Operation Instruction

SP116

1. General information 1.1 About this manual 1.2 Safety regulations 1.3 Liability waiver 1.4 Symbols used 2. Product information 2.1 System description 2.2 Single-pipeline 2.2.1 Components solar control system: SP 116

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2.2.2 Installation description 2.2.3 Technical data

2.3 Display symbols .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 3. Functions and operation 5 3.1 Setting week and time 3.2 Time-controlled auxiliary heating 3.3 Time-controlled circulation function .. . .. 3.4 Temperature difference circulation function 3.5 Switching on/ off auxiliary heating manually 3.6 Forbid/Permit using auxiliary heating 3.7 Frost protection 3.8 Storage tank overheating protection. . 3.9 High temperature protection of solar system 3.10 Holiday function 3.11 Anti-legionella protection 3.12 Collector emergency cut-off. . 3.13 Memory function 3.14 Reset Function 3.15 Manual operations 4. Error messages .. 5 5 6 ... 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9

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1 General information
1.1 About this manual This manual describes the installation, function and operation of an integrated solar control system, which is suitable for split pressurized solar heating system, Before installing and operating the device, please read the following information carefully, 1.2 Safety regulations Installation, commissioning and maintenance of the device may only be performed by professional personal. All operations that require opening the device are only to be conducted cleared from the power supply, All safety regulations for working on the power supply are valid, The device must not be installed in rooms where easily inflammable material (e.g. gas or oil) mixtures are present or may occur. Before connecting the system, make sure that the energy supply matches the specifications of the device, Protect the solar control system against overloading and short+circuiting. All devices connected to the solar control system must conform to the technical specifications of the device. As soon as it becomes evident that safe operation is no longer possible, please immediately take the device out of operation. Without lightning rod, please don't use this device during a thunderstorm waiver

1.3 Liability

Improper installation or operation can cause damages to material and persons. The manufacturer cannot monitor the compliance with these instructions or the circumstances and methods used for installation, operation, utilization and maintenance of this controller. Damage by mishandling or improper installation on costumer site is immediately leading to warranty exclusion. As faults can never be excluded, we don't offer a guarantee for the completeness of the drawings and texts of this manual, they only represent some examples. They can only be used on own risk. No liability is assumed for incorrect, incomplete or false information and the resulting damages. The manufacturer preserves the right to put changes to product, technical date or installation and operation instructions without prior notice.

1.4 Symbols used

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Failure to observe these instructions Failure to observe

can lead to injury of persons or safety risks . can result in damage to the product or

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2 Product information

2.1 System description The solar collector pump (P 1) is activated as soon as the temperature difference between the collector array (Tl) and the storage tank (T2) is reached. If the temperature difference between the collector array (Tl) and storage tank (T2) drops below the switch-off temperature difference, or the storage tank (T3) reaches the maximum storage temperature, the solar pump (pI) will be switched off. T3 is.used to measure the temperature of the top part of storage tank. If the turning-on condition for auxiliary heating is filled, the auxiliary heating will be activated.

1 collector

array --- 1 storage tank

T 1: Temperature sensor for collector array T2: Temperature sensor in bottom part of storage tank T3: Temperature sensor in top part of storage tank PI: Solar collector pump P2: Solar circulation pump

If there is only one temperature sensor in water storage tank (usually in bottom part T2), it is possible, that the auxiliary heating function will not be activated or deactivated at a right time, because the water temperature in top part of the tank (T3) cannot be measured. In this case, if you still want to use auxiliary heating function, control program will automatically take the signal from bottom temperature sensor (T2) instead of (T3). However, water in top part of tank might often be overheated. It may cause damages to material and persons. So it is highly recommended not to use auxiliary heating in such a case.

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Note: To lock this function, please press "System setting" button until the signal appears on the screen (see details in 3.6 Forbid/Permit using auxiliary heating).

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2.2 Single-pipeline 2.2.1 Components

solar control system:

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2.2.3 Technical data

Rated voltage Externality size Weight Max. own consumption Range of temperature measuring measuring AC 220V (optional: ACll ~V) 380mm*215mm* 11 kg/carton ~3W NTC: O~I99C; PTlOOO: O~199C 1 C <600W ~3000W 8 bar 6 bar -20~60C Tl~T3 (solar collector; part of water tank) Output signals 3 (auxiliary heating; solar collector pump; solar top part of water tank; bottom (optional: ~6000W) 135 mm

Accuracy of temperature

Power of pumps (solar collector pump PI and circulation pump P2) Power of auxiliary hea ting System working pressure Safety valve response pressure Ambient temperature Input signals

circulation pump)

