3. Collectors
3.1
Frame and Collector
Mounting
Typical flat plate collector mounting
hardware is shown in fig. 3.1.
Different collector brands have
different hardware, but the
essentials are the same.
There are three angles that must
be considered when installing an
array of solar collectors. The first is
the south facing direction (south
azimuth) and the second is the tilt
of the collectors up from the ground, both
described in section 1.
The third angle is critical to draining the water
from the collectors at the end of the day. It is the drain slope of the collector piping. If
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Figure 3.1 Typical solar collector
frame and mounting hardware.
Figure 3.2 Method for laying out the
drain slope.
