SOL-Perpetua™ Solar Water Heating System Installation Instructions and Operating Manual For Series "A" Pumps

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF A SOL Perpetua™ SYSTEM
• ADVANTAGES OF THE SOL Perpetua™ SYSTEM
• HOW A SOL Perpetua™ SYSTEM WORKS
• THE COMPONENTS OF A SOL Perpetua™ SYSTEM
• • Collector Panels
  • Storage Tank
  • Bubble Pump
  • Heat Exchanger
  • Space Heater
  • Tank entry pipe (optional)
  • Piping and Pipe Insulation
  • Working Fluid
• SIZING THE SYSTEM
• RECEIVING YOUR ORDER
• INSTALLATION
• • Materials
  • Location of Panels
  • Slope of Panels
  • Orientation of Panels
  • Plumbing
  • Soldering Flux
  • Pipe Insulation
  • Filling the System
• START UP
• MAINTENANCE
• • Operating Pressure
  • Fluid pH Level
  • Panel Cleaning
  • Cleaning Heat Exchanger
  • The Hand Pump
• TROUBLE SHOOTING
• • Leaks
  • Finding a Leak
  • Mushroom Valve Leak
  • Loss of Fluid
• Lightning Arrestors
• To The Owner

DIAGRAMS

• Figure 1 - Boiling Point of Water
• Figure 2 - Diagram of Bubble Pump
• Figure 3 - Right and Wrong Connections
• Figure 4 - Schematic of the SOL Perpetua™ System
• Figure 5 - Bubble Pump Installation Schematic
• Figure 6 - Schematic of Heat Exchanger and Space Heater
• Figure 7 - Proportioning the Working Fluid