2.3 Display symbols

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Weekday. 7days of week can be set (e.g. Week 1 means "Monday") . Time. Setting hours and minutes. Time-controlled auxiliary heating. Setting three heating time periods. Time-controlled hot water circulation. Setting three time periods. Tank temperature. As turning-on/off temperature value for auxiliary heating. Frost protection signal. Overheating protection for storage tank. High temperature protection for solar collector. Holiday function signal. Switch on/off auxiliary heating manually. Forbid/permit using auxiliary heating. Reset signal. Temperature display. Flow rate display.
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3 Functions and operation

3.3 1 the power supply, make sure that the water tank, solar This three

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Note: For safety, auxiliary heating is locked at delivery state. The single displays on the screen. If you want to use this function, please see operation: 3.6 Forbid/Permit using auxiliary heating. week and time is switched on, please firstly set the week
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After power supply of the system.

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Press "System Setting" button until the signal displays on the screen, Press "+" "-" button to set weekday. (range: 0-6, e. g. 1 means "Monday") Press "Confirm" button to save the setting; press "Cancel" button to cancel the setting. Press "System Setting" button again until displays on the screen. Pres"+" button to set hour, press" -" button to set minute. Press "Confirm" button to save the setting; press "Cancel" button to cancel the setting.

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3.2 Time-controlled

auxiliary

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Solar control system can be combined with electric boiler or gas/oil boiler. The system is supported with a default program which can be customized to meet your individual needs. You can create a timer program with up to three time periods to heat the water~'~to a desired value. During the three preset time periods, auxiliary heating starts working, when the water temperature in top part of storage tank (T3) is below preset turning-on temperature, and it stops working, when T3 exceeds the required temperature.

Note: Default setting: the first time period: 4: 00 turning-on, 5:00 turning-off; the second time section: 10:00 -10:00; the third time section: 17:00 turning-on, 22:00 turning-off.

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Press "System Setting" button until the signal appears. Press "+" "-" button to set the start time of the first time period. Press "+" to adjust hours, press "-" button to adjust minutes. Press "Gonfirm" button to save the settings, press "Cancel" button to cancel the settings. Immediately after setting the first time period, the display enters into the operating menu of next time period. Perform like above steps, the other two time periods can be set.

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Note: If you want to shut off one of the three time periods, you can set a same value for both start time and end time, e. g., you can set both the start and end time of second time period at 10: 00 am.
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3.3 Time-controlled

circulation

function with up to

This function needs an extra circulation pump (P2). You can set up a timer program three time periods. This pump can be triggered at times when hot water will be needed.

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three

time periods,

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P2 always stops for 15 minutes

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Note: Default setting: the first time period: 6: 00 turning-on, 8:00 turning-off; the second time period: 10: 0 0 ~ 10: 00; the third time period: 19: 00 turning-on, 21 :00 turning-off. Three time periods should be set within one day (24 hours) .

Press "System Setting" , Press "+" "-" button time of first time period. hours, press "-" button

until "(E3 " displays on the screen. to adjust the start time and end ,------------------. Press "+" button to adjust Q) 05: OOON to adjust minutes.

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Press "Confirm" button to confirm the setting, press "Cancel" button to cancel this setting. Immediately after setting the first time period, the display enters into the operating menu of next time period. Perform like above steps, the other two time periods can be set.

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Note: If you want to shut off one of the three time periods, you can set a same value for both start time and end time, e. g., you can set both the start and end time of second time period at 10:00 am. difference circulation function

3.4 Temperature

The solar control program works on the principle of temperature difference circulation. Solar pump PI is triggered, as soon as the preset temperature difference between collector and tank is reached.

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Press "System Setting" button, until " " displays on the screen. Press "+" : button to adjust storage tank temperature. ,-----------------.,. Default value: 60'C, setting range: 45~75'C. Press "Confirm" button to save the setting. Press "Cancel" I button to cancel this function. IU At the same time the menu shows "I O'C " , the default value of switch-on temperature difference. Press "+" '. "-" button to adjust it. Setting range: 5~20'C.

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Press "Confirm" button to save the setting. Press "Cancel" button to cancel this function. Then the menu shows "5'C", the default value of switch-off temperature difference. Press "+" : button to adjust it, adjustable range: 2~12'C. Press "Confirm" button to confirm the setting. Press "Cancel" button to cancel the function. Note: Between 60~70'C temperature at 60'C. scale can form more easily, we usually set the water tank

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on/ off auxiliary

heating

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If you want to use hot water immediately, but the water temperature doesn't reach the desired value, you can switch onloff the auxiliary heating manually.

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Press "confirm" button, until displays on the screen to switch on auxiliary heating manually. Press "Cancel" button to switch off auxiliary heating manually. using auxiliary heating

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Press "System Setting" button, until ,,[~ displays on the screen. Press "Confirm" button to save the setting and forbid auxiliary heating. Press "System Setting" button until" displays on the screen. Press "Cancel" button to cancel the setting and permit auxiliary heating.

