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or external to the building. In cold climates, it is recommended 
that the discharge pipe be terminated at an adequate drain 
inside the building.
•   Shall not have any valve between the relief valve and tank.
When installing the temperature-pressure relief valve, use 
two or three turns of teflon tape or other suitable thread 
sealer around the threaded end of the valve.
Figure 2
The temperature-pressure relief valve should be manually 
opened once a year. Caution should be taken to ensure that 
(1) no one is in front of or around the outlet of the 
temperature-pressure relief valve discharge line, and (2) 
the water manually discharged will not cause any bodily 
injury or property damage because the water may be 
extremely hot.
If after manually operating the valve, it fails to completely 
reset and continues to release water, immediately close 
the cold water inlet to the water heater, follow the draining 
instructions, and replace the temperature-pressure relief 
valve with a new one.
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f the temperature-pressure relief valve on the appliance 
weeps this may be due to thermal expansion. The water 
supply serving this solar water heater may have a check 
valve installed.  Contact the water supplier or local plumbing 
contractor on how to control this situation.  Do not plug the 
temperature-pressure relief valve.
CLOSED SYSTEM/THERMAL EXPANSION 
As water is heated, it expands (thermal expansion). In a 
closed system, the volume of water will grow. As the volume 
of water grows, there will be a corresponding increase 
in water pressure due to thermal expansion. Thermal 
expansion can cause premature tank failure (leakage). This 
type of failure is not covered under the limited warranty. 
Thermal expansion can also cause intermittent temperature-
pressure relief valve operation: water discharged from the 
valve due to excessive pressure build up. The temperature-
pressure relief valve is not intended for the constant relief 
of thermal expansion. This condition is not covered under 
the limited warranty.
A properly-sized thermal expansion tank should be installed 
on all closed systems to control the harmful effects of 
thermal expansion. Contact a plumbing service agency or 
your retail supplier regarding the installation of a thermal 
expansion tank..
LOCATING THE SOLAR WATER HEATER 
If you have a choice of where to install the solar water heater, 
these ideas may help you decide.
Put the solar water heater indoors as close as possible 
1. 
to where you use the most hot water. This water heater 
is not intended for outdoor installation.
It is handy to have a floor drain, tub or sink nearby. 
2. 
That will make it easy to drain water from the water 
heater. It is also a good place to end the drain line of 
the temperature-pressure relief (T & P) valve.
The solar water heater or the pipes and the connections 
3. 
may, in time, leak.  Put the solar water heater in a place 
where a water leak will not damage anything.  
You must not put the water heater in an area where 
4. 
it might freeze You must turn off the electricity to the 
water heater before you drain it, to protect the heating 
elements.
Make sure that you are able to reach the drain valve 
5. 
and all access panels when the water heater is in place.  
This will make it easy to service the water heater.
The water heater must be level before you begin the 
6. 
piping.
WATER HEATERS EVENTUALLY LEAK. The installation 
of the water heater must be accomplished in such a manner 
that if the tank or any connections should leak, the flow 
of water will not cause damage to the area adjoining the 
water heater or to lower floors of the structure. When such 
locations can’t be avoided, a suitable metal drain pan should 
be installed under the water heater. Such a pan should be 
no greater than 1 1/2 inches deep, have a minimum length 
and width of at least two inches greater than the heater 
dimensions and must be piped to an adequate drain. 
This solar water heater, as all water heaters, will eventually 
leak. Do not install without adequate drainage provisions 
where water flow will cause damage. Note: normal 
condensation from a solar water heater may appear to be 
a leaking tank.
WATER PIPING 
This solar water heater is design certified to be used with a 
potable water system. When connecting water piping with 
solder joints use only lead free solder.
The indirect coil in this unit is a single wall and may 
only be used in a closed loop - fi ll only with a mixture of 
propylene glycol containing corrosion inhibitors (such as 
Dowfrost™ HD) (50% by volume maximum) and distilled 
or de-mineralized water.  Never fi ll with a toxic liquid.  Use 
of any heat transfer fl uid other than that specifi ed or failure 
to operate the heat exchanger in a closed loop will void the 
warranty, and may result in poor performance, equipment 
damage, or risk to health and safety.