Solasyphon - Specifications

Specifications

  • Shell height800mm
  • Overall height including connections1000mm
  • Shell diameter75mm
  • Overall diameter
    including insulation jacket
    112mm
  • Weight when empty5.37kg
  • Weight when full (both primary and secondary fluid ways)7.67kg
  • Primary fluid capacity0.5lit
  • Secondary fluid capacity1.8lit
  • Heat exchanger surface area m2/lit secondary water content0.5m2/lit
  • Maximum working pressure5 bar
  • Test pressure10 bar
  • Warranty25 years
  • Solar flow connection (primary flow)15mm
  • Solar return connection primary return)15mm
  • Solasyphon cold feed(secondary cold feed)22mm
  • Solasyphon gravity flow (secondary flow)15mm

Typical Cylinder

  • Flow (Indirect only)
  • Return (Indirect only)
  • Pressure reducing valve
  • Check and expansion valve
  • Temperature & pressure relief valve
  • Tundish
  • Immersion heater
  • Thermostat
  • Cold feed tube (not supplied)
  • Hot water outlet
  • Flexible hose
  • Secondary return 1/2 BSPF Conex 645 tee piece (not supplied)
  • Comissioning valve
  • Combined cold feed elbow
    and drain cock
  • Cable entry
  • Electrical boxes
  • Tee piece
  • Discharge pipe (not supplied)
  • Motorised valve (not factory fitted)

Materials

Outer shell and internal heat exchangerconstructed from solid drawn copper to EN 1057: 1996. All joints brazed with Silver Copper Brazing Alloy to EN ISO3677:1995 CP105

Insulation jacket manufactured with 40mm rockwool section (CAS number 287922-11-6) with removable flame retardant fabric cover.

Independent performance tests carried out by University of Ulster.

Patent no. 0620266

Diagram depicting the internal parts of a typical cylinder of a Solasyphon system Diagram depicting the internal parts of the Solasyphon system