Installing The Vacuum Tubes - oventrop OVSOL System 5 Manual

Installing the vacuum tubes

Grease condenser with heat transmission paste.
Note: Use a glove or a cloth to apply the paste.
Do not touch a hot condenser which could be 390°F!
Keep tubes covered before installation. When tubes are
exposed to the sun, the temperature of the condenser
could be 390°F or higher.
Align the tube and slide the condenser gently into the
manifold while turning tube gently back and forth. Adjust
vacuum tube. Keep blue selective coating side facing
upward. Rubber gasket atop vacuum tube must be set
within manifold hole in header to securely seal heat pipe
in manifold.
Put the end cap of tube into the clip. If necessary, adjust
the location of the bottom support. The end of the tube
should rest on the rubber strip of the bottom support.
Close clip. Clip is sharp, use gloves to close clip.
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