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INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N C
HE
CK
LIS
T
� Protectiv
e plastic co
atin
g fro
m th
e panels h
as b
een re
moved
� Air b
led fro
m ta
ps
� Syste
m ch
ecked fo
r water o
r glyco
l leaks
� Cold and hot w
ater p
iping ch
ecked fo
r water le
aks
� Roof tile
s put b
ack in
to positio
n
� Drain pipes fre
e of a
ny obstru
ction
� All p
ipe w
ork clip
ped w
here necessa
ry
� All h
ot p
ipes a
re la
gged
� Operatio
n of e
lement ch
ecked
� Solar co
ntro
ller co
nnecte
d
� Operatio
n of so
lar p
ump ch
ecked
� Therm
al p
aste
is used w
ith se
nsor p
robes
� Solar circu
latio
n pump and flo
w m
eter sp
eed se
t
� Solar circu
it runs sm
oothly and air p
ocket is le
ft in expansio
n ch
amber
� Owner in
structe
d on use and co
ntro
ller a
nd se
rvice
sticker m
ounted
US
ER
MA
NU
AL
Solar G
roup Accre
dite
d In
staller
IN
ST
ALLA
TIO
N IN
ST
RU
CT
ION
OP
ER
AT
IO
N &
RE
GU
LA
R C
AR
E
SO
LA
R W
AT
ER
HE
AT
ER
S M
OD
EL:
So
lah
art P
an
els
Retro
fit A
ll Typ
es
Custo
mer / U
ser
Congratulatio
ns fo
r choosin
g a Solar G
roup w
ater h
eater
We re
commend you re
ad page 1 to
7 of th
is manual.
It may sa
ve you tim
e and tro
uble la
ter.
The other p
ages o
f the m
anual a
re in
tended fo
r the in
staller.
For fu
rther a
ssistance or in
form
atio
n co
ntact o
ur se
rvice
desk
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roup.co
.nz
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ers
ion
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3
IMP
OR
TA
NT
INFO
RM
AT
ION
This m
anual re
fers to
the Solahart P
anels R
etro
Syste
m w
ith glyco
l (closed
loop) o
r water re
tro (o
pen lo
op). T
his m
eans th
at a
n existin
g ta
nk is u
sed.
Solar G
roup does n
ot ta
ke re
sponsib
ility fo
r the co
nditio
n of th
e ta
nk.
The Solahart re
tro hot w
ater sy
stems a
re to
be in
stalle
d in
acco
rdance w
ith th
e
cylin
ders m
anufactu
rer’s in
stallatio
n in
structio
ns, lo
cal a
nd NZ.3500.4 natio
nal
plumbing re
gulatio
ns, m
unicip
al b
uild
ing co
des, N
ZBC G12 and any other
relevant sta
tutory re
gulatio
ns.
Observatio
n of th
ese in
structio
ns a
nd th
e asso
ciated co
mponent in
structio
ns is
most im
porta
nt a
nd fa
ilure to
do so
could void th
e benefits o
f warra
nty.
All w
ork is to
be ca
rried out b
y appropria
tely qualifie
d tra
des p
eople or to
be
suita
bly su
pervise
d fo
r trade assista
nt d
utie
s, and to
be ca
rried out in
acco
rdance w
ith Local a
nd Natio
nal O
ccupatio
nal S
afety Guidelin
es.
The in
form
atio
n co
ntained in
this m
anual, a
nd all o
ther in
form
atio
n or a
dvice
provided by Solar G
roup Lim
ited in
connectio
n w
ith th
e purch
ase, in
stallatio
n
use and se
rvice
of S
olar G
roup w
ater h
eaters, is g
iven in
good fa
ith. S
olar
Group Lim
ited w
ill not b
e lia
ble fo
r any perso
n fo
r any in
accu
racy or o
missio
n in
the in
form
atio
n arisin
g th
rough th
e fa
ult o
f Solar G
roup Lim
ited dire
ctly or
indire
ctly.
Solar G
roup is stro
ngly advisin
g against o
pen lo
op re
trofit fo
r climate zo
ne 6,
and ta
kes n
o re
sponsib
ility fo
r any fro
st damage to
colle
ctors a
nywhere.
SA
FE
TY
Ensu
re co
mpliance w
ith sa
fety re
gulatio
ns o
f working at h
eights o
n ro
ofs.
Scalding occu
rs at 5
00C. T
his a
ppliance is ca
pable of p
roviding hot w
ater a
bove
this te
mperature. A
ll insta
llers m
ust a
dvise
custo
mers o
f the potentia
l hazard of
scalding in
acco
rdance w
ith th
e re
levant N
atio
nal sta
ndards in
cluding NZ3500.4.
