INSTALLATION CHECKLIST Protective plastic coating from the panels has been removed Air bled from taps System checked for water or glycol leaks Cold and hot water piping checked for water leaks Roof tiles put back into position Drain pipes free of any obstruction All pipe work clipped where necessary All hot pipes are lagged Operation of element checked Solar controller connected Operation of solar pump checked Thermal paste is used with sensor probes Solar circulation pump and flow meter speed set Solar circuit runs smoothly and air pocket is left in expansion chamber Owner instructed on use and controller and service sticker mounted USER MANUAL Solar Group Accredited Installer INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION OPERATION & REGULAR CARE SOLAR WATER HEATERS MODEL: Solahart Panels Retrofit All Types Customer / User Congratulations for choosing a Solar Group water heater We recommend you read page 1 to 7 of this manual. It may save you time and trouble later. The other pages of the manual are intended for the installer. For further assistance or information contact our service desk 0800 769 377 info@Solar Group.co.nz Version 01/2013
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INS
TA
LLA
TIO
N C
HE
CK
LIS
T
� Protectiv
e plastic co
atin
g fro
m th
e panels h
as b
een re
moved
� Air b
led fro
m ta
ps
� Syste
m ch
ecked fo
r water o
r glyco
l leaks
� Cold and hot w
ater p
iping ch
ecked fo
r water le
aks
� Roof tile
s put b
ack in
to positio
n
� Drain pipes fre
e of a
ny obstru
ction
� All p
ipe w
ork clip
ped w
here necessa
ry
� All h
ot p
ipes a
re la
gged
� Operatio
n of e
lement ch
ecked
� Solar co
ntro
ller co
nnecte
d
� Operatio
n of so
lar p
ump ch
ecked
� Therm
al p
aste
is used w
ith se
nsor p
robes
� Solar circu
latio
n pump and flo
w m
eter sp
eed se
t
� Solar circu
it runs sm
oothly and air p
ocket is le
ft in expansio
n ch
amber
� Owner in
structe
d on use and co
ntro
ller a
nd se
rvice
sticker m
ounted
US
ER
MA
NU
AL
Solar G
roup Accre
dite
d In
staller
IN
ST
ALLA
TIO
N IN
ST
RU
CT
ION
OP
ER
AT
IO
N &
RE
GU
LA
R C
AR
E
SO
LA
R W
AT
ER
HE
AT
ER
S M
OD
EL:
So
lah
art P
an
els
Retro
fit A
ll Typ
es
Custo
mer / U
ser
Congratulatio
ns fo
r choosin
g a Solar G
roup w
ater h
eater
We re
commend you re
ad page 1 to
7 of th
is manual.
It may sa
ve you tim
e and tro
uble la
ter.
The other p
ages o
f the m
anual a
re in
tended fo
r the in
staller.
For fu
rther a
ssistance or in
form
atio
n co
ntact o
ur se
rvice
desk
�
0800 769 377 �
info@Solar G
roup.co
.nz
V
ers
ion
01
/2
01
3
IMP
OR
TA
NT
INFO
RM
AT
ION
This m
anual re
fers to
the Solahart P
anels R
etro
Syste
m w
ith glyco
l (closed
loop) o
r water re
tro (o
pen lo
op). T
his m
eans th
at a
n existin
g ta
nk is u
sed.
Solar G
roup does n
ot ta
ke re
sponsib
ility fo
r the co
nditio
n of th
e ta
nk.
The Solahart re
tro hot w
ater sy
stems a
re to
be in
stalle
d in
acco
rdance w
ith th
e
cylin
ders m
anufactu
rer’s in
stallatio
n in
structio
ns, lo
cal a
nd NZ.3500.4 natio
nal
plumbing re
gulatio
ns, m
unicip
al b
uild
ing co
des, N
ZBC G12 and any other
relevant sta
tutory re
gulatio
ns.
Observatio
n of th
ese in
structio
ns a
nd th
e asso
ciated co
mponent in
structio
ns is
most im
porta
nt a
nd fa
ilure to
do so
could void th
e benefits o
f warra
nty.
All w
ork is to
be ca
rried out b
y appropria
tely qualifie
d tra
des p
eople or to
be
suita
bly su
pervise
d fo
r trade assista
nt d
utie
s, and to
be ca
rried out in
acco
rdance w
ith Local a
nd Natio
nal O
ccupatio
nal S
afety Guidelin
es.
