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Version 11.03
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hange 2011 SUNF
LOWER SOLAR
SFB-AL (SF-B) series Installation Manual
All-glass Evacuated Tubular Solar Collector with Heat Pipe
Contents
1.
SOLAR COLLECTOR SIZE AND WEIGHT
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2.
HOW TO TRANSPORT AND CARRY IT
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3.
INSTALLATION
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3.1
U
NPACK AND INSPECTION
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3.2
F
IX THE
F
RAMES AND
M
ANIFOLD
B
OX
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3.2.1 Put Side Rails
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3.2.2 Fix the Manifold
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3.3
F
IX THE HORIZONTAL BAR
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3.4
F
IX SOLAR COLLECTOR ON YOUR SLOPING ROOF
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3.4.1 Sloping roof
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3.4.2 Flat roof
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3.5
I
NSTALL THE TUBES
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4.
LIGHTNING PROTECTION
..................................................................................................................................................... 16
5.
HOW TO CONNECT COUPLE OF COLLECTORS?
............................................................................................................. 16
6.
CONNECTION OF THE COLLECTOR FIELD TO THE HEAT TRANSFER CIRCUIT
................................................... 17
7.
DIMENSIONS OF PIPE CONNECTIONS
............................................................................................................................. 18
8.
HEAT TRANSFER MEDIA
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9.
PRECAUTIONS
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10.
MAX. WORKING PRESSURE
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11.
PRESSURE DROP
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12.
INSTALLATION ANGLE
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13.
WIND AND SNOW ACCUMULATION
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14.
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
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14.1
C
LEANING
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14.2
L
EAVES
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14.3
B
ROKEN
T
UBE
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