A so
lar-ra
ted te
mperin
g valve m
ust b
e fitte
d on th
e hot o
utle
t of th
e ta
nk
Young ch
ildren sh
ould not p
lay w
ith th
e appliance.
Care m
ust b
e ta
ken w
hen fix
ing or re
placin
g broken glass. C
ollecto
rs have
toug
hen
ed g
lass c
om
plie
s w
ith N
ZS
4223
.1 a
nd N
ZS
4223.4
. No
oth
er g
lass
shall b
e used.
Please re
fer to
tank m
anual fo
r furth
er sa
fety issu
es.
Turning on / o
ff the so
lar se
rvice
valves is h
igh
ly d
an
gero
us and sh
ould only
be authorise
d by an approved so
lar te
chnicia
n
1
CO
MM
ISS
ININ
G –
AIR
PU
RG
ING
SC
HE
MA
TIC
For clo
sed lo
op sy
stems o
nly
22
CO
MM
ISS
ININ
G –
AIR
PU
RG
ING
C
losed
loo
p s
yste
ms o
nly
Ste
p 1
: Set u
p
Turn th
e knob on th
e pump sta
tion to
face th
e fillin
g port
All te
mp probes sh
ould be in
pockets
Ste
p 2
: Flu
sh
Connect w
ater su
pply fro
m a garden hose or m
ains p
ressu
re to
the Fillin
g Valve
and flu
sh it th
rough th
e Service
Valve.
Contin
ue until a
ll the air h
as e
scaped.
Push
the “p
ump” b
utto
n on th
e co
ntro
ller w
hile flu
shing fo
r a fe
w se
conds.
Turn th
e drain scre
w 90’ o
n th
e so
lar p
ump until it le
aks a
nd scre
w it b
ack.
Ste
p 3
: Seal &
Ch
eck
Shut d
own th
e Service
Valve, le
t the lo
op pressu
rise to
2-3 bar a
nd th
en sh
ut
down th
e w
ater su
pply via th
e Fillin
g Valve
Check th
e entire
loop and th
e panels fo
r leaks
Check th
e pressu
re gage fo
r pressu
re drop
Ste
p 4
: Gly
co
l intro
du
ctio
n
Connect th
e m
obile Commissio
ning Statio
n to
the Fillin
g Valve flo
w sid
e and th
e
Service
Valve to
the re
turn in
to th
e plastic b
in.
Fill th
e la
stic bin w
ith Glyco
l and add glyco
l mix fro
m previous co
mmissio
ning or
water if re
quire
d.
Turn on th
e co
mmissio
ning pump w
hile opening th
e Fillin
g Valve. O
pen th
e
Service
Valve sh
ortly
afte
r.
Repeat S
tep
2 and S
tep
3
Ste
p 5
: Fin
al C
heck
Watch
the so
lar p
ump in
operatio
n fo
r at list tw
o cy
cles sm
oothly and quietly
If w
eather co
nditio
ns a
re not h
eatin
g up th
e co
llecto
rs, press th
e “p
ump”
butto
n on th
e so
lar co
ntro
ller.
Repeat ste
p 2 & ste
p 3 if th
ere are any air n
oise
s or v
isible bubbles se
en
through th
e flo
w m
eter.
Botto
m expansio
n ta
nk:
Pressu
re w
hen co
ld sh
ould be ste
ady 2 bar
Top expansio
n ch
amber:
Open th
e plug to
ensu
re th
at th
e air p
ocket e
xists.
21
AB
OU
T Y
OU
R W
AT
ER
HE
AT
ER
1.
The m
ain goal o
f producin
g Solar G
roup re
tro kit h
eaters is h
eatin
g and
storin
g potable hot w
ater in
an existin
g sto
rage ta
nk usin
g so
lar e
nergy and
electricity
.
2.
When applying clo
sed circu
it retro
, the heatin
g flu
id is b
lue g
lyco
l with
anti-fre
eze qualitie
s. The blue co
lour is a
leakage in
dica
tor a
nd if sh
ows,
call a
n approved in
staller im
mediately.
3.
The glyco
l/water is h
eated in
the so
lar p
anels a
nd is circu
lated to
the
botto
m ta
nk usin
g a circu
latin
g pump.
4.
A so
lar co
ntro
ller co
ntro
ls the pump to
optim
ise energy co
llectio
n.
5.
The ty
pe of th
e re
tro co
nfig
uratio
n is d
ependent o
n th
e ty
pe of th
e existin
g
tank and th
e clim
ate zo
ne.
