Parts and Fittings for Solar Heating Kits

To aid the assembly of custom configurations, the solar collector kits can be purchased as independent parts.

Solar Collector Panels:

Supplied as rolls of 30 linear metres @ 150mm width.
(1 roll = 4.5 sq metres)

They are available in 8-tube or 12-tube configuration (Diagram right)

Header pipes:

Available in several configurations:

8-Barb: For use with an 8-barb solar collector
12-Barb: For use with an 12-barb solar collector
16-Barb: To be used when headers are placed at either end of an 8-tube collector
24-Barb: To be used when headers are placed at either end of a 12-tube collector

Tile Roof Straps:

Fit on to standard 350mm tiles to hold 2 strips of the collector panels

Tin Roof Straps:

Screwed across the solar collector panels to hold them down to a corrugated iron or Colorbond roof.
- Strap material in 4m lengths with clips

Joining Barbs:

- Short barbs to join the solar collector to a grommet in drilled header pipes.
- Long barbs to join lengths of solar collector to each other.

Plastic Saddles:

Used to secure pipework to walls or roofs.

Available in black only. Suits 40mm pipe.

Galvanised Metal Saddles:

Used to secure pipework to walls or roofs

Grommets:

To be used with drilled headers.

Vacuum break valve:

Used to release vacuum in the solar system when it is switched off

Lexel Silicone Seal

Silicone adhesive to secure the solar collector to tin or tiled roofs.
270g tube

Solar Collector Panel: 8-tube, 4.5sqm roll

Solar Collector Panel: 12-tube, 4.5sqm roll

Header pipe – 8-barb

Header pipe – 12-barb

Header pipe – 16-barb

Header pipe – 24-barb