USER MANUAL INSTALLATION CHECKLIST - Solar Group … Dealer/Technical Info... · SOLAR W ATER...
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INSTALLATION CHECKLIST Protective plastic coating from the panels has been removed Air bled from taps System checked for water or glycol leaks Cold and hot water piping checked for water leaks Roof tiles put back into position Drain pipes free of any obstruction All pipe work clipped where necessary All hot pipes are lagged Operation of element checked Solar controller connected Operation of solar pump checked Thermal paste is used with sensor probes Solar circulation pump and flow meter speed set Solar circuit runs smoothly and air pocket is left in expansion chamber Owner instructed on use and controller and service sticker mounted USER MANUAL Solar Group Accredited Installer INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION OPERATION & REGULAR CARE SOLAR WATER HEATERS MODEL: Solahart Panels Retrofit All Types Customer / User Congratulations for choosing a Solar Group water heater We recommend you read page 1 to 7 of this manual. It may save you time and trouble later. The other pages of the manual are intended for the installer. For further assistance or information contact our service desk 0800 769 377 info@Solar Group.co.nz Version 01/2013
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TA
LLA
TIO
N C
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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
.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