Clo
sed
Lo
op
On
e S
ola
ha
rt Pan
el R
etro
2
PR
OD
UC
T IN
FO
RM
AT
ION
Matc
hin
g b
etw
een
exis
ting
tan
k a
nd
Retro
Kit T
yp
e
So
lah
art R
etro
Kit T
yp
e
Su
itab
le fo
r tan
k
Co
mm
en
ts
Water o
ne panel
150-200 litre
with
additio
nal p
ort
Except fo
r zone 6
5-w
ay w
ater o
ne panel
Mains p
ressu
re 150-200 litre
Except fo
r zone 6
Hot ro
d one panel
All ty
pes 1
50-200 litre
Glyco
l one panel
150-200 litre
with
internal co
il
Water tw
o panels
180-350 litre
with
additio
nal p
ort
Except fo
r zone 6
5-w
ay w
ater tw
o panels
Mains p
ressu
re 180-350 litre
Except fo
r zone 6
Hot ro
d tw
o panels
All ty
pes 1
80-350 litre
Glyco
l two panels
180-300 litre
with
internal co
il
Glyco
l three panels
300 litre
or la
rger w
ith in
ternal co
il
Pan
els
/ C
olle
cto
rs
Dim
en
sio
ns (e
ach
): 1.94m x 1.03m x 0.084m
W
eig
ht (fu
ll): 37Kg
Insu
latio
n:
38mm Polyeste
r W
eig
ht (d
ry): 3
5Kg
Max P
ressu
re:
1000kPa
Po
rts:
25mm
Su
rface T
yp
es:
Black Carbon / S
electiv
e Coatin
g Tita
n
Circ
ula
tion
Pu
mp
/ F
low
Mete
r:
Standard: T
hree sp
eed m
ax power o
f 90w
Flow m
eter: 2
-8 l/m
in
For m
ore te
chnica
l inform
atio
n, re
fer to
the sp
ecific p
ump m
anual
So
lar C
on
trolle
r:
Smart co
ntro
ller: S
olar G
roup SolaStat P
lus-2
: 10m 3 te
mp probes; b
ooste
r co
ntro
ller a
nd digita
l disp
lay
A re
lay fo
r ripple power o
r load of 3
kW or m
ore is e
ssentia
l
Fo
r mo
re te
ch
nic
al in
form
atio
n, p
lease re
fer to
the c
on
trolle
r man
ual
3
ST
AR
T-U
P A
ND
CO
MM
ISS
ION
ING
Fillin
g th
e ta
nk w
ith w
ate
r Follo
w th
e in
structio
ns o
f the GreenGlo M
anual o
r the Combo In
stallatio
n sh
eet
WA
RN
ING
: Ensu
re th
at th
e ta
nk is fu
ll before tu
rning on th
e electric p
ower,
solar p
ump or a
ny other h
eat so
urce
Fillin
g th
e s
ola
r circ
uit w
ith g
lyco
l mix
ture
ENSURE THAT THE PANELS ARE COVERED AND NOT LEFT EXPOSED TO THE SUN W
HEN NOT
CHARGED W
ITH GLY
COL O
R IF
THE CYLIN
DER IS
NOT FILLED W
ITH W
ATER
FA
ILU
RE
TO
DO
TH
IS W
ILL V
OID
TH
E W
AR
RA
NT
Y
Warn
ing
: Care
mu
st b
e ta
ken
an
d s
uita
ble
safe
ty m
easu
res e
mp
loyed
wh
en
filling
the s
ola
r circ
uit a
s a
ny o
utflo
w fro
m th
e fillin
g c
an
be in
excess o
f 50
oC a
t wh
ich
tem
pera
ture
scald
ing
ca
n o
ccu
r
NOTE: T
he glyco
l mixture is o
f food grade and non to
xic. H
owever, ca
re m
ust
be ta
ken w
hen handlin
g not to
spill o
r accid
entally co
nsu
me.
Only use glyco
l mixture as sp
ecifie
d by Solar G
roup Lim
ited.
Fillin
g th
e so
lar circu
it require
s connectio
n to
the fillin
g valve.
No
te: A
rech
eck /
top
up
of th
e flu
id le
vel in
the s
ola
r circ
uit m
ust b
e
perfo
rmed
afte
r 15
min
ute
s. T
his
is d
on
e to
en
su
re th
at th
e
circ
uit h
as b
een
filled
to th
e c
orre
ct le
vel a
nd
an
y s
usp
en
ded
bu
bb
les o
f air h
ave ris
en
into
the e
xp
an
sio
n c
ham
ber.
P
ress “
pu
mp
” o
n th
e c
on
trolle
r to fo
rce th
e c
ircu
latio
n.