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Note: When forbid auxiliary heating, customer can't switch onloff auxiliary heating manually and time-controlled auxiliary heating function is also automatically deactivated.

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3.7 Frost protection In winter, when the temperature of collector drops below the preprogrammed starting temperature of frost protection (default value 5C), solar pump PI starts working. When collector temperature exceeds the switch-off temperature of frost protection, pump P I stops working and the system exits frost protection.

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Press "System Setting", until '~" displays on the screen. Press "+" "-" button to adjust the temperature of frost protection. Setting range: 3C -I DOC. press Press "Confirm" button to confirm the setting, "Cancel" button to deacti vate th is function.

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3.8 Storage

tank overheating

protection

To avoid overheating of water storage tank, system is supported with an overheating protection function. When the temperature of tank (T3) is higher than the maximum tank temperature, even the condition of temperature difference circulation is reached, solar pump is still forbidden to operate

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Press "System Setting" button, until displays on the screen. Press "+" "-" button to adjust the maximum tank temperature. Default value: 80C, setting range: 60Cpress

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90C. Press "Confirm" button to confirm the setting, "Cancel" button to quit the function. protection of solar system

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When collector temperature reaches 11SC, and meanwhile the storage tank doesn't reach the max. tank temperature, the high temperature protection function of solar system will be activated.

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Press "System Setting" , until ~ displays on the screen. Press "+" : button to adju st the maximum collector temperature. Default value: l1SC, adjustable range: lOOC-130C. Press "Confirm" button to confirm the setting, "Cancel" button to quit this function. function press

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3.10 Holiday

If you intend to be absent for an extended period (holiday), or hot water is not required for an extended period, you can activate the holiday function. This function is activated nightly (22: 00-6: 00) to re-cool the storage tank and to prevent high thermal loads of the solar system due to completely heated storage tank.

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Press "System Setting", until displays on the screen, it indicates that the function is active. Press "Confirm" button to confirm this setting. Press "Cancel" button to deactivate this function. Note: When using holiday function, auxiliary heating automatically. system will lock

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3.11 Anti-legionella

protection

To safeguard t,he water hygiene, solar system will monitor the storage tank temperature. If the temperature never reaches 70 in every 7 days, auxiliary heating will be activated automatically and heats the tank water to 70C. 3.12 Collector emergency cut-off

When the temperature of collector reaches or exceeds 120C, in order to prevent evaporation of heat medium liquid and protect other components of solar system, solar circulation pump will be stopped compulsively, until the temperature of collector gets lower.

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3.13 Memory function In case of power failure, 3.14 Reset Function solar control system is able to remain the preset parameters unchanged.

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If necessary, all the settings (except time setting) can be reset to the factory settings.

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Press "System Setting" button, until "~" on the screen. Press "Confirm" button, all of parameters reset to factory settings.

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Manual operations

Customers can monitor the flow rate any time by viewing the signal menu. And when there are no other operations and it returns activate some functions by pressing different buttons directly.

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Press "Confirm" button 2 second to switch on/off solar collector pump (Pl) manually. Press "Cancel" button 2 second to switch on/off solar hot water circulation pump (P2) manually. Press "+" button repeatedly to check the temperature values in different part of solar system.

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error.

Never try to repair the solar control system yourself! Consult a specialist in case of an

The following table explains the error messages and corresponding "problems can be found in the list below.

handling indication.

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Possible reason There is probably too much air in the pipeline. Storage tank reaches max.

Solution Replenish heat medium liquid and exhaust the air. When tank temperature drops, pump starts working. When collector temperature drops, pump starts working. Activate it manually. Check sensor connection and make the wiring again. starts It's normal. Check exhaust the air. A fter collector temperature rises, pump stops working. the pipeline and

Pump works but no flow rate displays.

System has temperature difference but pump doesn't work.

tank temperature. Solar collector reaches its max. temperature. Auxiliary heating is forbidden.

A uxiliary heating doesn't work.

Temperature sensor has broken circuit or short circuit. Anti-Iegionella up. There is air leakage in solar system. function

Auxiliary heating still operates at 23:00.

System pressure drops.

Pump works but system doesn't have 6 temperatnre difference, meanwhile auxiliary heating function starts up.

Frost protection function is activated,~signal blinks.

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system

SP 116 shows sensor. meaning

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Possible cause circuit Sensor wiring interrupted, connected or short circuit. Sensor wiring interrupted, connected or short circuit. can be checked value can using not not

Error rectification Check resistance value, replace sensor if necessary. Check resistance value, replace sensor if necessary. To do this, the sensor below, small

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broken

with sensor connections. There is a short circuit

with sensor connections.

