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- Page 1 INSTALLATION OPERATION MAINTENANCE MANUAL OPEN LOOP/ OPEN LOOP PV Alternate Energy Technologies, LLC PO Box 61326 Jacksonville, FL 32236 904-781-8305...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
10. Sensor Mounting at Collector 11. Piping Through Roof 12. Storage Tank Placement 13. Sensor Mounting at Storage Tank 14. Open Loop Fluid Handling System 15. Open Loop Differential Temperature Controller 16. Open Loop Start-Up 17. Open Loop Maintenance 18. Direct PV System 19. -
Page 3: Collector Location
Open Loop 2 1. COLLECTOR LOCATION Proper location and orientation of the solar when the collectors are facing due south and tilted collectors is important for maximum system at an angle from the horizontal of latitude + 10 efficiency. The collectors should be unshaded for... -
Page 4: Collector Dimensions
Open Loop 3 LATITUDE COLLECTOR TILT FLAT 1/12 2/12 3/12 4/12 5/12 ROOF 6/12 PITCH 7/12 8/12 9/12 10/12 11/12 12/12 VERTICAL Table 1. All Lengths in inches 3. COLLECTOR DIMENSIONS Collector Gross Area (ft Dimensions (in) Transparent Area (ft... -
Page 5: Mounting Hardware
Open Loop 4 MOUNTING HARDWARE Provided in the Eagle Sun package is specially designed mounting hardware to speed collector installation. This hardware consists of four LOCK- TIGHT hinge sets, four roof brackets, two rear struts, and bolts (Figures 3, 4,and 5). - Page 6 Open Loop 5 Figure 6. Spanner Mounting In lag bolt mounting you must locate the center of Then the attic man can call of the distance to the the rafters along the top and bottom chalk lines. next rafter while the roof man drills corresponding One method is to have one man on the roof and pilot holes.
- Page 7 Open Loop 6 J-bolt mounting is done very similar to lag screw Fit the bolt through the mounting brackets and insert mounting except instead of drilling into the center the bolt (J side first) through the hole in the roof.
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Page 8: Mounting Hardware Spacing
Open Loop 7 4. MOUNTING HARDWARE SPACING AE-Series Center Line to Center Line (in.) Model Size (ft) Outside Box Dim. (in.) AE-MH AE-FM AE-RM AE-21 3 x 7 35.1875 x 85.1875 88.4375 88.9375 86.9375 AE-24 3 x 8 35.1875 x 97.1875 100.4375... -
Page 9: Array Mounting
Open Loop 8 6. ARRAY MOUNTING ON TILE ROOFS Tile roofs are a little more difficult to mount d) Screw lag portion of the 3/8” hanger bolt into solar collectors on but following this procedure will the rafter. render a leak free installation. -
Page 10: Collector Piping
Open Loop 9 7. COLLECTOR PIPING The piping of the system should be considered Care should be taken in the spacing of collectors as before a final decision is made on how the attachment of piping is easiest with properly collectors are mounted. -
Page 11: Sensor Mounting At Collector
Open Loop 10 9. SENSOR MOUNTING AT COLLECTOR The controller heat sensor is mounted to the nipple outlet of the collector (Figures 14). A stainless steel screw clamp should be used. The entire nipple should be wrapped thoroughly with insulating tape so that the sensor is isolated from the outside air. -
Page 12: Sensor Mounting At Storage Tank
13. OPEN LOOP FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM An Eagle Sun open loop solar water heater operates with heat sensors. When the collectors are warmer by circulating water from the storage tank to the... -
Page 13: Open Loop Differential Temperature Controller
Power required is 240 volts. 14. OPEN LOOP DIFFERENTIAL TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER NOTE: When instructions are provided in the controller package, follow those and disregard the following. The open loop differential temperature controller the water in the solar collector. -
Page 14: Open Loop Start-Up
16. OPEN LOOP MAINTENANCE Maintenance of an open loop system is power should be switched off, the piping drained, straightforward. The tank should be partially and the screen removed and cleaned. -
Page 15: Direct Pv System
85 feet for a module over 1.4 amps. When wiring the module to the pump remember that the black The solar system is installed as per the open loop wire is always ground and the red wire is the hot installation manual. -
Page 16: Operational Checklist
Open Loop 15 18. OPERATIONAL CHECKLIST Before the system is turned on, the piping and controller, or sensors are malfunctioning. The electrical systems should be evaluated to see if they controller can be bypassed by running a power cable match the supplied drawings. If you are satisfied... -
Page 17: Systems Parts List
Open Loop 16 SYSTEM PARTS LIST Solar Collectors Set of Mounting Hardware for each collector Hot Water Storage Tank Circulator Pump Pump Flanges Differential Temperature Controller Controller Sensors Fluid circulation components (valves and fittings) Installation Manual COLLECTOR YARD MOUNT When no sunny roof area is available or for “show”...
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