In
sp
ect th
e flo
w m
ete
r or n
ois
es fo
r evid
en
ce o
f air lo
cks
DR
AIN
ING
TH
E S
YS
TE
M
Dra
in c
lose c
ircu
it first:
IMP
OR
TA
NT
: Ensu
re th
at th
e glyco
l is not h
otte
r than 500C, co
ol if n
ecessa
ry
Drain th
e glyco
l via se
rvice
and fillin
g valves w
hile both open
Dra
inin
g th
e ta
nk:
Turn off th
e element(s); sh
ut d
own co
ld w
ater in
let a
nd lift th
e le
ver o
f the TPR
to re
lieve partia
l vacu
um w
hile draining via th
e ta
ps.
20
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N - E
LE
CT
RIC
AL
Electrica
l connectio
ns m
ust b
e in
stalled in
acco
rdance w
ith New Zealand W
iring
Regulatio
ns, lo
cal e
lectrica
l and build
ing co
des.
TH
ER
MO
ST
AT
Incre
ase th
e adjusta
ble th
erm
osta
t temperature se
tting to
65°C
.
Change th
erm
osta
t to a
uto
-reset th
erm
osta
t whenever p
ossib
le
CA
BLE
Existin
g ca
ble fro
m any previous e
lectrica
l hot w
ater sy
stem m
ay be used
provided th
at it is in
sound co
nditio
n and is o
f the co
rrect size
SO
LA
R T
IMER
(not re
qu
ired
with
sm
art c
on
trolle
r) It is re
commended th
at a
timer b
e in
stalled and se
t to tu
rn th
e booste
r element
on at 4
pm and off a
t 6pm, th
en on again at 4
am and off a
t 6am.
SM
AR
T C
ON
TO
LLE
R
Whenever th
e element is w
ired to
a rip
ple power o
r the element ra
ting is h
igher
than 3kW, a
rela
y b
ox m
ust b
e in
stalled.
Insta
ll the Relay Box as p
er p
age 2 betw
een th
e element a
nd th
e rip
ple power.
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N - P
UM
P &
SO
LA
R C
ON
TR
OLLE
R
Mount p
ump; co
ntro
ller a
nd pressu
re gage so
it is in acce
ssible positio
n
SO
LA
R C
ON
TR
OLLER
Ensu
re th
at p
robe pockets a
re dry; u
se Therm
al P
aste
betw
een probes a
nd
pockets a
nd se
al a
gainst m
oistu
re afte
rward. P
anel se
nsor is m
arked Roof.
Place it in
the pocket o
n th
e la
st panel o
f the circu
it befo
re c
om
mis
sio
nin
g
Pla
cin
g I
nte
l an
d T
an
k S
en
so
rs:
The in
let p
robe sh
ould go onto th
e flo
w pipe before th
e pump ca
ble-tig
ht a
nd
lagged or in
the 5-w
ay valve pocket o
r in a Cold port p
ocket o
r by usin
g S3
mountin
g kit (sta
inless o
r copper ta
nks o
nly)
The ta
nk probe sh
ould go onto th
e upper ta
nk approx 2/3 height u
sing S3
probe kit o
r similar. If u
pper e
lement e
xist p
ush
insid
e th
e element b
ox, a
bove
the element, b
etw
een th
e in
sulatio
n and th
e ta
nk co
re
Having co
mpleted th
is; connect th
e co
ntro
ller to
the power p
oint, p
lug in
the
pump 3-pin plug in
to th
e co
ntro
ller, a
nd co
nnect th
e re
lay box to
the co
ntro
ller
Do not p
ower u
p th
e co
ntro
ller b
efore co
mmissio
ning. T
he pump m
ust o
nly be
activ
e afte
r the so
lar circu
it has b
een fille
d and air h
as b
een expelled.
Ad
just o
f the c
on
trolle
r settin
gs m
ay a
ffect s
ola
r perfo
rman
ce -
dis
cu
ss w
ith o
wn
er
19
WA
TE
R Q
UA
LIT
Y
Water q
uality
has n
o effe
ct on th
e Solahart G
lyco
l or th
e Solahart H
ot R
od re
tro
kits. Water q
uality
may affe
ct the lo
ngevity
of th
e so
lar p
anels in
areas w
here w
ater
is highly acid
ic, high in
solid
s or ca
lcium.
Contact S
olar G
roup re
garding m
aintenance tip
s for th
ose areas.
The fin
al fitn
ess o
f water d
elivered is d
epending upon th
e quality
of w
ater
supplied to
the sy
stem.
