INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
CONTROLLER INSTALLATION
Find a suitable location to mount the control
box. The controller should be installed out of
direct weather and no closer than 3 meters
from the water's edge.
mounting tabs and use two appropriate
screws to mount the control box to the wall,
keeping in mind that the power cable is 1.8m
long and should be plugged directly into a
general power outlet, not into an extension
lead.
The solar pump plugs into the 240Vac socket
marked as PUMP.
The pool sensor must be fitted into the
suction line of the pump, as close to the pool
as practical, preferably in a position out of
direct sunlight. It is recommended that a
14.5mm hole be drilled in the PVC pipe, this
can be carried out using a Dontek PD01
grinding drill or a small pilot hole can be
drilled and a 14.0mm drill-bit used spinning
in a counter clockwise direction to minimise
the chance of shattering pipe. Insert the
grommet into the pipe and gently push in the
black sensor barb. The green sensor plug is to
be fitted to the plug socket marked POOL.
DO NOT cable-tie or tape sensor wires to
mains power, in some cases there is some
benefit to cable tie 30cm of wire from the
sensor to the pipe and insulate this section
(some ambient differences can travel up the
tinned copper wire and affect the sensor
reading).
Roof sensors must be fitted into a small piece
of solar collector or equivalent and attached
to the roof. The best location is within an
arm's length of the gutters edge of the house
or shed as long as the sensor end is not
shaded and is on a roof of similar aspect of
the main collector. It must not
top of the solar collector or fitted to high
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must not be fitted on
must not
must not
points on the roof like ridge capping as false
readings will be detected.
Keep in mind that it is of the utmost
importance to keep the roof sensor as short
as possible as this will assist in the longevity
of the sensor and controller in the event of
electrical storm activity and power surges.
Sensor cables must not
must not be run parallel to
must not
must not
power cables
power cables
power cables and run lengths should be less
power cables
than 50m if possible. Cable ties should be
used to fasten the sensor cable to the cold
water inlet pipe making sure that the ties are
approximately 10mm from PVC fittings. Cable
ties should be tightened only firm, over
tightening can cause breaks in the outer PVC
if not careful. If the cable is to be run under
ground a conduit must be used to protect the
wire and there is to be no cable joins within,
conduit ends must
must
must
must be sealed to prevent water
ingress. Any
Any
excess cable
excess cable
Any
Any
excess cable
excess cable
removed and re- - - - fitted ensuring that the
removed and re
removed and re
removed and re
wire ends are tinned with solder. The sensor
wire ends are tinned with solder.
wire ends are tinned with solder.
wire ends are tinned with solder.
plug is to be fitted to the right hand socket
marked ROOF.
TEMPERATURE LIMIT
To adjust the pool limit simply press the UP
button to increase or the DOWN button to
decrease the desired temperature.
The controller will automatically choose to
run the pump based on solar gain (i.e. sun
shining & roof is hot), once the desired
temperature is achieved the pump is stopped
and a four hour wait commences to ensure no
energy is wasted by cycling the pump.
If after 4 hours the roof is hot enough then
the pump may start to provide another
heating cycle and if the desired temperature
is reached again then no heating will occur
until the next day unless the controller is
operating in time-clock mode where heating
can occur until solar lockout time (09:00 till
19:00)
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