SolaStat™-1-3 User Guide ™ C NTRODUCING YOUR ONTROLLER Your SolaStat™ Controller has a microcomputer, which intelligently and ™ automatically controls water flow and energy inputs into your hot water ™ system. Your SolaStat™ will balance water flow and energy inputs from solar, and electrical sources so you minimise your energy costs It has two main aims –...
SolaStat™-1-3 User Guide ISPLAY ANEL The ROOF, TANK The DISPLAY PANEL The PUMP light comes on when the and INLET lights shows the temperatures pump is on (in normal or FROST indicate which of the relevant sensors in operation or when the PUMP button is temperature is being C or pressed).
SolaStat™-1-3 User Guide ™ C SING YOUR ONTROLLER Reading the The Displayed Value lights show where the current display temperature is Display being read from: ROOF, TANK or INLET. To find out the temperate on the other sensor, press the NEXT button. The display light will confirm which sensor is being read.
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SolaStat™-1-3 User Guide ™ C SING YOUR ONTROLLER ONTINUED Pump Press and hold the PUMP button to manually operate the pump. It will Activation circulate the water between the panel and the hot water tank. After it has run for ten minutes (on automatic or manual), the pump automatically switches off for one minute, to let air escape and prevent overheating.
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SolaStat™-1-3 User Guide ™ C SING YOUR ONTROLLER ONTINUED Pressing the TEST button will make sure the display panel and all lights in the system are working. All the lights will stay on, and ‘888’ will be shown for about two seconds. Then all lights will flash and the display shows how many times the pump has been activated (up to 999) for three seconds.
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SolaStat™-1-3 User Guide ™ C SING YOUR ONTROLLER ONTINUED ‘Smart Shutdown’ is a mode that your Controller will enter to minimise damage. It can be activated when the temperature at the ROOF Sensor is less than -40°C [-40°F] or more than 162°C [324°F]. This may also occur if: there is a fault in the sensor wiring, OR the solar collector has reached a very high temperature.
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SolaStat™-1-3 User Guide ™ C SING YOUR ONTROLLER ONTINUED The Lockout Mode is activated when the water temperature in the collector is less than 20°C [68°F]. In this case, the collector will not contribute any useful heat, even to cold water. In this (Lockout) mode, the Controller will not turn on the pump even if the correct temperature differential is reached.
SolaStat™-1-3 User Guide ROUBLE HOOTING UIDE Symptom Cause Solution No operation, no No power/fault Check mains outlet. display and no lights. Check fuses. POWER light ON but Power brown out (mains power not Switch off power while mains no display or running at full voltage) power is in brown out condition.
SolaStat™-1-3 User Guide ROGRAMMING ABLE Your installer may enter special programming information for your controller in the table below. Settings can be changed by a qualified installer or maintenance technician. Caution: incorrect settings of these values could damage the solar collector and/ or the pump.
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