30 Tube Solar Installation By Smart Solar

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30 Tube Solar Installation By Smart Solar

• Paraparaumu, New Zealand

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General Location

• Paraparaumu 1 Hour north of Wellington
• Average Annual Sun Hours 2,050
• Average Annual Rainfall 1,040 mm
• Average Summer Temperature 21oc
• Average Winter Temperature 12oc

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The Site

• The Section
• Tree Line Residential Property
• Good North Facing Position for Collector
• Collector set for maximum Winter Sun
• The Occupants
• 2 adults, 2 Children
• Big Hot water users.

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The Solution

• 30 Tubes Leap Technology evacuated tube solar
  collector.
• Made up of 1 10 Tube 1 20 Tube system
• Purpose Built Aluminium Frame
• Existing 180Litre mains pressure hot water
  cylinder

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The Frame

• Purpose built frame by Smart Solar
• All Aluminium Construction
• Retrofit or New Installation
• Low Wind Resistance

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The Frame

• Frame laid out on roof.
• Frame attached via 150mm stainless coach screws
  through rubber waterproof insulator

Frame in place on north facing roof To be
done Secure to Roof Add in back support
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The Frame

• Back Support in place.
• Support also attached via 150mm coach bolts
  through rubber waterproof insulator.
• Bolted to main frame.
• Built to make face of the collector at the
  optimum latitude for the location
• For example Kapiti 41o

Frame in place on north facing roof including
back support
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The Plumbing

• Copper pipe through roof into Hot Water Cylinder
• Sealed with water proof rubber feet
• Copper Pipe insulated with foam rubber

Insulated In flow pipe Release Valves
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The Plumbing

• Copper piping connected to Existing Hot Water
  Cylinder.
• Install water pump to circulate water.
• Pump connected to controller only in use when
  the collector and the bottom of the tank water
  temperature are greater than 8 degrees.
• All New Copper Piping insulated with Foam Rubber

600 watt pump for circulating water
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The Controller

• Connected to
• sensor at the collector (T1)
• Sensor at the bottom of the tank (T2)
• Sensor at the top of the tank (T3)
• The Pump
• Gives read outs at
• T1
• T2
• T3
• Controls the pump

Installed Controller showing T3 Output
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Finished Installation
30 Tubes Open For Business
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Some Live Data
Maximum Readings First Five Days of Operation
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Some Live Data
3 hourly data readings (600am 900pm)
Collector(t1), Cylinder Bottom(t2) and Cylinder
Top (T3)
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From the owners

• Awesome Quick install, professional job
• The minute all of the tubes were connected up we
  were producing hot water!
• We want to see if we can turn off the power to
  the hot water cylinder over summer 4 to 5
  months of completely free hot water - why
  wouldnt you!
• Nice to support New Zealand technology.
• These should be part of every new house build.

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More Information

• Smart Solar
• Ph 0274 421 764
• Fax [phone]
• www www.smartsolar.co.nz
• Email info_at_smartsolar.co.nz