Kelvinator solar hot water systems
roof installation – evacuated tube collectors 15
Once all of the collectors are joined together (two or
three collector installations only), they should be correctly
positioned so that they are evenly distributed on the bottom
rail. Place the collector clamps on the bottom rail over the
top of the provided holes and insert the bolts through the
holes in the clamps and bottom rail. Place the washers
and nuts on the bottom of the bolts and tighten with two
spanners, firmly clamping the collectors to the bottom rail.
If installing on an iron roof, two top brackets supplied in the
mounting kit are to be used to fix the collectors to the roof.
Line up the top brackets with a horizontal roof strut (look for
where the iron is fixed) and the side of the collector array. Fix
the top brackets to the roof strut by either using an existing
roofing screw or adding a new one.
Fix the top brackets to each side of the collector array with
the supplied self tapping screws.
If installing on a tiled roof, two twisted straps are to be fixed
to the roof and each side of the collector array. The twisted
straps are to be fixed so that the twisted ends are flush with
the sides of the collector array. It is important to determine
which strap is for the left hand side and which one is for the
right, before fixing the strap to the roof. Lift the tiles above
each edge of the collector array and line up the appropriate
top twisted strap with a roof strut or truss and each side of
the collector array. Fix the flat end of the twisted strap to
the roof strut or truss and place the tile back to its normal
position. Fix the twisted end of the twisted strap to each side
of the collector array using the self tapping screws supplied
with the mounting kit.
Roof installation –
evacuated tube collectors
