Free Hot Water Freedom 5002, Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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Installation Steps for Pitched Roof Mounting
1. Locate and mark the roof rafters into which the solar collector mounting brackets will be mounted
(one way to find rafters is to see the “tails” at the edge of the roof).
2. To create a set point for plumbing and level installation, measure the distance from the edge of the
roof to the desired mounting points and mark the points where the collector mounting brackets will be
installed (fig 1.2).
*Note: you need to install a screw into one of the holes in the mounting bracket, not both holes (fig
1.1).
* Note : for collector model 7000 upper and lower mounting bracket should be 78” apart measured
from top of top bracket to bottom of bottom bracket.
* Note: both the bottom and the top mounting brackets should be placed as per figure 2.0 from each
other as possible in the width dimension.
Fig 1.1 Fig 1.2
3. Determine where penetration will be to connect the solar hot water collector with the storage tank
and/or the water supply (use 2 pre-insulated ¾” steel flex hoses or 2 insulated ¾” copper pipes for
that connection).
Note: * For a two-collector system that will be elevated above the roof surface, a good location for this
penetration is directly between the two collectors.
4. Holes should be slightly overlapping to form a sideways “8” shape (see illustration 1.3). Mark the
penetration before making holes. If you are installing on a composition shingle roof make holes 5”
below the bottom of the shingle above the penetration.