INSTALLATION
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3. Register your product
You must register this product within 90 days of
purchase on our web site in order to activate the
standard warranty or to be eligible for any extended
warranty. Go to our web site at
www.stiebel-eltron-usa.com
and click on register your
product.
Before beginning the registration process, we suggest that you
gather the necessary information which will be as follows:
Model (Example: SOL 29 Premium S):
Serial number (listed after “Nr.”):
Place of Purchase:
Purchase date:
First & last name:
Email address:
Physical address:
Phone number:
If you have any questions concerning the registration process or
warranty options, please contact Stiebel Eltron USA directly at
(800)-582-8423.
4. General product information
The SOL 29 Premium S & SOL 29 Premium W collectors are solar
thermal collectors designed for closed-loop operation. The absorber
plate is a four-port serpentine style designed for a single array with
up to 10 collectors connected together.
The collector converts sunlight into heat. Light penetrates the glass
cover, which is pre-stressed, highly transparent single pane safety
glass. As the light strikes the absorber plate, it is converted to heat.
The highly selective coating of the absorber and the thermal insula-
tion on the back of the absorber keep heat loss to the environment
to a minimum.
The thermal energy produced by the collector is transported by the
heat transfer medium (solar loop fl uid), via a circulating pump, to
the storage tank(s).
The inside of the collector can fog up under certain operating condi-
tions (e.g., large tank with low temperature compared to the outdoor
temperature and/or high relative humidity).
INSTALLATION
5. Safety
The installation of solar thermal collectors typically involves installa-
tion on a roof, or otherwise elevated structure. Refer to all relevant
safety codes to ensure that installation can be completed without
injury.
After installation and commissioning, the collectors will be fi lled
with fl uid. During the day, the fl uid will become hot due to solar
radiation. Venting the collectors, or performing other working tasks
on the collectors while it is hot may cause you to come into cont-
act with hot solar fl uid, which is a scalding risk. Always cover the
collectors with an opaque material if they are fi lled with fl uid and
being worked on.
WARNING:
Risk of scalding
To prevent the solar fl uid from boiling in the collectors,
the collectrors should be covered with an opaque mate-
rial while working on the system.
!
Material losses:
To protect the system against frost and corrosion, fi ll the
solar system exclusively with the recommended propylene
glycol mixture.
5.1
Regulations, codes, and standards
NOTE :
Observe all federal, state, and local codes when per-
forming electrical, plumbing, or roof work during instal-
lation.
6. Installation
6.1
Planning and installation
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Material losses:
Solar collectors, mounting equipment, and solar heating
fl uid will add weight onto a roof. Have a licensed contractor
inspect the roof structure to ensure that the installation
location has suffi cient integrity to hold all necessary com-
ponents, with expected snow and winds loads included.
The planned site for the collectors should have maximum sun expo-
sure for the most amount of time as possible. The location should
avoid shading from trees or other objects.
Ground-mount installations have a similar installation procedure to
roof installations, other than the method of securing the array to the
ground. These instructions are for a roof installation, but a ground-
mount installation is very similar. Contact Stiebel Eltron customer
support for more information about a ground-mount installation.
