Sungrabber Solar Hot Water System Owner's Manual

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Page 1 Owner’s Manual...
Page 2 What you can expect from your Solar Hot Water System The Sungrabber Solar Hot Water System is designed to provide a significant portion of the water heating energy required in a typical home. As wonderful and abundant as solar energy is, performance varies considerably with available solar energy, outside air temperature, ground water temperature and household hot water demand.
Page 3 System Layout The schematic below shows the primary components of your Sungrabber system. There are many Sungrabber system configurations for electric and gas water heaters including: Single Tank Electric Systems Dual Tank Electric or Gas Systems Single Tank Systems with Electric or Gas Instantaneous Water Heater Specific components may vary based on your system configuration.
Page 4 You can use this displayed information to determine if your Sungrabber Solar Hot Water System is operating and heating the water in the solar storage tank. Typical tank or collector temperatures during a warm sunny day...
Page 5 The following maintenance tasks involve working with high water pressure, Level high water temperature, and high voltage or flammable gas and should only be performed by a qualified Sungrabber contractor : Flush water heater The solar storage tank (or electric water heater for single tank systems) should...
Page 6 Ensure that the gas or electric water heater is properly sized and is operating correctly. Refer to your water heater instruction manual for proper thermostat setting. During cool weather, the solar system will provide less hot water and rely more on the water heater. Discuss these options with your Sungrabber contractor: ...
Page 7 Actual performance will depend upon the amount and intensity of sunlight and other variable factors that Sungrabber does not predict and that are beyond Sungrabber’s control. The performance of the system is heavily dependent upon latitude, related weather conditions and other factors.
Page 8 Click on the support link to browse the customer support suite. Contact your Sungrabber contractor for service and support at: 866.786.4722 / FAX 530.332.2109 www.Sungrabber.com 9/09 P/N08758...