The in
form
atio
n co
ntained in
this m
anual, a
nd all o
ther in
form
atio
n or a
dvice
provided by Solar G
roup Lim
ited in
connectio
n w
ith th
e purch
ase, in
stallatio
n
use and se
rvice
of S
olar G
roup w
ater h
eaters, is g
iven in
good fa
ith. S
olar
Group Lim
ited w
ill not b
e lia
ble fo
r any perso
n fo
r any in
accu
racy or o
missio
n in
the in
form
atio
n arisin
g th
rough th
e fa
ult o
f Solar G
roup Lim
ited dire
ctly or
indire
ctly.
Solar G
roup is stro
ngly advisin
g against o
pen lo
op re
trofit fo
r climate zo
ne 6,
and ta
kes n
o re
sponsib
ility fo
r any fro
st damage to
colle
ctors a
nywhere.
SA
FE
TY
Ensu
re co
mpliance w
ith sa
fety re
gulatio
ns o
f working at h
eights o
n ro
ofs.
Scalding occu
rs at 5
00C. T
his a
ppliance is ca
pable of p
roviding hot w
ater a
bove
this te
mperature. A
ll insta
llers m
ust a
dvise
custo
mers o
f the potentia
l hazard of
scalding in
acco
rdance w
ith th
e re
levant N
atio
nal sta
ndards in
cluding NZ3500.4.
A so
lar-ra
ted te
mperin
g valve m
ust b
e fitte
d on th
e hot o
utle
t of th
e ta
nk
Young ch
ildren sh
ould not p
lay w
ith th
e appliance.
Care m
ust b
e ta
ken w
hen fix
ing or re
placin
g broken glass. C
ollecto
rs have
toug
hen
ed g
lass c
om
plie
s w
ith N
ZS
4223
.1 a
nd N
ZS
4223.4
. No
oth
er g
lass
shall b
e used.
Please re
fer to
tank m
anual fo
r furth
er sa
fety issu
es.
Turning on / o
ff the so
lar se
rvice
valves is h
igh
ly d
an
gero
us and sh
ould only
be authorise
d by an approved so
lar te
chnicia
n
1
CO
MM
ISS
ININ
G –
AIR
PU
RG
ING
SC
HE
MA
TIC
For clo
sed lo
op sy
stems o
nly
22
CO
MM
ISS
ININ
G –
AIR
PU
RG
ING
C
losed
loo
p s
yste
ms o
nly
Ste
p 1
: Set u
p
Turn th
e knob on th
e pump sta
tion to
face th
e fillin
g port
All te
mp probes sh
ould be in
pockets
Ste
p 2
: Flu
sh
Connect w
ater su
pply fro
m a garden hose or m
ains p
ressu
re to
the Fillin
g Valve
and flu
sh it th
rough th
e Service
Valve.
Contin
ue until a
ll the air h
as e
scaped.
Push
the “p
ump” b
utto
n on th
e co
ntro
ller w
hile flu
shing fo
r a fe
w se
conds.
Turn th
e drain scre
w 90’ o
n th
e so
lar p
ump until it le
aks a
nd scre
w it b
ack.
Ste
p 3
: Seal &
Ch
eck
Shut d
own th
e Service
Valve, le
t the lo
op pressu
rise to
2-3 bar a
nd th
en sh
ut
down th
e w
ater su
pply via th
e Fillin
g Valve
Check th
e entire
loop and th
e panels fo
r leaks
Check th
e pressu
re gage fo
r pressu
re drop
Ste
p 4
: Gly
co
l intro
du
ctio
n
Connect th
e m
obile Commissio
ning Statio
n to
the Fillin
g Valve flo
w sid
e and th
e
Service
Valve to
the re
turn in
to th
e plastic b
in.
Fill th
e la
stic bin w
ith Glyco
l and add glyco
l mix fro
m previous co
mmissio
ning or
water if re
quire
d.
Turn on th
e co
mmissio
ning pump w
hile opening th
e Fillin
g Valve. O
pen th
e
Service
Valve sh
ortly
afte
r.
Repeat S
tep
2 and S
tep
3
Ste
p 5
: Fin
al C
heck
Watch
the so
lar p
ump in
operatio
n fo
r at list tw
o cy
cles sm
oothly and quietly
If w
eather co
nditio
ns a
re not h
eatin
g up th
e co
llecto
rs, press th
e “p
ump”
butto
n on th
e so
lar co
ntro
ller.
