Owner's manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFE INSTALLATION, USE AND SERVICE............................2
Important Denitions .................................................2
GENERAL SAFETY .................................................................3
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 4
System Description ...................................................4
Preparing for Installation ............................................4
TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................... 5
SYSTEM DIAGRAM/TYPICAL INSTALLATION ...................... 6
SYSTEM COMPONENT PART ...............................................7
STORAGE TANK INSTALLATION ........................................... 7
Local Codes ..............................................................7
Temperature-Pressure Relief Valve .......................7-8
Closed System/Thermal Expansion ........................... 8
Locating the Solar Water Heater ............................... 8
Water Piping ........................................................... 8-9
Installation in Residential Garages.............................9
Filling the Solar Water Heater with Water ..................9
Wiring of Element ................................................. 9-10
Thermostat .............................................................. 10
Temperature Regulation ..........................................10
Temperature Settings ......................................... 10-11
Temperature Adjustment ......................................... 11
Tank Sensor ............................................................ 11
Draining ..............................................................11-12
Element ................................................................... 12
Element Replacement .............................................12
Anode ......................................................................12
Water Heater Sounds ..............................................12
SOLAR COLLECTOR INSTALLATION .................................13
Collector Location ...................................................13
General Considerations ..........................................13
Collector Orientation ..........................................14-15
Spanner Mounting .............................................. 15-17
Attaching Collector to Mounting Brackets ...............18
Collector Piping ....................................................... 19
Collector Piping Detail .............................................20
Sensor Wiring at Collector ......................................20
Sensor Mounting at Collector ..................................20
Piping Through the Roof .........................................20
Piping Insulation ......................................................20
Preparation of the Heat Transfer Fluid .................... 20
PUMP STATION INSTALLATION ..........................................21
Pump Station ...........................................................21
Safety Instructions ...................................................21
Safety Equipment ....................................................22
Wall Mounting the Solar Pump Station ...................22
Plumbing Conguration ...........................................22
Function ..................................................................23
Flowmeter ...............................................................24
Start-up and Operation of the Solar Pump Station ..24
Leak Detection ........................................................24
Flushing ..............................................................24-25
Filling .......................................................................25
Draining ....................................................................25
PUMP STATION CONTROL INSTRUCTIONS ...................... 26
Control Instructions .................................................26
Operation and Function ......................................26-31
TROUBLESHOOTING .....................................................32-34
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE .....................................................35
REPAIR PARTS .....................................................................36
HEAT TRANSFER FLUID PROPERTIES .............................37
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