Kwikot Kwiksol, Instruction, Installation & Warranty Manual

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION INSTALLATION WARRANTY MANUAL...

Page 2: ...ES 7 H ROOF LOCATION OF A SOLAR SYSTEM 7 I INSTALLATION OF A SOLAR WATER HEATER SYSTEM 9 J FILLING A SOLAR SYSTEM 17 K DRAINING AN INDIRECT SOLAR SYSTEM 18 L GENERAL MAINTENANCE OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM FO...

Page 3: ...liquid if heated becomes less dense and rises upwards The heated transfer fluid either water direct system or propylene glycol indirect system in the solar flat plate collector panel s or manifold of...

Page 4: ...on the thermostat must be lower than the maximum temperature attainable on the solar flat plate collector panel s or manifold of the solar vacuum tubes Pumps must be installed in accordance with the...

Page 5: ...element in the event the solar energy is not strong enough to heat the water to the required set temperature i e on overcast days and in the evening A pipe set is supplied with silicone inserts to co...

Page 6: ...mosyphon circulation method or as a split system themosyphon or pumped circulation methods Number and Size of Solar Flat Plate Collector Panel to Use SOLAR WATER HEATER NUMBER OF PANELS ENERGY TRANSFE...

Page 7: ...y roof locations which face less than 45 away from the equator are acceptable Solar radiance from the sun begins at about 10 00 until 16 00 and at its peak between 12 00 and 14 00 If the solar flat pl...

Page 8: ...ok This procedure is not relevant for the fame for the solar vacuum tubes Where two solar flat plate collector panels are to be installed proceed as follows for both a close coupled and split systems...

Page 9: ...Kwikot Pressure Control Valve Kwikot Vacuum Breakers on both the cold water supply and the hot water draw off Kwikot Drain Cock and Kwikot 400kPa Safety Valve The solar water heater and solar flat pl...

Page 10: ...nstallation Warranty Manual 1 Thermosyphon Close Coupled System method Direct Indirect systems with flat plate collector panel s THEMOSYPHON SPLIT SYSTEM METHOD DIRECT INDIRECT SYSTEMS WITH SOLAR FLAT...

Page 11: ...ED SYSTEM INSTALLATION DIAGRAM REAR VIEW 1 16 19 17 12 16 15 18 15 2 5 8 6 7 4 16 Once the solar flat plate collector panel s have been installed on the roof the solar water heater has to be installed...

Page 12: ...acuum Breaker Hot Side Thermostatic Mixing Valve Hot Water Feed to Taps Balanced Pressure Solar Collector Panels Roof Mounting Brackets for Solar Collector Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 PRODUCT DESCRIPTI...

Page 13: ...w from Drip Tray Expansion Valve 100kPa 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 HOT WATER COLD WATER REAR VIEW 1 15 21 16 12 15 17 2 5 8 6 7 4 15 13 5 6 14 14 12 10 10 11 15 1 3 20 15 19 18 9 9 INDIRECT THERMOS...

Page 14: ...Electrical Circulating Pump Hot Water Feed to Solar Water Heater Solar Collector Panels AutoVentValve Vacuum Breaker Cold Side Vacuum Breaker Hot Side Thermal Pipe Lagging Differential Thermostat Saf...

Page 15: ...18 Solar Water Heater Direct 400kPa Kwikot Drain Cock Cold Water Feed to Vacuum Tube Manifold Multi Pressure Control Valve 400kPa Vacuum Breaker Cold Side Vacuum Breaker Hot Side Thermostatic Mixing...

Page 16: ...water heater cradle available from Kwikot at the marked position d Place the solar water heater into the cradle 5 Important Installation Information a In an Indirect system installation the solar wat...

Page 17: ...s system The dilution ratio s as follows Ambient temperatures in winter 5 C to 8 C one part Propylene Glycol to three parts water i e Propylene Glycol 1lt with 3lts of water Ambient temperatures in wi...

Page 18: ...advisable to measure how much heat transfer fluid emptied out in the bucket as this will provide a good indication of how much has to be replaced into the system Never allow the heat transfer fluid to...

Page 19: ...except occasional dripping from the overflow pipe on the Safety Valve shut off the water supply to the solar water heater at either a shut off valve at or before the solar water heater or at the wate...

Page 20: ...ate of the warranty period Where Kwikot supplies an auxiliary component from another manufacturer that manufacturer s warranty period and conditions will apply If Kwikot carries out repairs or replace...

Page 21: ...has been designed and manufactured to work at optimum performance by using genuine Kwikot parts Should these parts be replaced with non genuine Kwikot parts whilst the solar water is still under warr...

Page 22: ...below 5 C is not covered by the warranty Any damage caused to the solar collector panels due to an incorrect dilution of propylene glycol or water being used in an Indirect System will not be covered...

Page 23: ...olar System Installed tick appropriate blocks on table below b Solar Water Heater Serial Number Code and Installation Date Serial Number ____________________________ Code _____________________________...

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Page 26: ...26 Kwiksol Instruction Installation Warranty Manual POSTAGE STAMP KWIKOT PTY LTD PO BOX 389 Benoni 1500...

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