HOMEOWNERS MANUAL FOR SOLAR POOL HEATING
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This Homeowners Manual will go over the basic operations of your system, system
shutdown/opening, maintenance and troubleshooting. If you have any issues with
your system please contact your installer or contact us directly at:
800.79.SOLAR
OPERATIONAL CONCEPT
Pool water is circulated through the solar pool heating collectors using your existing pool pump
(or solar booster pump, if one exists). As water moves through the solar pool heating collectors
it is heated by sun before returning to the pool. Upon system startup air will purge from the
solar pool heating collectors and out through the pool return jets. This is normal operation and
bubbles will usually stop within 1-3 minutes after initial startup.
CONTROLS
Unless the system is manual in design it is controlled using an electronic differential controller.
The differential controller measures the temperature difference between the pool water and
the roof where the solar pool heating collectors are located using two temperature sensors.
When the temperature on the roof reaches a certain threshold above the temperature of the
pool water a motorized diverter valve is triggered and diverts water to the solar pool heating
collectors. When the desired pool temperature has been reached, or sufficient solar radiation
is no longer available, the diverter valves turns back and sends water directly back to the pool,
bypassing the solar pool heating collectors.
Detailed instructions on how to set your desired water temperature and turn the system on
or off can be found in your specific controller manual. If your system is controlled using your
existing pool automation system, then that manual will provide steps on setting up the solar
pool heating system controls. In general manuals are available online at manufacturer websites.
Please note that your pool pump must be timed to run during daylight hours for your solar
system to operate.
Thank you for your recent purchase of a SunStar
Solar Pool Heating System from UMA Solar.
BASIC OPERATION OVERVIEW
