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IRC 2.1: Roof Integrated Solar Collector
Technical Specifications
Gross collector area
2.1m²
Absorber area
1.83m²
Height
2110mm
Width
1032mm
Depth
107mm
Empty weight
44kg
Fluid content
1.2 litres
Connections
15mm/½ inch
Collector glazing
4mm, Solar safety float glass
Absorber
Laser welded aluminium absorber, highly selective
Vacuum coating / Copper harp
Housing
Wooden frame with aluminium section
Insulation
50mm mineral wool
Max operating pressure
6 Bar (pressure tested to 9 bar)
Stagnation temperature
209°C
Flow rate recommendation
Minimum 1 litre per min / m
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Minimum inclination
20°
Maximum collectors in series
8. (collectors can also be
mounted on top of each
other to form larger arrays)
Absorption
95%
Emission
5%
Minimum output
525 kwh/m
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Features of IRC 2.1 roof integrated solar collector
Simple installation to both new build & existing housing/perfect integration
Easily portable & modular in design
A choice of flashing kits available dependant upon roof tile / slate type
Portrait or landscape collectors available
Excellent price/performance ratio
Solar Keymark approved product/10 year solar collector warranty / 25 year
life expectancy
Optional flashing kit, roof tile/ slate
The publication of a new DIN
plus
certification scheme for barbecue
charcoal and barbecue charcoal
briquettes has added a new pro-
duct range to the list of our certi-
fications schemes for the award of
the DIN
plus
quality mark.
Barbecue charcoal and firelighters
for barbecuing have already been
successfully certified by DIN CERTCO
for more than ten years. As in
other comparable cases, a number
of requirements specified in the
national standard became less
stringent on publication of the
relevant European Standard (DIN
EN 1860-2). At the suggestion of
individual manufacturers and of
the responsible trade association,
DIN CERTCO decided to offer DIN
p-
lus
certification to suppliers
whose barbecue charcoal continu-
ed to meet the requirements of
the superseded German standard.
The DIN
plus
mark, beside the DIN-
Geprüft mark, now also enjoys
growing popularity in the barbe-
cue charcoal branch.
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Systems-built houses in solid con-
struction quality, planned and
built according to DIN – that is
the quality approach of Viebrock-
haus AG in Harsefeld and its fran-
chisees.
The new certification scheme
“Systems-built houses in solid
construction quality” was develo-
ped by DIN CERTCO in 2004. Con-
struction is characterised by a
large number of DIN Standards
which regulate the manufacture of
building products and their use,
and thus ensure that buildings in
Germany attain a high level of
quality. As proof of conformity
with DIN Standards a certification
mark is already awarded for indivi-
dual building products.
Systems-built houses are con-
structed to the same plans and
with the same materials (with
industrial variations in appoint-
ments/fittings). All materials used
and the way they are processed
are documented. The certification
scheme “Systems-built houses in
solid construction quality” governs
the award of the certification
mark DIN-Geprüft. A systems-built
house in solid construction quali-
ty only receives the certification
mark DIN-Geprüft if all materials
and building products, as listed in
the certification scheme, conform
to the respective DIN Standards,
and if this conformity can be duly
verified in a proper process of cer-
tification.
Continuing compliance with the
requirements is ensured by an
annual inspection audit. Viebrock-
haus AG, as the first holder of
such a certificate, has meanwhile
successfully passed its first ins-
pection audit and is thus entitled
to continue using the coveted
DIN-Geprüft mark.
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Exploiting the free energy from
the sun is currently very popular
with people building their own
homes. In particular, the high
costs of other energy sources, and
the attractive financial subsidies
available, have brought about a
regular boom in the solar power
sector. Yet it is not always easy,
given the variety of products from
different manufacturers and supp-
liers, to choose among the solar
collectors and factory made solar
systems the one that is both sui-
table and of high quality.
Help in making the right choice of
product has been provided for
the last two years or so by the
Solar KEYMARK, the European
quality mark. More than 70 types
of solar collector and factory
made solar systems now bear the
Solar KEYMARK. Over 35 compa-
nies in nine countries use this
mark to document that they sub-
ject their products voluntarily to
impartial, independent and quali-
fied testing certification and ins-
pection on the basis of the Euro-
pean Standards DIN EN 12975 and
DIN EN 12976. This comprises not
only the obligatory performance
test of the collectors. Their fitness
for purpose and durability are also
the subject of stringent testing.
After all, the solar system is to
“last a lifetime”, capturing the
heat of the sun. Regular third-
party inspection of products and
of the manufacturers’ factory pro-
duction control further ensures
constant product quality. That
creates confidence among users
and consumers – wherever they
are in Europe!
Yet the Solar KEYMARK offers a
real added value from the manu-
facturer’s viewpoint, as well. The
active support from DIN CERTCO,
its recognized testing partners,
other
European
certification
bodies and the European Solar
Thermal
Industry
Federation
(ESTIF) has succeeded in establi-
shing the Solar KEYMARK as the
single European certification sche-
me so that the mark now enjoys a
high reputation and its award
counts in almost all European
countries as the precondition for
the granting of financial subsidies.
The manufacturer thus saves con-
siderably on costs for testing and
certification because these are
everywhere based on the same
test procedures and standards.
That, after all, was and is the aim
of the KEYMARK: tested and certi-
fied once – recognized everywhere
in Europe!
Full speed ahead to Europe for the Solar KEYMARK!
DINplus for barbecue charcoal
“Solid houses – solid quality”
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The KEYMARK is the European quality mark for products and services. It
documents the conformity – tested and inspected (at least every two
years) – of the product or service with the requirements specified in
EN Standards and certification schemes, including the annual audit of
the quality assurance system.
The mark can currently be awarded by DIN CERTCO for the following
products:
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Eye protection devices
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Insulation materials for buildings
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Floor heating
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Radiators
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Heat cost allocators
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Plastic piping
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Gully/manhole tops
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Solar collectors and
thermal solar systems
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Vitrified clay pipes
Austrian
manufactured
German Testing
Institute
laser welded absorber
page 4 - Installing the collectors
Technical changes may be made without notice
