Horizon Fitness sunCOIL Owner'S Manual Download Page 6

TROUBLESHOOTING

Issue

Possibilities / Solutions

Does not appear to 

be heating the pool 

Check to make sure water is flowing through the tubes.

 

Check the flow 

strength at the pool inlet. 

Has it been sunny?

 

 

Addtional 

sunCOIL

(s)

 may be

 needed

.

 

There could be a clog in the tubing. Try to purge

 out

 the clog 

Leaking heater

Check the connection seals and replace or repair if defective.

Bubbles continue to flow 

out of the

 

pool water 

inlet well after the pump 

has been turned on 

Check the connections for a suction leak.

 

There could be a break in the tubing.

 

There could be a clog in the tubing. 

Try to purge 

out 

the clog. 

Check to make sure the flow rate is normal.

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3

1

Water from

 

Pump Filter

 

(Common Port)

to 

sunCOIL

3

.

"

T

"

 Connector Installation

A. The 

"

T

"

 Connector must be positioned exactly as shown in Figure

s

 3 & 4.

 Failure to position the 

"

T

"

 

Connector correctly will reduce the effectiveness of t

he

 

sunCOIL

.

B. Attach the second Elbow Connector to the remaining port on the underside of th

e

 

sunCOIL

 in t

he same 

way as the first Elbow Connector. 

 

No Flow Reducer is used here.

C. Attach a hose from the Elbow to the 

"

T

"

 Connector & secure the hose at both ends with stainless steel 

hose clamps.

D. Attach a hose from the Diverter Valve to the 

"

T

"

 Connector & secure both ends with a stainless steel hose 

clamp.

E. Attach a hose from the 

"

T

"

 Connector to the return fitting on the pool wall and secure the hose at both 

ends with a stainless steel hose clamp.

F. Unblock the Skimmer & Return Fitting & allow water to flow into the system.

Check for leaks & tighten the hose clamps if necessary. 

How to use the Diverter Valve

  (see Fig. 7)

4

.

Do not use 

sunCOIL

 on a Pump larger than 1 1/2 

(1.5) H.P.  This will overload the 

sunCOIL

 and 

cause damage. 

A. Position the 

Nose 

on the front of the 

Diverter Valve

 

Handle to the correct Position Number below based on 

the size of your pump

 

B. T

 BYPASS the 

sunCOIL

 & divert all water 

directly back to the Pool

, place the 

Nose

 of the 

Valve Handle in "Position 3"

.  

Pumps 1/4 (.25) H.P.

 

U

se Position 1: 

 

Di

rects  all

  water

  to

 

sunCOIL

(

Only  used  by  small  pumps.

Using 

any 

other positions on this size pump will

 not heat water

.

Pumps 

3/4 (.75) 

up 

to 1 

1/2 (

1

.5) H.P.

 

U

se Position

 

2

Directs 1/2 

water t

hrough

 

sunCOIL

 & 1/2 to bypass

.

Bypass - 

U

se Position 3:

  

All water bypasses

 

sunCOIL

 an no heating takes place

.

 

Use

 

when 

no heating is required

. You may use other water features when

 

 

Diverter Valve is in Position 3

.

  

Not Used - 

Position 4:  This position is never used. 

Using this position will damage Pump and Filter. 

Pumps 1/2 

(.5) 

H.P

.

 - 

U

se Position 5:

  

Directs 3/4 of water through 

sunCOIL

 &

 1/4 is bypassed

.  

Fig. 7

Nose of Handle

 

points to Position Number

to 

"T" Connect

or

Summary of Contents for sunCOIL

Page 1: ... OWNER S MANUAL Read all instructions BEFORE assembling and using this product KEEP THIS MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY RULES Horizon Ventures PO Box 513 Deerfield IL 60015 www horizonreels net info horizonreels com ...

Page 2: ...equipped with a pump operated water filtering system and 3 you have the necessary hoses needed to feed water in and out of your pool and filter system WARNING GENERAL INFORMATION These assumptions are necessary as the sunCOIL s once installed will be completely dependent upon your pool s filter pump to push water in and through the heater s solar coils How It Works When properly installed the sunC...

Page 3: ...2 4 O RING 2 5 HOSE CLAMP 2 6 1 1 ELBOW SLEEVE 2 7 FLOW REDUCER must be installed in water inlet position 1 2 5 6 7 3 4 1 KIT NO DESCRIPTION QUANTITY OF COMPONENTS 1 2 T CONNECTOR 3 HOSE ADAPTER 3 4 HOSE CLAMP 6 TEFLON TAPE PAGE 3 Fig 2a Fig 1 CONNECTION KIT 2 Fig 2b Hose Cuff Hose is packed bulk and must be cut at Cuff every 40 2 1 ...

Page 4: ...LTIPLE solarDOMES WARNING In order to use other outlet water features such as fountains the solarDOME s Diverter Valve must be in the Bypass mode Positon 3 Fig 4 Fig 3 Direction of water flow 3 1 3 1 WARM COOL to sunCOIL Bypass to T Connector Common Port from Filter must be installed in the Water inlet position sunCOIL Note Keep outlet pipe clear T Connector Diverter Valve Pool Return Hose Pump Fi...

Page 5: ...ing the return fitting Skimmer at the pool to prevent water from flowing out of the pool remove the hose at the pool wall that runs from the Filter System to the return fitting D Connect this hose to the common port of the Diverter Valve at Position 4 secure with a stainless steel clamp 2 Diverter Valve to sunCOIL Connections A Put the orange Flow Reducer into the Elbow Connecter to be installed w...

Page 6: ... Valve to the T Connector secure both ends with a stainless steel hose clamp E Attach a hose from the T Connector to the return fitting on the pool wall and secure the hose at both ends with a stainless steel hose clamp F Unblock the Skimmer Return Fitting allow water to flow into the system Check for leaks tighten the hose clamps if necessary How to use the Diverter Valve see Fig 7 4 Do not use s...

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