RE
GU
LA
R C
AR
E
Reg
ula
rly (fo
r clo
sed
loo
p s
yste
ms):
Check th
e pressu
re gauge fo
r pressu
re drop below 1 bar
If below 1 bar ca
ll the in
staller im
mediately
Six
Mo
nth
ly:
Near th
e to
p of th
e w
ater h
eater y
ou w
ill find th
e TPR Valve (T
emperature
Pressu
re Relief V
alve). R
aise
the lo
wer le
ver a
nd gently
release so
me w
ater in
to th
e re
lief p
ipe.
Notes:
• If w
ater d
oes n
ot flo
w down th
e re
lief p
ipe, o
r if water
does n
ot sto
p flo
wing once you re
leased th
e le
ver,
contact y
our p
lumber
• It is n
orm
al fo
r the valve to
release sm
all a
mount o
f water d
urin
g heatin
g cy
cles
• Never b
lock th
e re
lief d
rain pipe
Yearly
main
ten
an
ce:
Wash
the glass co
ver o
f the co
llecto
r with
a household
detergent. In
spect th
e co
llecto
r glass se
als a
nd su
rface
coatin
g fo
r deterio
ratio
n
Fiv
e y
early
ma
inte
na
nce:
It is reco
mmended th
at a
n accre
dite
d Solar G
roup in
staller ca
rry out a
regular
checkup se
rvice
and re
place
s the glyco
l.
4
PE
RFO
RM
AN
CE
EX
PE
CT
AT
ION
S &
OP
TIM
ISA
TIO
N
EX
PEC
TA
TIO
NS
Solar ra
diatio
n is g
reater o
n su
nny cle
ar d
ays b
etw
een 9am and 3pm.
Durin
g cle
ar su
nny days th
e sy
stem w
ill exceed approxim
ately tw
ice th
e
maxim
um daily outsid
e air te
mperature.
Durin
g clo
udy days th
e sy
stem w
ill exceed th
e m
ax. d
aily outsid
e te
mperature.
Durin
g non-use, a
maxim
um te
mperature of 8
50C m
ay be ach
ieved.
TIP
S
Sch
edule heavy w
ash
ing lo
ads a
s close as p
ossib
le to
the m
iddle of th
e day.
Evening sh
owers w
ill improve efficie
ncy co
mparin
g to
morning sh
owers.
On lo
w or n
o so
lar d
ays y
ou sh
ould avoid heavy usage of h
ot w
ater a
nd sp
read
hot w
ater u
sage evenly th
roughout th
e day.
SH
AD
ING
If shading over y
our so
lar p
anels is e
xperie
nced betw
een 9am and 3pm th
en:
1. Annually prune or cu
t trees o
r shrubs th
at sh
ade th
e sy
stem.
2. Partia
l shading by ch
imneys, T
V antennas, a
nd ro
of e
recte
d fix
tures, d
urin
g
these hours is a
cceptable provided th
at it d
oes n
ot e
xce
ed 10% of th
e area.
SM
AR
T C
ON
TR
OLLER
SE
TTIN
GS
1. Lower th
e boost-o
n and th
e boost-o
ff settin
gs d
urin
g su
mmer.
2. Durin
g w
inter p
erio
ds th
e human body generally prefers h
ot w
ater a
bove
400C to
bathe in
, so in
crease boost-o
n and boost o
ff settin
g is e
ssentia
l for
comfort u
nless a
wet b
ack is fitte
d.
3. Restrict b
oostin
g to
upper e
lement to
maxim
ise sa
vings
TE
MP
ER
AT
UR
E R
UN
DO
WN
GU
IDA
NC
E
The te
mperature ru
n down occu
rs where heat is tra
nsfe
rred fro
m th
e to
p stra
ta
of th
e w
ater in
the cy
linder to
a lo
wer co
ld w
ater stra
tum. T
his h
eat is N
OT lo
st
to th
e sy
stem but is sim
ply co
nducte
d fro
m one stra
ta le
vel to
another in
side
the sto
rage ta
nk.
This w
ill happen:
1.
Shortly
afte
r the element is tu
rned on (u
p to
30 m
inutes)
2.
When th
e so
lar sta
rts intro
ducin
g heat w
hile th
e botto
m of th
e ta
nk is co
ld
3.
Overnight
5
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N S
ET
UP
So
lah
art R
etro
Gly
co
l TH
RE
E P
AN
ELS
or m
ore
18
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N S
ET
UP
So
lah
art R
etro
5-w
ay W
ate
r on
e p
an
el
Heat c
ou
nte
r
13
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N –
CO
LLE
CT
OR
FIX
ING
Tile Roofs
M
etal R
oofs
10
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N S
ET
UP
So
lah
art R
etro
gly
co
l on
e p
an
el
11
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N S
ET
UP
So
lah
art R
etro
Wate
r on
e p
an
el
Heat C
ou
nte
r
12
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N S
ET
UP
S
ola
hart R
etro
Ho
t Ro
d tw
o p
an
els
15
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N –
CY
LIN
DE
R; P
IPE
WO
RK
& P
UM
P
Gen
era
l All p
ipe w
ork w
ithin th
e ro
of sp
ace m
ust b
e se
curely clip
ped to
prevent v
ibratio
n.
