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Horizon Fitness ecoSAVER Installation & Operation Manual
Horizon Fitness ecoSAVER Installation & Operation Manual

Horizon Fitness ecoSAVER Installation & Operation Manual

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Please read all instructions carefully before installing your system.
Your warranty and your enjoyment of the ecoSAVER Solar Heating System is affected by
the proper installation of this product.
10' SYSTEM
INSTALLATION & OPERATION MANUAL
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Water Flow
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  • Page 1 10’ SYSTEM INSTALLATION & OPERATION MANUAL Please read all instructions carefully before installing your system. Your warranty and your enjoyment of the ecoSAVER Solar Heating System is affected by the proper installation of this product. COOL WARM Water Flow Water Flow...
  • Page 2 The pool pump must be running and water must be circulating through the solar panels for water heating to occur. 3. With proper installation, the ecoSAVER system can raise pool water temperature up to 10 – 15 º F and extend your pool season.
  • Page 3 Location of ecoSAVER System: 1. For best results the ecoSAVER solar heating system must be installed in an area that receives direct sunlight for at least 6 hour a day. This should be in the middle of the day when temperatures are the hottest.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Roof Mounting Kit (# ESRMK-1) OPTIONAL Item No. Description Quantity Stainless Steel Bracket 1.25” x .25” Diam. S/S Screws 78” x ½” Nylon Strap ecoSAVER INTEX Pool Adapter Kit (# ESIAK-1) OPTIONAL Item No. Description Quantity INTEX Hose Adapter...
  • Page 5 Hose Adapter 1. If you purchased an ecoSAVER system with 10’ long panels, 2 Panel Assemblies come in the box. 2. Carefully remove the panel from the box. Each Panel Assembly is made up of 2 half panels attached together at the factory 3.
  • Page 6 Failure to use a Water Baffle or placing it in the wrong location will greatly reduce the heating ability of the ecoSAVER system. 9. One Water Baffle is inserted in the End Pipe Connection between the 2 Panel Assemblies at the same side as the hose hook ups for the filter and the pool.
  • Page 7: Hose Adapter W/ "O" Ring

    13. Block the skimmer and inlet fitting to the pool so that water does not rush out. You are now ready to attach the hoses that connect the ecoSAVER panel to the filter system and the pool (see # 2 and 3 below).
  • Page 8 2. The diagrams and instructions below will show how to attach multiple panel systems together. (see Diagram C-1) 3. Each 10’ ecoSAVER system has 2 Panel Assemblies in the box, so you will be installing 4 Panel Assemblies. 4. Lay the 4 Panel Assemblies next to each other.
  • Page 9 Water Baffle in the correct location is very important. Failure to use a Water Baffle or placing it in the wrong location will greatly reduce the heating ability of the ecoSAVER system. (see Diagram C-1) 7. Twist-connect all of the panels together. Make sure the support collar stays in place on the female End Pipe fitting.
  • Page 10 Use and Maintenance: 1. Once installed, your ecoSAVER Solar Heating System is easy to use. Simply turn the filter system on and your system is working. 2. Place your hand in the water in front of the pool inlet fitting. You should feel a reasonable flow of water returning to the pool.
  • Page 11 Panel Repair: 1. If a tube in a panel is nicked, cut or damaged in any way so that the tube leaks the panel may be repaired. 2. With a sharp utility knife carefully cut away approximately 12” of the damaged tube at each end of the tube where it connects with the rubber hub of the End Pipe.
  • Page 12: Ecosaver Diverter Valve Kit (#Esdk-1) Optional

    The Diverter Valve allows some or all of the water to bypass the small tubes of the ecoSAVER solar heating system. The small tubes are where the heat collected from the sun is transferred to the water. Water that does not flow through these tubes will not be heated.
  • Page 13 2 panels. You are now ready to control the flow of water through the many small tubes of the ecoSAVER system. (see Diagram D (b)) 8. On a Single 10’ System: The Diverter Valve and the Panel Spacer are installed between the 2 panels. When installing a Diverter Valve and Panel Spacer on a 10’...
  • Page 14: Water Baffle

    (20’ Panel System only) Remove factory-installed Water Baffle and re-connect Panels Twist- Twist-Connect Connect Diverter Valve Panel Spacer (20’ Panel System only) REMOVE factory-installed Water Baffle and re-connect Panels Diagram D (b) (1) 10’ or (2) 20’ Panel System Diverter Valve Kit Installation Open Ends Open Ends Twist-...
  • Page 15: Ecosaver Roof Mounting Kit (# Esrmk-1) Optional

    Screw the stainless steel bracket in place with the stainless steel screws included in the kit so that the bottom edge of the panel will sit in the “J Hook” of the bracket. (Horizon is not responsible for any damage to roof from improper installation.)
  • Page 16 10. Repeat this process for the center line of your panel system locating each bracket vertically in line with the lower bracket. 11. Install a line of brackets at the top edge of the panel system with each bracket in line with the 2 brackets below it.
  • Page 17 Nylon Straps Center Line of Brackets Bracket Diagram F RACK OR ROOF MOUNTING 20’ • 4” rise over 20’ distance • 48” maximum between straps • High wind areas require straps every 24”. MUST purchase 2 Rack or Roof Mounting Kits.
  • Page 18 To initiate a claim: Submit Original Retail Receipt (Proof of Purchase) Call: 773-287-7131 Fax: 773-287-7146 Email: horizon1542@sbcglobal.net Mail: Horizon Ventures 5050 West Lake Street, Chicago Illinois 60644 Please allow 4 – 6 weeks for warranty claims to be settled. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...