Solex Roofing Installation Manual 24
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connector block, which should both be located under the
rockwool insulation or away from the absorber area to prevent
heat damage. The sensor wires carry low voltage so an
electrician is not required.
13. Battens
– these are special galvanised battens supplied
direct from Nu-lok. They are ideally fixed to the roof using a
Paslode first-fix nailgun or similar, with hardened 60mm
stainless steel nails, starting at the eaves. They are fixed in
place so that the base of the batten holds the absorber flange
against the spacing batten.
The batten spacing is fixed at 308 +/-2mm, and the battens
should be checked as they are installed to make sure that the
link channels fit properly.
14. Batten sealing strip
– a silicone rubber seal strip is supplied
to fit over the Nu-lok battens to seal the gap between the
glass slates against air movement and windblown moisture.
This strip is fitted to the battens as glazing commences,
starting with the first batten.
15. Link channels
– a first row of link channels is installed on the
first batten at the interval of the slate width. The link channels
must be fairly central under the gaps between the slates so as
to drain the water between the slates efficiently.
16. Glass slates
– the glass solar slates are installed on these
link channels. When installing the slates great care must be
taken not to damage the absorbers.
The glass stales are toughened and so cannot be cut. The
roof calculator at
www.solexenergy.co.uk
can help with sizing
a roof to an exact number of slates. The range of sizes
supplied is:
The glass slates are simply inserted in the stainless hooks of
the link channels and laid down. About 1-2mm should be left
between them to allow for thermal expansion.
Location
Nu-lok standard
Nu-lok narrow
Standard
400 x 400
300 x 600
Standard, optional
600 x 400
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Verge
600 x 400
300 x 300
Verge, optional
300 x 400
-
Hips, valleys & cuts
Polycarb 1200 x 400
Polycarb 600 x 300
Horizontal coverage
402 / 602
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