WSMP JR-138, JR-158, JR-178, JR-208 Installation & Maintenance

WSMP Solar Water Heater

INSTALLATION MANUAL

WSMP Solar Water Heater made of all-glass evacuated tube collector with heat pipe (Hereinafter
ESWH).
Please take time to read this manual and familiarize yourself with the function of this product.

Content

Introduction ………………………………………….………………………. 2
Specifications of SWH……………………………….………………………. 2
Principle of Operation ……………………………...………………………. 3
Assembly Instructions …………………………………………………….… 3

Reflector Assembly ………………………………………….…………….... 3

Frame Assembly …………………………………………………….………. 3
Connecting frame and reflector …………………………………………. 4
Storage tank assembly ……………………………………………. ……….4
Unit Mounting Instructions …………………………………………………. 4
Mounting on roof ridge ………………………………………... …………..4
Mounting on roof slope ………………………………………... …………..5
Glass Tube Assembly ……………………………………………………….. 6
Evacuated Tubes assembly ……………………………………….. ………6
Precautions …………………………………………………………… ……...8
Plumbing Instructions ……………………………………………………… ..8
User Instructions ……………………………………………………. ………...8
Precautions …………………………………………………………… ………8
Usage and installation ……………………………………………………….9
Trouble Shooting ……………………………………………………………. 10

Introduction of solar water heater

The ESWH are close-coupled solar water systems made of all-glass evacuated

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tube collectors with heat pipes, which are ideal for use in small buildings, houses and other
applications. The ESWH can be used together with an electric booster
element, thus providing hot water even on low-irradiance days. The ESWH is available in several
sizes, depending on your hot water requirements.

Fig. 1 Structure of ESWH

1 Insulation: polyurethane foam
2 Inner cylinder: AISI 316L
3 Outer shell: galvanized steel
4 Heat pipe in contact with aluminium
fin
5 End protector: nylon 6
6 Foot: stainless steel
7 Frame: profile aluminium
8 Reflector: flat plate diffuser
9 Side ends: metallic
10 Relief valve

Specification of ESWH

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Operational Principle

The ESWH are all-glass evacuated solar domestic water systems
combined with heat pipes. The selective coating in the inner cover of the evacuated tubes ensures
high energy absorption and low heat radiance losses, which converts solar energy into heat energy
and transfers this energy to the heat pipe by an aluminium fin. The liquid in the heat pipe changes
into vapour and rises to the condenser. The heat conducts away to the water inside the tank and
the vapour in the heat pipe again becomes liquid, returning to the base of the heat pipe. This
continuous circulation transfers heat from the heat pipe to the cold water in the tank. This process
will continue as long as the sun is heating the collectors.

Assembly Instruction

The reflector angle of ESWH heater can be chosen between 30°or 45°.

Reflector Assembly

1. Place the module-type reflectors side by side.

2. Position the base bracket with larger parallel slots at the bottom. Overlap the holes with those in
the triangular end of reflector frame. Fasten with the nuts and bolts provided.

3. Position the narrow sides of the top reflector bar upwards and overlap the holes with those in the
square end of the reflector frame. Fasten with the nuts and bolts provided.

Frame Assembly

Cross-connect the diagonal bars with the right and left upright supports.
In the JR-200 model, connect the two sets of crossed diagonal bars to the middle upright support.
Then connect to right and left upright supports.

1 tank
2 top reflector bar
3 tank bracket
4 upward diagonal bar
5 diagonal bar of upright support
6 upright support
7 mid-diagonal sidebar
8 foot
9 bottom sidebar
10 reflector
11 base bracket

Fig. 2 Assembly of the unit (the collector tilt angle is 30°and 45°respectively)

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