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A potentially be disconnected.

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sensor

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value

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1 Safety 2 Components 3 Input and output signals 4 System demonstration with model SP 116 . 1 .

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5 Installation 5.1 Mounting 5.2 Filling the system. 5.3 Electrical wiring...... 6 Commissioning........... 7 Replacing the pump

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1 Safety
Before installing the device, please read this manual carefully. Please note that the installation must be executed according to relevant technical rules. The installation must also be adapted to the conditions provided by the customer. Damages by improper using or incorrect modification of installation and construction on costumer site are immediately leading to warranty exclusion.

&. Attention:

This manual is for trained personals

only! of the

Note: As faults can never be excluded, we don't offer a guarantee for the completeness drawings and texts of this manual, they only represent some examples.

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Operating screen (LCD) Pump speed regulation Security valve Manometer Filling and flushing connector Circulation pump Expansion connector vessel

Function description
Display operating menu. Three speed levels available, offers different flow rate_ Protect the system against over-pressure. Display system pressure (Max. 10 bar, normal working pressure is approx. 2 bar) Through this connector medium can be pumped into solar system WILO Star RS 15/6 (11 OV or 220V) Connect expansion vessel. Expansion vessel balances the system pressure. Copper material, left side. Max. working temperature 150 "C, screw thread 1/2' (DN 15) as standard Temperature sensors, power cord and other outputs.

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P2 circulation pump connector Power plug connector Auxiliary heating connector

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5 Installation
5.1 Mounting

+ Open

the package carton and take out the solar control system carefully. Determine the mounting position of the solar control system, considering place for expansion vessel. See picture 1.

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Drill the holes for dowels, put the dowels into the holes, fixed the solar control system on the wall using fastening screws. The solar control system must be vertically installed. See picture 2.

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Use two wrenches

to connect the pipes. See picture 3.

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Picture 4 Connect filling connector (5) with a separate pump. Install a 3-way ball valve beside the solar control system for draining (drain valve). And open ball valve. See picture 5. Until there has medium overflow from ball valve, please closed the ball valve. (There is already a non-return valve installed inside the solar control system between filling and drain valve.)

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After above steps, connect an expansion vessel to expansion vessel connector(7).

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5.2 Filling the system Connect a separate pump to the fill valve with pressure hose. Open the filling and drain valve, fill the system with the separate pump. Heat mediu liquid (usually use water-glycol mixture as heat medium, 50% glycol and 50% water) will be pumped into the system until it overflows through the ball valve (drain valve) Close the drain valve and continue to fill the system with medium liquid until the system pressure is not lower than 2 bar (the system pressure can be read from the manometer). Close the filling connector and switch off the pump.

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5.3 Electrical wiring

Insert the temperature sensors into storage tank (T2, T3) and solar collector sensors to the solar control system SPl16 correspondingly. See picture 7. (TO. Connect these

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Connect auxiliary heating wire if available. Cable (coffee) for the "N" line, cable (yellow-green) for the ground wire.

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(blue)

for

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To connect external circulation pumps or any electromagnetic socket and dismount it as indicated below. Connect the wire to "N" wire (blue co lor}, number 2 connects ground wire connects "L" wire (red color). Reassemble the aviation control system .

valves, firstly loose the aviation aviation socket, number I connects (yellow-green color), number 3 socket and connect it to the solar

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Tighten all joints and screw connections.

Then plug the power supply into a socket.

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Switch on the power of solar control system. Press "Confirm" button 2 seconds (in main operating menu) to activate the solar collector pump (PI) manually and let the system circulate for a moment. See picture 10

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Observe the flow rate of solar control system which displays on LCD screen. If the flow rate is not regular, it indicates that there must be air still in the system. Open the air vent valve several times to relief the air.

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When the flow rate becomes regular, observe the system pressure from manometer. If the pressure is lower than 2 bar, refill the system with heat medium liquid to increase the pressure.

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Carry out a pressure test of all system jornts again for leaks. The solar system must be vented several times after some operating hours. Refill the system if necessary. Remove the separate pump for filling after commissioning. If there is auxiliary heating wire connected, press "Confirm" button until signal displays on screen. it means switch on auxiliary heating manually. Then customer can use auxiliary heating function.

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7 Replacing

the pump

The integrated solar collector pump could be replaced if it gets broken. Disconnect the power supply of solar control system. Loose the screw and open the metal cover.

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Remove the front half of the insulation

material

from system.

Open the terminal box, disconnect the power supply connection.

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Loose the screws and open the WILO pump.

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Replace the old one with new WILO pump.

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Fasten the WILO pump screws.

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the power supply again and close the terminal

box.

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Attach the front half of the foam cover.

Picture 20 Attach the metal cover and fasten the screws again.

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