Repeat ste
p 2 & ste
p 3 if th
ere are any air n
oise
s or v
isible bubbles se
en
through th
e flo
w m
eter.
Botto
m expansio
n ta
nk:
Pressu
re w
hen co
ld sh
ould be ste
ady 2 bar
Top expansio
n ch
amber:
Open th
e plug to
ensu
re th
at th
e air p
ocket e
xists.
21
AB
OU
T Y
OU
R W
AT
ER
HE
AT
ER
1.
The m
ain goal o
f producin
g Solar G
roup re
tro kit h
eaters is h
eatin
g and
storin
g potable hot w
ater in
an existin
g sto
rage ta
nk usin
g so
lar e
nergy and
electricity
.
2.
When applying clo
sed circu
it retro
, the heatin
g flu
id is b
lue g
lyco
l with
anti-fre
eze qualitie
s. The blue co
lour is a
leakage in
dica
tor a
nd if sh
ows,
call a
n approved in
staller im
mediately.
3.
The glyco
l/water is h
eated in
the so
lar p
anels a
nd is circu
lated to
the
botto
m ta
nk usin
g a circu
latin
g pump.
4.
A so
lar co
ntro
ller co
ntro
ls the pump to
optim
ise energy co
llectio
n.
5.
The ty
pe of th
e re
tro co
nfig
uratio
n is d
ependent o
n th
e ty
pe of th
e existin
g
tank and th
e clim
ate zo
ne.
Clo
sed
Lo
op
On
e S
ola
ha
rt Pan
el R
etro
2
PR
OD
UC
T IN
FO
RM
AT
ION
Matc
hin
g b
etw
een
exis
ting
tan
k a
nd
Retro
Kit T
yp
e
So
lah
art R
etro
Kit T
yp
e
Su
itab
le fo
r tan
k
Co
mm
en
ts
Water o
ne panel
150-200 litre
with
additio
nal p
ort
Except fo
r zone 6
5-w
ay w
ater o
ne panel
Mains p
ressu
re 150-200 litre
Except fo
r zone 6
Hot ro
d one panel
All ty
pes 1
50-200 litre
Glyco
l one panel
150-200 litre
with
internal co
il
Water tw
o panels
180-350 litre
with
additio
nal p
ort
Except fo
r zone 6
5-w
ay w
ater tw
o panels
Mains p
ressu
re 180-350 litre
Except fo
r zone 6
Hot ro
d tw
o panels
All ty
pes 1
80-350 litre
Glyco
l two panels
180-300 litre
with
internal co
il
Glyco
l three panels
300 litre
or la
rger w
ith in
ternal co
il
Pan
els
/ C
olle
cto
rs
Dim
en
sio
ns (e
ach
): 1.94m x 1.03m x 0.084m
W
eig
ht (fu
ll): 37Kg
Insu
latio
n:
38mm Polyeste
r W
eig
ht (d
ry): 3
5Kg
Max P
ressu
re:
1000kPa
Po
rts:
25mm
Su
rface T
yp
es:
Black Carbon / S
electiv
e Coatin
g Tita
n
Circ
ula
tion
Pu
mp
/ F
low
Mete
r:
Standard: T
hree sp
eed m
ax power o
f 90w
Flow m
eter: 2
-8 l/m
in
For m
ore te
chnica
l inform
atio
n, re
fer to
the sp
ecific p
ump m
anual
So
lar C
on
trolle
r:
Smart co
ntro
ller: S
olar G
roup SolaStat P
lus-2
: 10m 3 te
mp probes; b
ooste
r co
ntro
ller a
nd digita
l disp
lay
A re
lay fo
r ripple power o
r load of 3
kW or m
ore is e
ssentia
l
Fo
r mo
re te
ch
nic
al in
form
atio
n, p
lease re
fer to
the c
on
trolle
r man
ual
3
ST
AR
T-U
P A
ND
CO
MM
ISS
ION
ING
Fillin
g th
e ta
nk w
ith w
ate
r Follo
w th
e in
structio
ns o
f the GreenGlo M
anual o
r the Combo In
stallatio
n sh
eet
WA
RN
ING
: Ensu
re th
at th
e ta
nk is fu
ll before tu
rning on th
e electric p
ower,
solar p
ump or a
ny other h
eat so
urce
Fillin
g th
e s
ola
r circ
uit w
ith g
lyco
l mix
ture
ENSURE THAT THE PANELS ARE COVERED AND NOT LEFT EXPOSED TO THE SUN W