Atmos Twin Coil Sealed Solar System Installation & User Manual

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HEATING SYSTEMS

Twin Coil Sealed Solar System

Installation & User Manual

THIS MANUAL IS TO BE LEFT WITH THE HOUSEHOLDER

AFTER INSTALLATION

Atmos Heating Systems

West March

Daventry
Northants
NN11 4SA

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T2 panels (& enlarged Appendix) Issue 3.12.07

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1.0 General

1.1 Introduction

Water heated by the solar panels is pumped down to a well insulated twin coil hot
water storage cylinder under the control of an electronic controller. The solar coil in
the lower section of the cylinder provides solar heat, whilst the upper coil is
connected to the boiler to provide the back up when the solar heat is insufficient. The
solar system is sealed and requires a special glycol anti-freeze fluid to protect against
freezing. This type of system has to be designed for high temperatures and high
pressures and therefore special solar components must be used.

1.2 Selecting the location of the Solar Panel

1.2.1 Select the most southerly facing and unshaded area of the roof for the solar
panel. Be aware of the movement of shadows across the proposed location
from chimneys, trees, etc and try to minimise this effect. Often the best
position technically and visually, is in the centre of the roof.

1.2.2 The minimum angle of the roof, and therefore the solar panel, should be 30
degrees.
The maximum height of the solar panel should normally be 10 metres.

1.2.3 Ensure that there will be enough space to fit the solar panel. Because of the
flashing, in the case of roof-integrated panels, it is best to have at least one
column of tiles between the panel and a vertical edge and at least 2 rows of
tiles between the panel and the top of the roof.

1.3 Unpacking the Solar Panels and Warning

Unpack panels carefully so that they are not damaged.

WARNING

1. Take care when carrying the solar collector panels to the roof, because of their size

and weight. Weight of single panel = 44.5 Kg and size = 2090 x 1080mm.

2. Keep the panels covered while working on the roof.

When the absorber surface is exposed to light, the whole solar panel will become
very hot and the heat will be conducted to the external pipework which may become
too hot to touch.

Note that these temperatures can reach over 200 degree C and when touched
would cause severe burns.

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2.0 Installing Roof-Integrated Solar Panels (For pantiles, etc, but not slates)

See separate leaflet available from Atmos.

3.0 Installing On-Roof Solar Panels

2 Panels

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3 Panels

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