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10 
HOW YOUR WATER HEATER WORKS 
 
SOLAR OPERATION 
The Solahart Streamline closed circuit solar water heater has its vitreous enamel lined solar storage 
tank installed at ground or floor level, remotely from the solar collectors. This water heater is an indirect 
solar hot water system with a heat exchanger in the solar storage tank. The heat exchanger is filled with 
closed circuit fluid and is connected to the solar collectors forming a closed circuit. 
 
As the sun heats the solar collectors, the increase in temperature activates the pump. The pump 
switches on whenever the solar collectors are hotter than the water in the tank. The pump moves the 
closed circuit fluid from the solar storage tank heat exchanger through an insulated copper pipe to the 
solar collectors to be heated by the sun’s energy and then back to the heat exchanger. Heat transfers 
from the closed circuit fluid in the heat exchanger to the water stored in the solar storage tank. 
 
This process continues while solar energy is available and until the water in the solar storage tank 
reaches a temperature of approximately 75
°C. The pump is then deactivated and the closed circuit fluid 
in the solar collectors and solar pipe work drains back into the heat exchanger in the solar storage tank. 
 
The closed circuit provides protection to the solar collectors and solar circuit in harsh water areas. The 
drain back principle provides protection to the system in freezing conditions. 
 
Automatic safety controls are fitted to the water heater to provide safe and efficient operation. 
 
GAS BOOSTING OPERATION 
Water stored in the solar storage tank passes through the gas 
booster when a hot tap is opened. The gas booster is for heating 
the water at times of low solar energy gain, such as during cloudy 
or rainy weather, or during winter months. 
 
Solar heated water can reach temperatures up to 75
°C in the solar 
storage tank. When the solar heated water temperature is above 
58
°C, the gas booster will not boost the water temperature. 
 
The gas booster operates automatically if heating of the water is 
required. When the solar heated water temperature is below 58
°C, 
the gas burners ignite to provide immediate heating of the water to 
a minimum temperature of 60
°C. The heat produced by the burner 
is transferred to the water through the heat exchanger. The water is 
heated to a constant temperature by the automatic adjustment of 
the gas supply to the burner to suit the water flow rate. The gas 
burners extinguish when the hot tap is closed. 
 
Automatic safety controls are fitted to the water heater to provide safe and efficient operation. 
 
WATER OUTLET TEMPERATURE 
This water heater has two outlets. One is a hot water outlet and the other is a tempered water outlet. 
The purpose of the hot water outlet is to deliver hot water at between 60°C and 75°C, usually for 
kitchen and laundry use. The purpose of the tempered water outlet is to deliver water up to 50°C, 
usually for bathroom or ensuite use. 
 
The tempered water outlet is from the tempering valve, located under the pipe cover at the front of the 
water heater immediately below the gas booster. The tempering valve is the brass valve with a green 
plastic cap. The tempering valve mixes hot water from the solar storage tank and gas booster with cold 
water from the mains supply and delivers tempered water from its outlet. 
 
The hot water outlet is located above the tempering valve. Depending upon how the water heater was 
installed, either both or only one of these outlets may have been plumbed to the hot water pipe work in 
the premises.