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Product information
SKR6.1R, SKR12.1R - Subject to technical modifications.
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Product information
Regarding these instructions
On the following pages, the vacuum tube collector will
simply be referred to as the collector. Roofing in the form
of pantiles, roof tiles, stone tiles, etc. will be uniformly
referred to as roof tiles.
These instructions describe the installation of collectors
(including their hydraulic connection) for the following
covers on pitched roofs:
• Roof tiles, plain tiles, monk/nun tiles and slate shingles.
2.1
Components and instructions
A solar thermal system for heating domestic hot water
and/ or central heating backup comprises various
components (
Æ
Fig. 1). These are supplied with
instructions regarding their installation, operation and
maintenance. Some accessories are supplied with
separate instructions. The following subjects are
described in the component instructions:
Fig. 1
Schematic diagram of a solar thermal system
1
Collectors
2
Solar pump station
3
Cylinder
4
Solar controller
Collectors (
Æ
Fig. 1, [1])
• Installing the roof connections
• Securing collectors
• Hydraulic collector connection
• Collector maintenance
Solar pump station (
Æ
Fig. 1, [2])
• Installation of the solar pump station
• Pipework installation
• Commissioning the overall system
• Maintenance of the solar pump station
• Maintenance of the overall system
Cylinder (
Æ
Fig. 1, [3])
• Siting and installing the cylinder
• Commissioning the cylinder
• Cylinder maintenance
Solar controller (
Æ
Fig. 1, [4])
• Controller installation
• Operation of the controller and the overall system
Fig. 2
Vacuum tube collector layout; here: SKR6.1R =
6 tubes (type SKR12.1R = 12 tubes)
1
Header box
2
CPC mirror for optimum sunlight utilisation
3
Heat transfer medium tubes
4
Double glass tubes with vacuum for optimum thermal
insulation (tubes can be replaced without draining the
system)
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