Arctica Solar 1500 Series Manual de usuario
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Arctica Solar 1500 Series Heater Installation Manual
A wall mounted Arctica Solar 1500 series solar heater + PV panel demonstration wall
The 1500 Series Solar Air Heater from Arctica Solar is designed to provide solar heated air to a space of
about 150 sqft of living area.
Released: April 16, 2018
Updated V6: July 3, 2018
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Installation:
Installation of the 1500 Series Air Heater occurs in three steps. Step 1 is the routing of air ducting into
the living space. Step 2 is installation of the heater on a south facing wall or roof by either mounting the
heater directly to a wall (recommended), mounting using commercially available uni-strut or mounting
using PV module racking. Step 3 is connection of the PV panel and the commercial thermostat to heater
control box.
Description of the Heater
Figure 0.1 shows the front and back of an Arctica Solar 1500 series heater as removed from the box.
Connection to the exhaust and intake collars will occur with commercially available 4” insulated ducting
or duct material.
Mounting of the heater to the external structure of the room / house / shed / etc. can occur by
mounting the heater directly to the wall (recommended), to interstitial commercially available Unistrut
or PV module racking (typically for a roof mount).
A cardboard template marking the location of the duct intake and exhaust is provided with the heater to
assist with proper and accurate installation.
Figure 0.1: Front and Back of the 1500 heater with exhaust and intake ports labeled.
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Items Included:
-1x solar air heater
-1x 20W PV panel with DC connector
-1x Heat-Only thermostat
-1x 12’of thermostat wire, connected to heater
-1x set of PV panel wall mount clips
-4x ¼”wood screws for heater mounting
Items Not Included:
-2x Screw clamps
-4”insulated ducting
-2x (one indoor, one outdoor) duct covers / air diffusers –optional purchase
-2x Washable air filters for Duct covers –optional purchase
-Unistrut
Materials and Tools needed to complete the installation:
Materials:
-2x 6” screw clamps
-4” insulated ducting (available from Home Depot in 25’ lengths)
-2x 6” Interior air diffusers in a style of your choosing (in not purchased with heater, see Figure
1.2)
-6” PVC tubing – length 1” greater than thickness of mounting wall
-Mounting hardware (depending on wall, stand off or roof mounting approach) for heater. Use
no larger than ¼” hardware for mounting to lip of heater.
-Mounting hardware / tabs for small PV panel (included)
Tools:
-For clothes dryer style non-insulated duct routing –1x 4” hole bit – available at most hardware
stores
-For insulated ducting holes –1x 6 3/8” hole bit –available at most hardware stores in electrical
section, common tool for recessed lighting installation
-For mounting –Cordless drill, 1/4” drill bit, Philips / flat heat bit
-Duct tape
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Step 1.0: Routing of Air Ducting into the heated space
An exhaust (hot air) hole and intake (cool air) hole must be added to the structure. A cardboard
template is included with your heater and can be used to locate the intake and exhaust duct holes. It
can also be used to locate the Unistrut if mounting off of the wall.
If routing through a roof, a roofing contractor is best used to ensure leak proof install of the proper
flashing and connection to the intake and exhaust of the heater.
If routing through a wall with no vapor barrier and no need for insulation of exhaust ducting, this process
can be done in two ways. First is similar to the installation of a 4” dryer duct, as seen in videos such as
referenced below. Locate wall studs prior to drilling to ensure that they will not interfere with the path
of the heater ducting. It is best to mount the heater closest to the point of use as possible. The videos
below can serve as reference to this part of the installation process:
YouTube: How to install fume hood
YouTube: How to install dryer duct
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If routing through a wall where sealing the vapor barrier is required and insulated ducting is best, then
we recommend using a 6” PVC tube installed as a conduit for the flexible insulated ducting as seen in the
process below.
Figure 0.1: Use a 6 3/8” hole bit to place a through hole on the exterior wall and opposite interior wall.
Feed a 6” PVC tube and cut leaving ¼” proud of the interior wall and exterior wall. Seal to interior wall
and exterior wall (or vapor barrier) with a vapor barrier membrane or silicone sealant. This tube will act
as the conduit for the flexible ducting.
Figure 0.2: Route 4” insulated ducting into the conduit. Secure the inner membrane to the end of a 6”
air diffuser with duct tape.
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Figure 0.3: The 6” air diffuser can now pop into the 6” conduit. Cut the exterior insulated ducting to the
wall thickness (red arrow), but allow for extra interior 4” ducting (which will compress back into the
wall) to make mounting the heater easier. Secure insulation to heater collar with a 6” screw clamp.
Connecting the flexible ducting to the heater:
Depending on your install, route insulated or non-insulated ducting for intake and exhaust collar
locations of the heater. Be sure to re-seal the vapor barrier of the house to the ducting vapor barrier
external sheathing (seen in Figure 1.1) using either duct tape or a vapor barrier membrane.
As seen in Figure 1.1, the heater interfaces with commercially available 4” ducting. The plastic inner
liner is held in place on the heater exhaust and intake plastic collars using screw clamps.
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Figure 1.1: (top) Insulated 4” ID ducting and screw clamps are available at local hardware stores such as
Home Depot or Lowes. Slide the internal plastic liner of the ducting over the intake and exhaust collars
of the heater and secure each with a screw clamp. (bottom) Once secured with a screw clamp slide
insulation and vapor barrier back over the clamp and wrap with duct tape or an additional screw clamp
to secure in place.
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The intake and exhaust holes in the interior of the room:
For the inside of the structure, install a commercially available air diffuser (either 4” or 6” depending on
your duct routing, as seen in Figure 0.3) and a washable foam air dust filter (Figure 1.2 top left) overtop
the intake duct hole. Place filters behind the air intake to prevent dust build up (Figure 1.2 top right)
Figure 1.2: (left) A 4” air diffuser for the intake duct hole. Use round foam filters (such as Metro Air
Force) (right) behind the intake duct cover to prevent buildup of dust inside the heater or on fan blades.
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Step 2.0:Mounting the Solar Air Heater
Figure 2.1: Wall and roof mounting of Arctica 1500 series solar air heater. Man in top picture is 5’ 9”.
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The heater is designed to mount (a) directly to a building wall (recommended), (b) to commercially
available uni-strut, or (c) appropriate PV panel racking via the aluminum lip around the outside of the
heater. The heater should be held with at least 4x fasteners: for example, 2x on the top and 2x on the
bottom of the installed heater for a wall mounted application.
The installer should feel free to drill into the lip of the heater and connect with no less than (4x) 1/4”
screws to the building structure. Holes are not predrilled in the product to allow for the variability of
installation conditions at the installation site.
Figure 2.2: Front of heater with mounting lip identified. Mount at least 4x fasteners to structure as seen
with the red dots if doing a flush wall mount.
Make sure the intake and exhaust holes are properly aligned with the mounting of the heater to make
sure air can flow properly two and from the heater.
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