Intro Into Solar Thermal Systems - April 2024
Course content
The introduction to solar thermal installer course delivers the basic knowledge, skills and competency required to design, install, commission, and maintain domestic and commercial solar PV systems.
It does not cover all possible variants of this subject and manufacturer’s support and guidance should always be sought when fitting equipment. The following topics will be introduced, as well as many more:
- Regulations and standards.
- Solar thermal collector types.
- Solar heated storage types (storage cylinders).
- Solar primary system types.
- Basic solar heating system design and integration.
- External and internal site survey, installation methods and materials.
- Filling and commissioning.
- Solar thermal system servicing and fault finding.
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