Drainpipes sh
ould be cle
ar o
f any possib
le obstru
ction. H
ot w
ater p
ipes m
ust b
e
copper, u
se tig
ht fittin
gs o
r Teflo
n only. P
ipes sh
ould be fu
lly in
sulated w
ith m
in.
13mm w
all in
the Zone 5 and 19mm in
Zone 6. U
se UV ta
pe on th
e la
gging
where exposed to
UV. P
ipe ru
n sh
ould be as sh
ort a
s possib
le.
Co
ld a
nd
Ho
t wate
r su
pp
ly a
nd
cylin
der d
rain
The th
erm
al d
ischarge ra
ting of a
ll protectio
n valves m
ust b
e greater th
an 7kW
mainly TPR Valve and Cold w
ater re
lief v
alve
So
lar flo
w
The so
lar flo
w lin
e to
the so
lar p
ump is co
nnecte
d to
the cy
linder a
t the botto
m.
Ensu
re th
at th
e pump is o
rientated so
that it is d
rawing flu
ids fro
m th
e cy
linder
and push
ing it u
p to
the panels, th
e dire
ction of th
e flo
w is in
dica
ted w
ith an
arro
w on th
e pump ca
sing.
So
lar re
turn
The so
lar re
turn lin
e fro
m th
e so
lar co
llecto
rs is connecte
d to
the cy
linder a
t the
return co
nnectio
n. It sh
ould be s
ho
rter th
an so
lar flo
w pipe.
A Heat T
rap is to
be in
stalled to
minim
ise heat lo
sses w
hen sy
stem is id
le.
The drop below th
e norm
al p
iping lin
e sh
ould be no le
ss than 300mm and
extend no le
ss than 200mm in
length before its re
turn to
the norm
al p
iping lin
e.
Pip
e s
ize g
uid
e a
nd
flow
mete
r rate
s
Flow ra
te sh
ould be 2-3 litre
/min per p
anel. A
djust p
ump sp
eed and if d
own to
speed 1, a
djust flo
w m
eter.
Pipe Run =
Pipe le
ngth of flo
w pipe +
Pipe le
ngth of re
turn pipe +
1 m
eter p
er
bend +
10 m
eters if tw
o sto
rey up
Nu
mb
er o
f P
an
els
P
ipe R
un
in m
ete
rs
Reco
mm
en
ded
Pip
e
Dia
mete
r Flo
w m
ete
r rate
1
Less th
an 40
15
mm
2
-3 litre
/m
in
1
More th
an 40
20
mm
2
-3 litre
/m
in
2
Less th
an 30
15
mm
4
-6 litre
/m
in
2
More th
an 30
20
mm
4
-6 litre
/m
in
Maxim
um head is 6
meters. A
lso re
fer to
the pump in
stallatio
n in
structio
ns.
Usin
g a 10mm pipe is a
cceptable fo
r less th
an 10 m
eter ru
ns
8
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N - S
OLA
R P
AN
ELS
It is im
porta
nt th
at th
e in
stallatio
n of th
e panels w
ill not co
mpromise
the
integrity
of th
e ro
of o
r the build
ing as p
er G
12 AS2. A
lways u
se neo-prim
e
wash
ers o
r other in
sulators, to
prevent d
issimilar m
etal co
rrosio
n.
Before sta
rting, p
eel o
ff the protectiv
e plastic co
atin
g fro
m th
e panels a
s it will
bake onto th
e su
rface if e
xposed to
the su
nlig
ht.
Protect th
e gutte
r from damage ca
used by la
dders e
tc.
Lift th
e so
lar p
anels o
nto th
e ro
of o
ne at a
time. T
he best w
ay is to
rest e
ach
panel a
gainst th
e gutte
r while su
pportin
g it fro
m th
e ground.
Then pull u
p th
e panel o
nto th
e ro
of.
Fix
ing
Meth
od
s
Tile
d ro
ofs
1.
Allo
w fo
r the upper co
llecto
r support a
ngle being positio
ned 3 tile
s down
from th
e rid
ge ca
p, p
ositio
n th
e botto
m co
llecto
r support a
ngle 2 m
eters
below w
here th
e to
p co
llecto
r Z su
pport a
ngle w
ill be.
2.
