously aerated.
