Atmos EasySolar Operation instructions

Atmos EasySolar
User Operating Instructions
for
Atmos EasySolar
Atmos Heating Systems
TBS Building Supplies Ltd
Hackwood Road
Da entry
Northants NN11 4ES
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
internet: www.atmos.co.uk
Issue 1.6.13

1 Introduction
Congratulations with your newly purchased Atmos EasySolar hot water system. You
have chosen a dura le system that will ena le you to generate your own energy.
This user manual will help you make the est use of your new solar hot water
system. Keep it in a place where you will find it easily when you need it.
The EasySolar hot water system uses sunlight to heat the water for domestic hot
water use. Heating your hot water with sunlight will reduce your energy ills. You
will also reduce your CO
2
emissions and so help to save the environment.
The system consists of compact and light weight components which can e easily
integrated into your home so as to take up very little space. The collector can e
mounted on a pitched roof or on a flat roof.

2 How does it work?
The EasySolar system consists of a collector (A) and an insulated storage tank (B)
which contains 100 litres of water. The collector is fitted on the roof and the storage
tank is fitted inside the house.
The sun shines
When the sun shines the collector is heated y the sun. When the collector reaches
a certain temperature a small pump that is incorporated in the storage tank starts
up. This pump circulates the water in the storage tank through the collector and the
heat is stored in the storage tank.
The sun stops shining
When the sun stops shining the pump stops and the water drains out of the collector
through gravity. This prevents frost damage to the collector in winter. When the
temperature in the storage tank reaches its maximum level the pump will also stop.
This prevents the tank overheating.
Hot water is used
When hot water is used, cold water flows into the internal heat exchanger of the
storage tank. This heat exchanger prevents the domestic water mixing with the
water that is stored in the tank ut ensures that the cold water is quickly heated up.
From the storage tank the preheated domestic water flows to the com i oiler or to
the hot water cylinder. Because the water has een preheated less energy is
needed to ring the water up to the required temperature. This saves on your
energy ill. If the temperature of the water coming from the storage tank is high
enough it can go direct to the hot water taps. This requires a thermostatic diverter
valve.

3 Use
Once installed the system works automatically. The following points need to e
considered:
• The est time to use hot water is in the afternoon or evening when the
storage tank is warmest.
• Set the hot water temperature no higher than 60° on your com i oiler or hot
water cylinder in order to minimise energy use.
• When the sun shines intermittently the pump will keep switching on and off.
When the pump is not working the collector may still e collecting heat which
will e transferred to the storage tank once the pump starts up again.
3.1 Yearly maintenance
Maintenance of the storage tank
Because no antifreeze is used it is not necessary to replace the water in the tank.
We do however advise that the connecting pipes and the wiring is checked and the
storage tank topped up once a year. Do this as follows:
Unplug the 12V adaptor from the socket and wait for ten minutes. Remove the plug
from the overflow outlet and insert the overflow connector. Put a tray or ucket
underneath to catch any water coming out. Remove the plug from the filling point
and insert the yellow hose provided for this purpose. Fill the tank with clean water.
Make sure the yellow hose is held firmly in position whilst water is flowing
into the tank. Stop filling as soon as water flows from the overflow outlet. Allow the
surplus water to flow out efore replacing the overflow plug and the filling plug.
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filling plug and overflow plug
filling hose and overflow connector

3.2 Faults
If the storage tank is not collecting heat even though the sun shines this indicates a
fault.
To check for any malfunction follow the following procedure. This will only work
when the sun is shining.
Ensure the storage tank is cold y drawing off hot water. This may take 10 minutes
if the storage tank is very warm to start with.
1. Is there 240V on the socket? Yes=>2, No=>13
2. Is there 12V feed to the storage tank? Yes=>3. No=>4
3. Are the wires from the collector thermostat and the 12V feed to the tank
connected correctly? Yes=>6. No=>5
4. The 12V adaptor is faulty. Atmos can supply a replacement.
5. Ensure the wires are connected correctly. The wires from the collector
thermostat are interchangea le. Does the pump start up within 10 minutes?
Yes=>6, No=>7
6. Does the red pipe ecome warm after a few minutes? No=>8
7. Disconnect the wires to the collector thermostat from the connector lock on the
tank and then connect the two terminals on this lock with a short piece of wire.
Does the pump start up? Yes=>9, No=>10
8. Unplug the 12V adaptor from the socket. Top up the tank with water. Plug the
12V adaptor ack into the socket. Does warm water egin to flow into the tank
after a few minutes? Yes=>12, No=>11
9. The collector thermostat is faulty or the wiring to the collector thermostat is
interrupted.
10. There is a fault with the storage tank pump or the wiring to the pump is
interrupted.
11. Are the red pipe and the lue pipe to the collectors sloping ack towards the
storage tank at all points? Yes=>14. No=>15
12. Check the system for leakage.
13. Ensure there is 240V on the socket.
14. Check the flow restrictors for lockages. There is one flow restrictor for each
collector and one for the storage tank.
15. Ensure that the red pipe and the lue pipe to the collector are sloping ack
towards the storage tank at all points. Flush the pump on the storage tank as
descri ed in the Installation manual.

4 Materials
The collector and the storage tank can easily e disassem led and the components
recycled.
Evacuated tube collector
Glass Borosilicate
Collector tu es Copper
Frame material Aluminium
Header Aluminium & Copper
Flat plate collector
Collector tray ABS
Insulation Rockwool
Pipe insulation EPDM
A sor er Copper
Side profiles Aluminium
Cover Hardened glass
Storage tank
Insulation EPP
Connecting rings Steel
Tank PE
Heat exchanger Copper / rass
Sheeting Aluminium/PE/PMMA
Pump Stainless steel /Noryl
Accessories
Wakaflex Polyiso utene / aluminium
Collector pipes PA
Pipe connectors Stainless steel
Flexi le connector pipes Stainless steel
Pipe insulation EPDM

5 Warranty
1. The warranty is ten years from the date of invoice of supply of goods, and
provides for the replacement of faulty parts.
2. The warranty covers any material, construction or operation faults that are found
to e of original manufacturing origin.
3. The sales invoice num er or sales order num er relating to the original purchase
of the Atmos EasySolar system must e provided with a warranty claim. If the
faulty part relates to the storage tank then the serial num er of the storage tank
must e provided or if the part relates to the collector then the serial num er of
the collector must e provided. If the warranty claim relates to the ooster pump
then the serial num er of the ooster pump must e provided.
4. Any alleged faulty part must first e returned to Atmos for inspection. Provided
that it is agreed that the fault is of original manufacturing origin (see paragraph 5
elow), a replacement part will e supplied free of charge. If the fault is not of
original manufacturing origin then the replacement part will e chargea le.
5. Any warranty provision shall not apply if Atmos determine that the fault is due to
improper application, improper use, neglect, accidental damage or injudicious
treatment, non-o servance of instructions contained in Atmos manuals or due to
improper repair, adjustment, installation or maintenance.
6. This warranty shall not apply if the fault is caused y scale, failure or a normality
of water supply, a normal or high voltage or impact of any external influence
that adversely affects the normal operation of the product.
7. In the event of full payment for a product not eing received, Atmos shall e
discharged from all further contractual or warranty o ligations.