Selection of the right Capacity is vital as this parameter decides Success or Failure of a Solar Geyser.
The following is the Selection Guide: Note : LPD stands for LITERS PER DAY
100 LPD - Suitable for 3- 4 membered Family taking One Time Bath ( Morning or Evening)
No:of Connections - 2
Max. Piping Length - 20 - 25 Feet (Vertical + Horizontal)
200 LPD - Suits 5-8 membered Family taking One Time Bath
No: Of Connections - 4
Max. Piping Length - 30 -35 Feet (V+H)
300 LPD - Suits joint families with more than 8 upto 12 members taking One Time Bath
No: Of Connections - 4
Max. Piping Length - 30- 40 Feet (V+H)
500 LPD - Suitable for Large Bunglows with 2 -3 Bath Tubs and Cubicle Shower Panels
Alternate Method of Calculating Right Capacity :
Each Bath Room point - 50 Liters
For Eg: 4 Bathrooms X 50 Lts = 200 LPD
Correct Capacity can be derived using both the above methods.
HEAT LOSSES
When Hot water flows from the system and reaches the user point, hot watertemp reduces as the result of heat losses in the Plumbing line (G.I. Pipe).
To avoid huge heat losses we recommend shorter plumbing line between System and User Point.
The bathrooms which are closer to the System get very high Temp (Steaming) water when compared to distant user points.
We recommend Insulation of Exposed G.I Pipes for better temp. gain.
other way to Avoid heat losses is to eliminate the use of metallic (G.I) pipes, Newer much better Non-Metal Polymer pipes are available for this Particular Purpose.
these are : PPR pipes, CPVC pipes. among these two, PPR pipes have high durability and strength.
for new constructions we recommend usage of PPR pipes
( POLY- PROPOLEYENE -RANDOM -Co Polymer)
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