Slid
e on th
e stra
ps to
the botto
m co
llecto
r support a
ngle and fa
sten th
e
straps u
sing sta
inless te
k scre
ws to
the ra
fters u
nderneath th
e tile
s.
3.
Positio
n panels in
to th
e botto
m co
llecto
r support a
ngle and begin
connectin
g th
em to
gether u
sing th
e in
ter-co
nnecto
rs. Connect a
ll start
pipes a
nd other fittin
gs su
pplied w
here re
quire
d.
IMPORTANT: E
nsu
re th
at fib
ber w
ash
ers a
re fitte
d to
all L
type panel
connectio
ns lu
brica
ted w
ith black graphite
4.
Blank off th
e re
maining so
lar p
anel co
nnectio
ns u
sing a blanking nut a
nd
sensor n
ut.
5.
Do not p
lace se
nso
r cable if sy
stem re
mains d
ry fo
r more th
an 24hrs
6.
Positio
n th
e upper co
llecto
r support a
ngle and fa
sten to
the ra
fters.
7.
Lock th
e botto
m and to
p co
llecto
r to su
pport a
ngles w
ith cla
mps.
Meta
l Ro
ofs
The procedure is th
e sa
me as th
e above except th
at th
e upper co
llecto
r support
angles sh
ould be fa
stened stra
ight o
nto a ro
of p
urlin
Use th
e sa
me fa
stening fo
r the botto
m angle.
Use neoprene w
ash
ers.
9
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N S
ET
UP
So
lah
art R
etro
Wate
r two
pan
els
or m
ore
w
ith H
eat C
ou
nte
r
14
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N S
ET
UP
So
lah
art R
etro
gly
co
l two
pan
els
17
WA
RR
AN
TY
RE
GIS
TR
ATIO
N: W
AR
RA
NT
Y C
AR
D
You sh
ould re
ceive a re
gistra
tion ca
rd dire
ctly fro
m your in
staller. If y
ou haven’t
received a w
arra
nty ca
rd w
ithin 30 days o
f the in
stallatio
n date please co
ntact
Solar G
roup Ltd. 0
800 769377 or w
arra
nty@solargroup.co
.nz
CLA
IMS
All cla
ims m
ust b
e re
porte
d via th
e in
staller n
ot to
Solar G
roup Ltd.
TE
RM
S A
ND
CO
ND
ITIO
NS
The panel w
arra
nty is fo
r 5 years fro
m in
stallatio
n date per w
arra
nty ca
rd.
Contro
ller ca
rries 2
-year, a
ll other p
arts a
nd la
bour ca
rry 1
2 m
on
ths
warra
nty
CH
AN
GES
OF O
WN
ER
S
The w
arra
nty extends b
eyond th
e orig
inal p
urch
aser to
subsequent o
wners o
f
the sy
stem durin
g th
e orig
inal w
arra
nty perio
d.
CO
NS
UM
ER
S S
TA
TU
TO
RY
RIG
HT
S
All b
enefits o
ffered by th
is warra
nty are in
additio
n to
all o
ther sta
tutory rig
hts
AN
CIL
LA
RY
PA
RT
S
This w
arra
nty only applies to
the w
ater h
eater a
nd orig
inal o
r genuine co
mpany
components re
placement p
arts. N
OT co
vered, a
re any plumbing or e
lectrica
l parts su
pplied by th
e in
staller a
nd an in
tegral p
art o
f the w
ater h
eater, e
.g.
pressu
re lim
iting valves; sto
p co
ck; v
alves; e
lectrica
l switch
es o
r timers; o
r fuses
EX
CLU
SIO
NS
The product is m
isused, n
eglecte
d, a
bused or o
perated w
ithout a
ppropria
te flu
id; o
r syste
ms a
re flu
shed by a cle
aning agent o
r product n
ot re
commended by Solar G
roup ltd
Damage is ca
used by an act o
f God, fire
, lightning, flo
od, e
arth
quake, la
ndslid
e, sto
rm,
hail, w
ind, o
r severe adverse
weather co
nditio
ns.
Equipment su
pplied by Solar G
roup as p
art o
f the in
stallatio
n kit h
as n
ot b
een in
stalled.
Water h
ammer o
ccurs, o
r pressu
re flu
ctuates a
bove th
e sta
ndard valve se
ttings.
Other su
ch equipment a
nd parts n
ot su
pplied by Solar G
roup to
this in
stallatio
n w
hich
may affe
ct its operatio
n/perfo
rmance m
ust first b
e authorize
d in
writin
g by Solar G
roup
Ltd.
NO
TE
S
Any re
placement sy
stem or p
arts th
ereof p
rovided under th
is warra
nty do not ca
rry a
new w
arra
nty. T
he unexpire
d w
arra
nty re
mains e
ffectiv
e.
