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Solar™ Pool & Spa Heating System
-- Installation & User Manual
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Pump and Solar PV Panel Test
1)
On a
minimum 18˚
sunny day, place the solar panel in full sun and wait 15 minutes for the panels under
temperature thermostat mounted inside the
junction box to warm up to 0˚
. If required warm with a hair
dryer.
2)
Place the pump inside a bucket of water (the pump is submersible).
3)
Connect the solar PV panel; the pump should start in 3-4 secs.
14.1
What if the Pump W
on’t
Start?
1)
Check that there is sufficient sun and that
no cell of the panel is shaded
.
2)
Check that the under-temperature thermostat is ON and that the panel is
producing power (if a multimeter is not available, insert an old 50W halogen
globe into the panels electrical connect
–
do not do this is full sun, angle panel to
sun to reduce power
).
3)
heck that the wires in the connector aren’t twisted internally and the
positive and negative connections line up.
4)
If it
still won’t start please contact us at
for
technical support.
During the following test
DO NOT
allow the pump to run completely dry as this will damage
the pump.
