Energy Efficiency Checklist completed?
YES
NO
Engineer Name
Company Name
Telephone Number
Comments
Signature
Energy Efficiency Checklist completed?
YES
NO
Engineer Name
Company Name
Telephone Number
Comments
Signature
Date
Energy Efficiency Checklist completed?
YES
NO
Engineer Name
Company Name
Telephone Number
Comments
Signature
Date
Energy Efficiency Checklist completed?
YES
NO
Engineer Name
Company Name
Telephone Number
Comments
Signature
Date
Energy Efficiency Checklist completed?
YES
NO
Engineer Name
Company Name
Telephone Number
Comments
Signature
Date
Energy Efficiency Checklist completed?
YES
NO
Engineer Name
Company Name
Telephone Number
Comments
Signature
Date
Energy Efficiency Checklist completed?
YES
NO
Engineer Name
Company Name
Telephone Number
Comments
Signature
Date
Energy Efficiency Checklist completed?
YES
NO
Engineer Name
Company Name
Telephone Number
Comments
Signature
Date
Date
Service 3
Service 4
Service 5
Service 6
Service 7
Service 8
Service 9
Service 10
Service Record
It is recommended that your heating system is serviced regularly and that the appropriate Service Record is completed.
Before completing the appropriate Service Record below, please ensure you have carried out the service as described in the manufacturer’s
Service Provider
instructions.
Always use the manufacturer’s specified spare part when replacing controls.
Date
Date
Energy Efficiency Checklist completed?
YES
NO
Engineer Name
Company Name
Telephone Number
Comments
Signature
Energy Efficiency Checklist completed?
YES
NO
Engineer Name
Company Name
Telephone Number
Comments
Signature
Service 1
Service 2
* All installations in England and Wales must be notified to Local Authority Building Control (LABC) either directly or through a Competent Persons Scheme.
A Building Regulations Compliance Certifcate will then be issued to the customer.
© Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC)
www.centralheating.co.uk
SOLAR THERMAL COMMISSIONING CHECKLIST
This Commissioning Checklist is to be completed in full by the competent person who commissioned the Solar Thermal System and associated equipment
as a means of demonstrating compliance with the appropriate Building Regulations and then handed to the customer to keep for future reference.
Failure to install and commission this equipment to the manufacturer’s instructions may invalidate the warranty but does not affect statutory rights.
Customer Name
Telephone Number
Address
Commissioned by
Company Name
(print name)
Telephone Number
Company Address
Commissioning Date
To be completed by the customer on receipt of a Building Regulations Compliance Certifcate.
Building Regulations Notifcation Number
(if applicable)
Confrmation that required areas of the installation have been notifed to Local Authority Building Control (LABC)
a). Initials of commissioning engineer
b). Competent Persons Scheme (CPS) details or details of LABC direct notiifcation
Confrmation that panels have been installed without lessening the structure, weathering and fire resistance of the roof in accordance with the
relevant Building Regulations and standards. Initials of commissioning engineer
Make of collector
COLLECTOR DETAILS
Model of collector
Serial number of each collector:
i.
(if more than 6 collectors please append additional sheet)
ii.
iii.
Iv.
v.
vi.
Solar System Operating Pressure bar (cold)
INSTALLATION DETAILS
Expansion vessel air/nitrogen charge bar (cold)
Expansion or drain back vessel size litres
Operating correctly: Yes
Treated for leaks and fushed: Yes
Filled and purged for air: Yes
System heat transfer fluid details:
What type/make of heat transfer fluid used?
System volume litres
What is the fluid mix: Water %
Glycol %
Frost protection provided to °C
Is the installation in a hard water area (above 200ppm)?
Yes
No
If yes, has a water scale reducer been fitted or has Tmax been limited to 60˚C?
Yes
No
What type of scale reducer has been ftted?
Air purged from solar primary circuit: Yes Primary circuit valves and air vent(s) set to final operating positions:
Yes
Pump speed setting recorded: Speed setting Max fow rate litres/min
Solar primary circuit pressure relief valves tested for correct operation:
Yes Location
Device for limiting hot water temperature outlets has been fitted:
Yes
No
Type
Location
All exposed pipework lagged in accordance with regulations using suitably temperature rated materials
Yes
For unvented hot water storage cylinder, will controls stop solar fluid circulation in the event of cylinder overheating?
Yes
Make and model of DTC
SOLAR SYSTEM CONTROLS
Temperature sensors checked and operating correctly
Yes
Differential Temperature Controller (DTC) settings:
T on °C
T off °C
T max °C Other DTC Settings
Thermostat located in back-up heating zone of cylinder
Yes
No
Have optimum settings for HW controls been explained to the customer?
Yes
No
Does this include Legionella Bacteria protection settings with back up heating system to bring boiler volume to 60°C for an hour once a day?
Yes
No
Electrical installation is accordance with BS7671
Yes
Location of electrical isolation switch to solar control/pump unit
The heating and hot water system complies with the appropriate Building Regulations
ALL INSTALLATIONS
Yes
The system and associated products have been installed and commissioned in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions
Yes
The effcient operation of system and its controls have been demonstrated to and understood by the customer
Yes
The manufacturer’s literature, including Benchmark Checklist and Service Record, has been explained and left with the customer
Yes
Commissioning Engineer’s Signature
Customer’s Signature
(To confrm satisfactory demonstration and receipt of manufacturer’s literature)