Whenever it is n
ot a
standard in
stallatio
n; i.e
. Lim
ited acce
ss, exce
ssive ro
of p
itch or
multip
le sto
rey, a
dditio
nal co
sts & excessiv
e tra
vel m
ay be in
curre
d at th
e expense of
the co
nsu
mer. S
olar G
roup Ltd sh
all n
ot b
e lia
ble fo
r any co
nsequentia
l damages;
damage to
furnitu
re, w
alls, o
r any in
cidental e
xpenses re
sultin
g fro
m any defects o
f its products. T
he glass fitte
d to
the so
lar p
anels is n
ot co
vered by th
is warra
nty.
This w
arra
nty is fo
r domestic u
se only. F
or d
etails o
n all o
ther situ
atio
ns (co
mmercia
l farm
ing or in
dustria
l) contact S
olar G
roup Ltd.
6
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N - G
EN
ER
AL
PE
RM
ITS
The owner sh
all o
btain all re
levant p
erm
its and build
ing co
nsents fro
m all th
e
regulatory authoritie
s, before co
mmencin
g w
ork to
insta
ll the so
lar h
ot w
ater
syste
m.
All p
lumbing and in
stallatio
n w
ork sh
all co
mply w
ith Local B
ody and Natio
nal
Standard NZ3500.4 and NZBC G12.
PR
IO
R T
O C
OM
ME
NC
ING
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N
Lo
catio
n o
f so
lar p
an
els
:
The co
ntra
ctor sh
all in
spect th
e premise
s and ro
of stru
cture to
ensu
re:
ii) The so
lar p
anels a
re lo
cated in
an area of th
e ro
of, w
hich
will b
e unsh
aded
all y
ear ro
und. C
heck high build
ings o
r trees in
the vicin
ity fo
r WIN
TER
shade. D
iscuss w
ith th
e clie
nt a
bout trim
ming tre
es if sh
ading is a
pparent.
iii) The lo
catio
n of th
e sto
rage ta
nk sh
ould give an efficie
nt h
ot w
ater su
pply
at th
e point o
f usage w
ith equal d
istributio
n th
roughout th
e house.
iv)
The area ch
osen is stru
cturally ca
pable of a
cceptin
g th
e so
lar p
anels.
v)
Adequate ro
of d
rainage w
here th
e so
lar p
anels w
ill be positio
ned so
they
do not a
ct as co
llectio
n points fo
r leaves a
nd debris.
vi)
Advise
the clie
nt o
f the optim
um lo
catio
n and CONFIR
M th
at lo
catio
n.
Orie
nta
tion
of S
ola
r Pan
els
: For o
ptim
um perfo
rmance th
e so
lar p
anels sh
ould be in
stalled fa
cing to
wards
the equator. A
lways ch
eck th
e orie
ntatio
n and use a co
mpass. V
aria
tion of u
p
to 450 E
ast o
r West h
ave little
effe
ct on th
e so
lar co
ntrib
utio
n (le
ss than 5%).
Varia
tions o
f more th
an 45o ca
n be acce
ptable fo
r lower th
an average hot w
ater
usage, o
therw
ise co
nsid
er a
side/re
verse
stand or u
pgrading th
e so
lar p
anels
Inclin
atio
n A
ng
le:
Minim
um re
commended in
clinatio
n angle is la
titude m
inus 2
0°
Fro
st P
ron
e A
reas.
The Solahart re
tro glyco
l & H
ot ro
d kits a
re desig
ned fo
r frost p
rone areas.
The glyco
l mix has sp
ecific p
ropertie
s it prevent th
em fro
m fre
ezin
g to
-10°C
.
Double th
e glyco
l concentra
tion fo
r deep fro
st area (-1
0°C
to -2
8°C
)
Solahart w
ater re
tro sh
ould have a fro
st valve and is n
ot re
commended in
zone 6
CO
MM
IS
SIO
NIN
G
NO
TE
: Th
e s
tora
ge c
ylin
der m
ust b
e c
on
necte
d a
nd
filled
with
wate
r p
rior to
so
lar o
r an
y o
ther h
ea
t so
urc
e c
om
mis
sio
nin
g.
The co
mmissio
ning of th
e in
stallatio
n and its h
anding over to
the clie
nt is th
e
resp
onsib
ility of th
e in
staller. T
he in
staller sh
all in
struct th
e clie
nt in
the m
ethod
of o
peratio
n of th
e sy
stem and hand th
e clie
nt a
copy of th
is manual.
7
INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N S
ET
UP
So
lah
art R
etro
Wate
r 5-w
ay tw
o p
an
els
or m
ore
16