INSTALLATION – SOLAR COLLECTORS
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CYCLONIC OR HIGH WIND AREAS
For an installation of solar collectors on a pitched roof in a cyclonic or high wind
area, a suitable With Pitch frame is required. Refer to your local Solar Distributor
for details.
The installation of these solar collectors on a suitable frame, subject to the
frame’s design criteria not being exceeded:
may be suitable for installation in geographic locations up to and within Wind
Region D (With Pitch frame) or up to and within Wind Region C (Variable
Pitch frame), as defined in the Building Code of Australia, Australian
Standard AS 4055 and the Australian / New Zealand Standard
AS/NZS 1170.2, or equivalent locations, and
may provide an acceptable method of installation where it is necessary to
satisfy the requirements of the Building Code of Australia for high wind
areas, or equivalent requirements.
LATITUDE OF SOME AUSTRALIAN CITIES
Adelaide
35°S Cairns
17°S Hobart
42°S Port Hedland 20°S
Alice Springs 24°S Canberra
35°S Mildura
34°S Rockhampton 24°S
Brisbane
27°S Darwin
12°S Melbourne
38°S Sydney
34°S
Broken Hill
31°S Geraldton
28°S Perth
32°S Townsville
19°S
