24 – Part 3: Solar water heater system installation
Air separator and fittings to tank
1. Connect the air separator to the solar heat exchanger at the upper port marked “FROM SOLAR COLLECTOR” using
the brass nipple provided. Install the flextube connection fittings provided to the air separator and .solar heat
exchanger lower port marked “TO SOLAR COLLECTOR”.
Solar loop piping to collectors
1. Locate the collector hot supply flexible pipe (with red tab) -- extend the hot supply past the hot water connection on
the pump station, remove any excess pipe, and prepare the end of the flextube, as needed. Repeat these steps for
the collector cold return flexible pipe (with blue tab).
2. Using pipe tape and gaskets provided, attach the collector hot supply pipe to the pump station hot connection
(top left connection) -- when making flexible pipe connections, tighten the flexible pipe nuts
1
⁄
4
turn past snug.
Repeat these steps for the collector cold return pipe connecting it to the pump station cold connection (top right
connection).
