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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/2

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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