HELIOCOL RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION MANUAL
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THE SOLAR COLLECTOR
Heliocol collectors are comprised of two manifolds overmolded onto a quantity of separate riser
tubes held in place by spacer bars on the underside of the collector. Each riser tube represents
a full flow path for water from one manifold to the other. As a finished unit Heliocol collectors
have the ability to accept and heat a large volume of water efficiently with very little head loss.
Heliocol collectors are light and durable with functional lifespans exceeding (15) years in many
cases. The open riser tube design allows wind to pass through the collectors which reduces
wind loads imposed on the roof and how many anchor points are required to penetrate the
roof. Collectors can be mounted on pitched and low-slope roofs as well as on ground-based
structures offering a large amount of flexibility with system design. Proprietary mounting
hardware is used to mount the collectors to a variety of roof types and other structures.
Heliocol collectors come in a variety of sizes and are configured into one or multiple collector
banks to form a solar pool heating system. The size, quantity, and arrangement of the collectors
is used to determine the proper flow rate for the system. The optimal flow rate through any
collector is based on 0.1 GPM/ft
2
of collector area.
TABLE 4
PANEL
HC-50
HC-40
HC-38
HC-30
Size, Nominal
4' x 12.5'
4' x 10.5'
4' x 9.5'
4' x 8'
Width
46.56"
46.56"
46.56"
46.56"
Length
151.44"
127.00"
114.84"
91.00"
Aperture Area
48.23 sq ft
40.68 sq ft
36.68 sq ft
29.15 sq ft
Manifold Diameter
2"
2"
2"
2"
Dry Weight
22 lbs
19 lbs
18 lbs
15 lbs
Volume Capacity
3.7 gal
3.1 gal
2.8 gal
2.4 gal
Working Pressure
90 psi
90 psi
90 psi
90 psi
Burst Pressure
270 psi
270 psi
270 psi
270 psi
Typical Flow
5 - 7 gpm
4 - 6 gpm
3.8 - 5.5 gpm
3 - 4.4 gpm
