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SFB Series ~ Evacuated Tube Collector 

Installation Manual 

 

 

 
 

2 Lands End Way 

OAKHAM 

Rutland 

LE15 6RB 

  England 

Summary of Contents for SFB Series

Page 1: ...1 SFB Series Evacuated Tube Collector Installation Manual 2 Lands End Way OAKHAM Rutland LE15 6RB England...

Page 2: ...the manifold 13 3 3 Fixing the bottom rail 14 3 4 Mounting the solar collector 15 3 4 1 Pitched roof installation 15 16 3 4 2 Flat roof installation 17 3 5 Installation of the evacuated tubes 18 19 4...

Page 3: ...305818 30pcs 58mm 1 8M 122 2560 2440 1960 1398 1200 2 Transportation and storage The Navitron Solar Collector is packaged in boxes designed to minimize the risk of damage during transit Depending on t...

Page 4: ...ar Collector with Heat Pipe 47mm 1500mm 10 10 2 Manifold Box 1 1 3 Thermal silicon grease 80g 1 1 4 Decoration cover 10 1 11 5 Vertical Bar 2 2 6 Aluminum horizontal bar 1 1 7 Black nylon screw cup 10...

Page 5: ...ermal silicon grease 80g 1 1 4 Decoration cover 15 1 16 5 Vertical Bar 2 2 6 Aluminum horizontal bar 1 1 7 Black nylon screw cup 15 1 16 8 Reflectors 14 14 9 White Nylon clips for reflectors 28 28 10...

Page 6: ...ermal silicon grease 80g 1 1 4 Decoration cover 20 1 21 5 Vertical Bar 2 2 6 Aluminum horizontal bar 1 1 7 Black nylon screw cup 20 1 21 8 Reflectors 19 19 9 White Nylon clips for reflectors 38 38 10...

Page 7: ...ermal silicon grease 80g 1 1 4 Decoration cover 30 1 31 5 Vertical Bar 3 3 6 Aluminum horizontal bar 1 1 7 Black nylon screw cup 30 1 31 8 Reflectors 29 29 9 White Nylon clips for reflectors 58 58 10...

Page 8: ...hermal silicon grease 80g 1 1 4 Decoration cover 10 1 11 5 Vertical Bar 2 2 6 Aluminum horizontal bar 1 1 7 Black nylon screw cup 10 1 11 8 Reflectors 9 9 9 White Nylon clips for reflectors 18 18 10 s...

Page 9: ...ermal silicon grease 80g 1 1 4 Decoration cover 15 1 16 5 Vertical Bar 2 2 6 Aluminum horizontal bar 1 1 7 Black nylon screw cup 15 1 16 8 Reflectors 14 14 9 White Nylon clips for reflectors 28 28 10...

Page 10: ...ermal silicon grease 80g 1 1 4 Decoration cover 20 1 21 5 Vertical Bar 2 2 6 Aluminum horizontal bar 1 1 7 Black nylon screw cup 20 1 21 8 Reflectors 19 19 9 White Nylon clips for reflectors 38 38 10...

Page 11: ...ermal silicon grease 80g 1 1 4 Decoration cover 30 1 31 5 Vertical Bar 3 3 6 Aluminum horizontal bar 1 1 7 Black nylon screw cup 30 1 31 8 Reflectors 29 29 9 White Nylon clips for reflectors 58 58 10...

Page 12: ...12 3 2 Assembly of Frames and Manifold 3 2 1 Side Rails Arrange the 2 side rails as shown below Fig 3 1...

Page 13: ...3 3 2 2 Fix the Manifold a Put the manifold between the two turn ups on all side rails Fig 3 2 b Fix the manifold to the turn ups on the side rails using screws provided See the following two pictures...

Page 14: ...he bottom rail a In order to prevent the tube cups from sliding from the rail use the M6x20 screws nuts and cover with the black caps Fig 3 5 b Fix the bottom rail on the vertical bar using the 2x M8...

Page 15: ...the roof depending on personal preference and roof structure Please contact Navitron for further information or installation training a Select a suitable location on the roof for the collector In the...

Page 16: ...16 Fig 3 9 Fig 3 10 Fig 3 11...

Page 17: ...tron Ltd supply standing frames for flat roofs and ground mounted systems Each type of panel requires its own standing frames which are set at an angle of 40 degs Depending on the location of the stan...

Page 18: ...cuated tube See figure 3 15 Fig 3 15 c Lower the silver end of the evacuated tube into bottom ring from above sufficiently far to clear the manifold and then slide the tube upwards to locate the tip o...

Page 19: ...c Screw the black end cup into the mounting ring and tighten until hand tight Repeat the process until all the tubes are in place d See figure 3 16 Fig 3 17 e See figure 3 17 for detail of the complet...

Page 20: ...at the tubes are covered to prevent heating until all plumbing work is completed Fig 3 19 Suggestions 1 Avoid assembling the panel in direct sunlight 2 If the process has to be undertaken in direct su...

Page 21: ...installations the use of a flexible stainless steel connector is recommended as shown in the following picture Fig 5 1 6 Connection of the collector field to the heat transfer circuit The Solar collec...

Page 22: ...22 Fig 6 1 Fig 6 2...

Page 23: ...with high temperature insulation suitable for temperatures up to 150 C with a minimum wall thickness of 13mm 8 Heat Transfer Media In areas where the ambient temperature may drop below freezing a non...

Page 24: ...tem if the collector temperature exceeds 70 If this is the case allow the collectors to cool down first 10 Max working pressure Regardless of the installation configuration pressure release valves exp...

Page 25: ...vacuated tubes clean but if particularly dirty they may be washed with a soft cloth and warm soapy water or glass cleaning solution If the tubes are not easily and safely accessible a high pressure wa...

Page 26: ...pports and Side supports Each panel has its own type of standing frame therefore when ordering please ensure you have identified the correct item 15 2 Assembly The standing frames are Flat packed and...

Page 27: ...bolts and washers provided Note 3 legs and 4 back cross supports for 30 tube panels Fit the support 2 feet the standing legs and 2 feet to the bottom side supports of the solar panel frame Note 6 fee...

Page 28: ...28 Using the nuts bolts and washers provided fit the leg assembly to the collector and attach leg side supports to the panel frame Note 3 leg side supports for 30 tube panels...

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