Sets out requirements for the design, installation and commissioning of solar-heated systems for swimming pools. Appendices are included giving information on pool covers, calculation of heating load and matters affecting collector performance.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
PREFACE
1 SCOPE
2 REFERENCED AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
2.1 Referenced documents
2.2 Related documents
3 DEFINITIONS
4 COLLECTORS
4.1 Materials
4.2 Collector location
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Orientation and inclination
4.2.3 Shading
4.2.4 Site exposure
4.3 Mountings
4.4 Interconnection of panel collectors (unglazed or glazed)
4.4.1 Flow distribution
4.4.2 Connections
4.5 Collector sizing
5 CONTROL SYSTEM (WHERE FITTED)
6 HYDRAULIC CONSIDERATIONS
6.1 General
6.2 Water filtration (solar circuit) and water treatment
6.3 Protection against freezing
6.4 Water velocities
7 PIPEWORK
7.1 Material
7.2 Installation
7.3 Isolating valves
7.4 Suction outlet from pool (solar circuit separate from filter circuit)
7.5 Heated water inlet
7.5.1 Solar circuit separate from filter circuit
7.5.2 Solar circuit connected to filter circuit
8 PUMPS
8.1 Pump capacity
8.2 Pump motor
8.3 Use of existing pool filter pump
8.4 Use of separate pump
9 COMMISSIONING AND HANDOVER
9.1 General
9.2 Commissioning
9.3 Handover and documentation
APPENDIX A
A1 GENERAL
A2 COLLECTORS
A2.1 General discussion
A2.2 Unglazed collectors
A2.2.1 Strip collectors
A2.2.2 Panel collectors
A2.2.3 Pipe collectors
A2.3 Glazed collectors
A2.4 Collector area for pools with auxiliary heating
A2.5 Collector area for pools without auxiliary heating
