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INSTALLATION GUIDE
INSTALL & MEASUREMENT
The solar collector can be installed almost anywhere on the roof of your house,
garage, porch, shed, pergola or directly on your lawn. Additional fixings maybe
required. Ensure the solar collector water circulation tubes are not damaged
during fixing. If the solar collector is mounted directly onto your lawn on a
seasonal basis when your pool is in use, you may wish to lift if slightly above the
grass as it does get very warm and can scorch the grass.
Calculate how solar collector mats you will require:
*Recommended minimum panel coverage is 75%*
Calculation Example (Larger Pools) : A Rectangular pool of 8m in length x 4m in
width x 1.5m in average depth, coverage required:-
1. Calculated your pool water volume i.e. 8m in length x 4m in width x 1.5m in
depth= Pool volume 48 m3
2. Recommended minimum panel coverage is 75% = 36 m2
3. So you would require 9 pcs of the 4m² collector mats (36 divide by 4) to cover
a 48 m3 pool
Calculation Example (Children's Play Pools) : Circular pool, 8 foot diameter (2.44M
diameter). pool diameter X pool diameter X average depth.
1. Calculated your pool water volume i.e. 2.44M x 2.44M x 0.5m in depth X 0.79
= Pool volume 2.35m3
2. Recommended minimum panel coverage is 75% = 1.76 m2.
3. So you would require two 1m² solar collectors
In both of the above installation:-
-Solar collector panels should be orientated to face south
-Direct sunlight for a minimum of 6 hours every day.
-Larger solar collectors can compensate non ideal installations.
