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PART 10 – INSTALLATION CHECKLIST
The following list is a guide only. Specific items will depend on the nature of the installation.
1 COLLECTOR FACES AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO DUE NORTH/SOUTH.
Y N
2 COLLECTOR IS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY SHADED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
Y N
3 COLLECTOR IS NOT LIKELY TO BE STRUCK BY FALLING OBJECTS SUCH AS BRANCHES OR FALLING FRUIT. Y N
4 COLLECTOR IS INSTALLED AT AN ANGLE OF BETWEEN 20
o
– 80
o
, PREFERABLY AT LATITUDE ANGLE.
Y N
5 IN AREAS PRONE TO LARGE HAIL (>3/4”), COLLECTOR IS INSTALLED AT AN ANGLE OF 40
o
OR GREATER. Y N
6 FRAME IS SECURED TO STRUCTURALLY SOUND ROOF/WALL.
Y N
7 PLUMBING IS LEAK FREE.
Y N
8 PLUMBING PIPE RUNS ARE WELL INSULATED.
Y N
9 INSULATION ABOVE ROOF LEVEL IS PROTECTED AGAINST SUNLIGHT WITH FOIL WRAP OR
EQUIVALENT.
Y N
10 CONTROLLER IS CONFIGURED CORRECTLY WITH FREEZE SETTING ON (IF REQUIRED).
Y N
11 SYSTEM IS FITTED WITH PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE ON THE COLLECTOR OUTLET AND/OR STORAGE
TANK.
Y N
12 PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WILL DUMP ONLY ONTO HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANT MATERIAL AND
WILL NOT POSE A DANGER OF SCALDING PEOPLE.
Y N
13 PUMP, CONTROLLER, AND ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ARE PROTECTED FROM WATER.
Y N
14 COLLECTORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED.
Y N
15 INSTALLATION RECORD FORM HAS BEEN GIVEN TO CUSTOMER AND BASIC OPERATION EXPLAINED.
Y N
16 FUNCTIONAL CHECKS FOR CONTROLLER AND PUMP HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
Y N
17 WATER QUALITY HAS BEEN CHECKED (IF APPLICABLE).
Y N
18 COLLECTOR LOOP PIPING HAS BEEN FLUSHED AND CLEANED.
Y N
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