How It Works
The SunMor SM-V30 by Nature’s Comfort LLC is a solar water heater that uses the sun’s radiant energy to heat water
through the use of 30 double wall vacuum insulated glass tubes. Each tri-element glass tube has a coating on the
outside of the inner layer of glass made up of nitrogen aluminum to absorb heat on top of a copper coating to transfer
and hold in the heat. The copper coating provides extra efficiency and is a benefit to the Nature’s Comfort brand that
other solar evacuated tube systems do not have. As water is heated through the glass tubes it rises into the storage
tank and cooler water falls to the bottom of each tube to circulate by thermo-siphoning. The double wall vacuum
insulated glass tubes provide the best insulation and won’t freeze the water inside during winter nights. Heat
production can reach up to 36,000 btu’s per day.
The cold water line into your domestic water heater will be interrupted to first run to the copper coil heat exchanger
in the SM-V30’s storage tank which also must split off with a T fitting to feed water pressure to the auto-fill tank.
When a faucet is turned on, water heated by the sun surrounding the coil in the storage tank heats the domestic
water as it runs through the copper coil which then enters your domestic water heater. Utility energy is typically kept
turned on to maintain water temperature and in case demand overcomes solar production.
Safety Notes
Always wear gloves and safety glasses whenever installing or working on or around the system.
Tubes without water in them can reach over 400 degrees inside.
DO NOT LOOK INTO OR PLACE YOUR FINGERS IN A
TUBE.
CAUTION! Water temperatures can exceed 200F! See additional information throughout this manual.
Never close off the vent pipe as the SM-V30 is an atmospheric pressure (non-pressurized) system and damage can
occur if the tank is pressurized.
Specifications
Tank - 66 gallon (auto-fill tank: 2 gallon) 304SS, 23-26ga., 2-1/4” polyurethane integral foam (R-Value of 13.5)
Outer Tank Material - Painted Steel, 26-29 Gauge
Copper coil - 1/2” or 5/8” diameter, 3/64” thickness, 100’ length
Heat preservation - 72 hours
Vacuum Tube Composition - Triple Target, Magnetron Sputtering Plating, High Borosilicate
Tube quantity & size – qty: 30, 2-1/4” o.d. (1-13/16” i.d.) x 70-7/8”, 2mm thick, hail resistance up to 1”
Absorption area - 2” x 65.5” x 30 tubes = 27.3 sqft
Frame Material - Aluminum Alloy
Frame angle - 45°
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