Atmos EasySolar Installation Instructions Evacuated Tube Collector
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4.6
Protection of plastic pipe and pipe insulation
The red and blue collector pipes are made of plastic. It can occur that plastic pipes or
pipe insulation material is damaged by rodents such as mice, rats or squirrels. Take
appropriate precautions to protect the pipes and insulation material from this kind of
attack if considered necessary.
4.7
Vented hot water systems
The Atmos EasySolar system can be used as a preheat tank with a vented hot water
system. The base of the cold water feed tank must be at least 1m above the base of the
EasySolar tank, and the cold feed to the hot water cylinder passes through the cold/hot
connections of the EasySolar tank. In most cases where the cold tank is in the roof
space, a platform will be required of strong construction in accordance with the current
standards.
4.8
Unvented hot water systems
The Atmos EasySolar system can be used to provide preheated water to an unvented
hot water cylinder. However the pressure reducing valve assembly as fitted on the cold
water inlet feed of an unvented cylinder must be fitted
before
the EasySolar tank, and
then the warm outlet from the EasySolar tank is connected to the cold inlet on the hot
water cylinder (see page 12)
4.9
Connection to combi boiler
The Atmos EasySolar hot water system can be used provide preheated water to a combi
boiler. However the following points must be noted;
a) If the boiler is solar compatible (eg Atmos HE32 InterCombi) it can be connected
directly to the cold water inlet as per the diagram on page 11.
b) If the boiler is not solar compatible, but can accept cold water at 28 deg C, a
Combisol valve must be fitted (available from Atmos)
c) In all cases for combi boilers which are not solar compatible, the installer should
check with the manufacturers that the boiler is able to accept cold water at 28 deg C
inlet. If this is not acceptable, then an EasySolar system should not be fitted, or the
boiler should be changed to a solar compatible type.
