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SECTION IV: INSTALLATION (cont .)
A piping diagram for a typical solar domestic water heating system based on an indirect
water heater with electric heating backup is shown in Figure 3.
cold water
hot water
solar collector array
anti-scald valve
expansion tank
fill/purge valves
air separator
circulator w/
isolation flanges
solar
controller
electric
heating
element
solar indirect water heater w/
electric heating element
pressure
relief
valve
air vent w/ shut
off valve
Figure 3:
Single tank system with electric backup
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