Installation
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Panel Configuration Types
Refer to the panel configuration types shown below to determine the best layout for your particular location. Depending on your roof layout you may need to split the panels into two or more sets and it is important to plumb them as shown in the diagram for best results.
(The diagram reference (Diagram F) here refers to the User Guide supplied with each installation.)
Installation of Panels
- Remove panels from carton and carefully unroll
in the desired location.
Panels must be laid flat. - Join the upper headers together using the
supplied rubber couplings and stainless steel hose clamps.
(Diagram B) Be careful not to over tighten the clamps. - Fasten the upper headers to the roof or platform every foot by placing a supplied 12” strap around the rubber coupling and using a supplied lag bolt to secure it. (Diagram C). Roof tar or sealant should be used on all lag bolts to ensure a water tight seal. The panel array MUST be sloped approximately 1inch in 4 feet to allow for drainage back to the pump.
- Proceed to the bottom of the panels and straighten them. Join the bottom headers together using the supplied rubber couplings and stainless steel hose clamps. (Diagram C) Do not fasten the bottom headers to the roof. This will allow for expansion and contraction of the panels.
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Using the 3 supplied
48” straps, fasten the first strap 12” from the
bottom of the header using the supplied lag bolts. (Diagram C) Roof
tar or sealant should be used on all lag bolts to ensure a water
tight seal. Do not over tighten the straps so that panels can move
slightly.
- Fasten the second supplied 48” strap 36” up from the first strap and the third 48” strap 36” up from the second strap. (Diagram C) Roof tar or sealant should be used on all lag bolts to ensure a water tight seal. Do not over tighten the straps so that panels can move slightly.
- The water flow from the manual or thermostatic
3 way
valve
(Diagram D & E) must be connected to the bottom of the panel
header (Water in flow to solar) and returned from the top headers at
the opposite end. (Water out flow from solar) (Diagram C) Regardless
of the panel configurations. (See Diagram F- Configurations) - Glue the desired 1-1/2” PVC couplings onto the
headers at the water in-flow end and at the water out-flow end
(depending on the panel configurations) Any end of the headers that
is not used must be end capped or capped with a drain plug (optional)
at the lowest point of the panels for ease
of
draining.(Diagram C) - Glue 1-1/2” PVC piping to the headers end coupling (Water out flow end) (Diagram C) and return the piping back to a recommended one-way check valve and then into the by-pass Tee line (Step 17.) to the heater or pool.
- A 3-way manual or thermostatic valve must be installed directly after the filter and before any other type of heaters. (Diagram D & E)
- If using a thermostatic 3 way valve, follow manufacturer’s installation instructions. (Diagram D)
- If using a manual 3 way valve, the water out
pipe from the filter should be installed into the center position of
the manual 3 way valve. (Diagram E)
With the valve handle, the water can be directed to go to either the water in-flow to the solar panels, or switched to the bypass line back into the heater or pool.
- In the by-pass line from the manual or thermostatic 3 way valve, a Tee fitting must be installed to connect to the return pipe from the water out flow line of the panels. (Diagram D & E) A one-way check valve is recommended to be installed in the water out from the solar line just before water goes into the Tee. This will prevent back flow to the panels.
- From the remaining open side of the Tee, run piping to the heater or directly back to the pool. (Diagram D & E)