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Pumping Station and Expansion Vessel

controller on pumping station

The pumping station and expansion vessel are supplied on backing boards for ease of mounting
The backing boards have been made of plywood to make them easy to modify if required
Position the pumping station to give flowing pipe work between the collector and cylinder
Position the expansion vessel a minimum of 500mm from the pumping station
Fit pumping station and expansion vessel using the 6x50mm screws and rawl plugs if required

Pipe work

Connect the circuit as shown in the diagram
The four connections to the manifold can be made in any pattern to suit your system’s layout
Make the pipe work as short and direct as practicable
Inverted loops must not be made or air locks will occur
Run the main circuit using 15mm copper pipes
Run the relief circuit in 15mm copper, for at least the first 2m, with an exit that is easily visible
Only use compression fittings within 1 meter of the collector as solder fittings will fail at high temperatures
Solder joint can be used else where, note pipe bends flow better than solder or compression elbows
Insulate pipe work inside and outside using the high temperature lagging supplied
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