Eco Online™ Solar Pool Heating System -- Installation Manual
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Choosing a Place to Install the Collector Array
When choosing a location for your collector array you should consider:
Shading
- the collector array should receive no shading between the hours 10am to 4pm.
Wind
- the collector array should be mounted in a relatively sheltered location or with appropriate wind
proofing.
Distant to pool/spa
- collectors should be as close as possible to your pool (or spa).
Direction
- collectors should preferably face
northwest for maximum heat collection
; however the collector
array can also face any angle between Northeast to West.
Mounting elevation
- this depends on the desired seasonal heat collection. Flatter elevations (< 45°) collect
more heat in the summer while installations closer to vertical (> 45°) produce more heat during
spring/autumn.
The figure to the left shows an example of a Child Safety
Barrier marked with a dashed line. A collector array
should not be mounted near the Child Safety Barrier -
both on the inside and outside of the Pool Area
unless
proper clearances are observed.
Consult your Local
Government, The Building Commission or SPASA for
details regarding pool safety barriers in your state.
Please keep up to date with regulations as they change
over time. For more information see, AUSTRALIAN
STANDARDS 1926.1 2007 AND 1926.2 2007 FOR POOL
SAFETY BARRIERS.
Do not install the collectors
leaning against the
outside of a Child Safety Barrier
so as to create a
climbable object for children to access the pool or spa.
Collectors installed inside the pool area in front
of a boundary fence must be offset away from the
boundary fence with the
proper clearance
from the top
of the fence so as not to provide a foothold for a child climbing into the pool area.
Do not install the collectors too close to the inside of a Child Safety
Barrier so as to provide
foot or
handholds from the outside
of the barrier.
For spa baths and above ground pools do not lean the collector array against the side of the spa or pool so as
to create
a ramp or climbable object
.
For ground mounted arrays, under no circumstances should a collector array be mounted in
anyway so as to compromise the effectiveness of a pool or spa Child Safety Barrier.
The collector array can face anywhere from West to North-east, with an optimal
orientation of North-west for most areas. All other orientations are not recommended.
