EHC ES4210709 Installation & Operating Instructions Manual

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Rev 5; Issue : 19 May 2011
Installation & Operating
Instructions for Flat Plate Solar
Collectors on inclined tiled roofs:
-
Harp, Copper Absorber
- Harp, Aluminium Absorber
EHC Ltd
Unit 40 Block 5
Third Road
Blantyre Industrial Estate
Blantyre
Glasgow
G72 0UP
Tel: 01698 820533 Fax: 01698 825697
Email:
info@ehc-renewables.co.uk
www.ehc-renewables.co.uk

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  • Page 1 Rev 5; Issue : 19 May 2011 Installation & Operating Instructions for Flat Plate Solar Collectors on inclined tiled roofs: Harp, Copper Absorber - Harp, Aluminium Absorber EHC Ltd Unit 40 Block 5 Third Road Blantyre Industrial Estate Blantyre Glasgow...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. Contents: General information 1.1. ES Solar Collector 1.2. Types of Solar Collectors 1.3. Technical data table 1.4. Efficiency graph 1.5. Domestic hot water heating installation diagram 1.6.
  • Page 4: General Information

    The ES Collectors can also be used to support central heating systems and heat water for swimming pools. 1.2. Types of Solar Collectors ES4210709 - Harp Solar Collector, copper absorber, surface area 2 m ES4210808 - Harp Solar Collector, aluminium absorber, surface area 2 m...
  • Page 5: Domestic Hot Water Heating Installation Diagram

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. 1.5. Domestic hot water heating installation diagram I - Solar pump group 2 - Valves for filling, emptying and flushing of Solar circuit 3 - Hot water tank Ti - Collector temperature sensor Ti - Tank temperature sensor...
  • Page 6: Safety Instructions

    EHC Thermal Solar System must be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and all relevant regulations in force at the time of installation. The EHC Thermal Solar System is subject to Building Regulation G3 (England and Wales), Technical Standard P3 (Scotland) or Building Regulation P5 (Northern Ireland).
  • Page 7: Pre-Installation

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. Pre-Installation 3.1 Collector Mounting Kit Mounting Kit items: Number of Collectors Item Name Quantity Profile Rail Roof fixing Clamp Collector Grasper Profile connector Locking screw (screw M8x20, nut M8, washer, 8 set..
  • Page 8: Technical Documentation

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. 3.2. Technical documentation The EHC Thermal Solar Kit contains various types of components and it is therefore important that the relevant installation instructions of these items are carefully read before installation/mounting: •...
  • Page 9: Collector Installation

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. Collector Installation. 4.1. Roof fixing Having decided on the location for the Collector, locate the in ternal hori zontal roof rafters. Bear in mind that lower roof rafter must be located approx. 600 mm above bottom edge of the Collector mounting position, whereas the upper roof rafter must be located approx.
  • Page 10: Mounting Rails Connection

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. 4.2. Mounting Rails connection For three or more Collector sets the mounting Profiles must be connected. half-length Profile Rail connector (5) into the one of the ends of the Profile Rail (1), and then secure it by fixing the self-tapping screw (7) —...
  • Page 11: Locking Screws For Collector Clamp

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. Repeat for next row of roof fixing (2), then level the Profile Rail edges (top and bottom) and tighten up all locking screws (6). Important.
  • Page 12: Assembly Of Collector Graspers

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. 4.5. Assembly of Collector Graspers Fix Collector Graspers (4) onto bottom Profile Rail (1). Hook Collector G r a s p e r onto bottom Profile Rail (1) and push downward to the final position.
  • Page 13: Assembly Of Collector

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. 4.6. Assembly of Collector Check all connections before first Collector installation. Important. Protect Collector against p o t e n t i a l damage (slide and fall accidents) t h a t could occur when transporting solar Collectors on the roof.
  • Page 14: Assembly Of Additional Collectors

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. 4.7. Assembly of additional Collectors Additional Collectors included in the set (excluding one piece Collector set) must be fixed on the Profile Rail (1), follow the installation work sequence described in sub-clause 4.6 and make a hydraulic...
  • Page 15: Inspection After Assembly

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. 4.9. Inspection after assembly After the hydraulic connection has been completed, double check that all connections are tight and secure. Make sure all Collectors are firmly fixed to the mounting structures. 4.10.
  • Page 16: Outlet Connection

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. 4.11. Outlet connection 1 - Collector connector 2 - cross pipe with manual air vent and immersion sleeve 3 - flexible insulated hose 3/4” The correct outlet connection sequence is: - use the Clamping piece to connect cross pipe (2) to Collector connector (1), - lock flexible hose (3) onto cross pipe (2),...
  • Page 17: Collecting Pipes

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES2DU0 & ES3TRI range — inclined tile roof. 4.13. Collecting pipes Use flexible insulated hoses to make hydraulic connection to collecting pipes. Connection of flexible hoses with solar installation must be made below vent valve level.
  • Page 18: Final Commissioning

    Installation and operating instruction for flat plate solar collectors ES-2,0; ES-A-2,0 & ES-A-2,3 — inclined tile roof. Final Commissioning 5.1 C h e c k -Up Once the installation has been completed the system must be flushed, hydraulic tested and system filled with Solar Fluid.
  • Page 19: Guarantee

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