Wall/Vertical mounted

Includes mounting to balconies and stair-well facades and curved surfaces. Useful where pitched roof space is not suitable although reduces the efficiency of the collector.
 

Flat/horizontal mounted

Typically supported by rear stainless steel ‘A’ frame. Can be used on flat roofs or as ground mounts.
 

Unusual roof structures

Commercial profiled steel, stone slabs, synthetic membranes are just some of the structures that require special fixing solutions.
 

Light weight collectors

Typically all plastic used for conservatories and greenhouses.
 

Stored and instant mains pressure systems

The former associated with combi-boilers, the latter relevant to commercial daytime processes. See technical for more details.

Low voltage and non-electric systems

Occasionally, the use of grid mains is not suitable or desirable for pump control. There are two methods around this:

• Photovoltaic low voltage pumps.
  Here, a small PV module is fixed near to the main solar collector and a cable runs to a DC pump with any pump control (DTC). When there is enough sunlight to heat the collector, the pump runs as well.

• Thermosyphon collectors.
  These can be very simple and use no electric connections, however there are strict site requirements which rule out this method for most sites principally as the solar store must be raised above the collector. Often seen in warmer climates with the store above the roof.
   

Intelligent solar-to-boiler controls

Suitable in conjunction with our new central heating installations where the boiler firing is retarded as soon as the sun shines.