Solar Project Checklist
1. PROJECT INFORMATION:
Heating Representative, or Project Facilitator: Solar Project Details:
Company: Project Name:
Contact Name: Address:
Address: City:
City: State/Prov: Zip/Postal Code:
State/Prov: Zip/Postal Code: Closest major city:
Tel.:
Email: Installation Type:
New Construction Retrofit
*Proposed budget for the solar project (materials + installation) $
2. PROJECT SUPPORT REQUEST TYPE
Solar Thermal Simulation Sample Piping Layout Drawing Material Quotation
3. SOLAR LOAD TYPE
DHW Pre-Heating Swimming Pool Heating Space Heating Support
Note: If multiple loads are desired, check all boxes that apply. If the system has been pre-designed, please attach system layout drawing.
4. ROOF AND COLLECTOR INSTALLATION AREA DATA
a) Collector Mounting:
on Sloped Roof Roof slope α = ° or roof pitch = /12
Roof type: Asphalt/composite Shingle Metal Standing Seam Tile
Other:
on Vertical Wall Vertical (90°) Other Angle: ° (Example: 80°)
on Flat Roof Desired collector inclination angle α = °
Roof type: Tar and Gravel Membrane
Other:
on Ground Mount Desired inclination angle α = ° (From horizontal plane)
b) Roof Orientation: c) Available Roof Surface Area:
Deviation from South (Azimuth Angle): Length (East-West): ft.
Width (North-South): ft.
° West of South
Please provide drawings:
Due South • Provide drawing (dwg, pdf, …) or sketch of array area
showing overall dimensions, N-S building orientation, any
obstructions in collector area (e.g. rooftop units,
° East of South skylights, other mech. equipment)
d) Shading Factors:
Are there any large trees or buildings that will shade the collectors at any time?
No Yes *Please provide Solar Pathfinder / Solmetric Suneye evaluation, shading sketch or include a Google Earth satellite image of the site
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5. COLLECTOR TYPE:
Simulation will be run with collector(s) selected, or the best-choice collector model for the application;
Flat Plate collector models: Vacuum tube collector models:
SV = Vertical Flat Plate Collector (Any Model) Evacuated Tube Collector (Any Model)
100-FM, SV1F 2.32m² (25ft²) - Canada Only 200-T, SP2A 1.26m² (13.6ft²) = 10 Tubes
100-FM, SH1F 2.32m² (25ft²) - Canada Only 200-T, SP2A 1.51m² (16.3ft²) = 12 Tubes
200-FM, SV2F 2.32m² (25ft²) 200-T, SP2A 3.03m² (32.6ft²) = 24 Tubes
SH = Horizontal 200-FM, SH2F 2.32m² (25ft²) 200-T, SPE 1.63m² (17.6ft²) = 9 Tubes
200-T, SPE 3.26m² (35.1ft²) = 18 Tubes
Don't know - Use the best collector to match the project requirements. *Collector area indicated = absorber area
6. BUILDING DATA
a) Mechanical Room location and space: b) Solar loop Piping:
Mechanical room location: Total pipe length from collector array to solar storage
Basement Penthouse Other: tank/pump unit (one way): ft.
Floor space available for solar storage tanks: Vertical distance between from top of array to solar
Length: ft. Width: ft. storage tank/pump unit: ft. # of stories:
7. DOMESTIC HOT WATER HEATING
a) DHW Delivery Temperature: °F
b) Daily DHW Usage Rate: gallons per day
Note: The usage rate must be the average daily usage, at the delivery temperature specified above. The daily rate must be
based on calculation, metering, fuel bills or estimation. *Do not supply fixture counts, or maximum gal per min flow rates.
*For best accuracy in retrofit applications, please provide one of the following:
a) Metered DHW usage data (cold water feed to hot water tanks).
b) Natural Gas bills for 1-3 years for the load to be addressed. Indicate what other loads are fed by the same NG meter.
c) DHW Use Pattern: Is the hot water usage the same all year? Yes No
If No, please fill out monthly usage chart below. Indicate months with consumption rate less than 100%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
← Percentage (%)
d) Application Type:
Single family Home: # of people in home? Primary Res/fully occupied? Yes No
# of bathrooms: Whirlpool tub Size: gal
Multi-family apartment: # of apartments: Average # of people/apt:
*DHW recirculation loop? Yes No Length (one-way): ft. Hours used:
Other: Hotel Nursing Home Restaurant Car Wash Laundry
School Office Hospital Other:
e) Current DHW Heating Equipment:
Tank type: Direct fired Indirect Instantaneous unit Heat pump DHW Storage temp: °F
Fuel type: Natural Gas Propane Fuel Oil Electricity DHW Backup: btu/hr
DHW tank volume: gal Number of tanks: Total DHW tank volume: gal
f) Desired Solar Coverage Rate (Solar Fraction): Optimal Other: %
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8. SWIMMING POOL HEATING
a) Pool Size:
Length: ft. Width: ft. Average Depth: ft. Pool Volume: gal
b) Pool location:
Outdoor Pool month / day month / day
Swimming season: Opening date: Closing date:
Geographic location: Unsheltered Sheltered Well Sheltered
Windshield: None Partial Full
Indoor Pool
Pool room climate: Air temp: °F Relative Humidity: %
c) Pool heating data:
Desired pool temp: °F Maximum pool temp: °F
Is a pool cover used? Yes No Pool cover used hours/day: hrs
# of swimmers/day: / persons Make-up water per day: gal
Is backup heating used? Yes No Pool heater type:
Fuel type: Natural Gas Propane Fuel Oil Electricity Pool Heat Backup: btu/hr
9. SPACE HEATING SUPPORT
Size of heated area: ft2 Design heating load: btu/hr @ °F
High temp heating (fin tube/radiator/fan coil) System temp: °F % of building heated: %
Low temp heating (radiant tubing/mixing valve) System temp: °F % of building heated: %
Fuel type: Natural Gas Propane Fuel Oil Electricity Space Heat Backup: btu/hr
Additional Comments:
Please fill out as completely as possible, then return to the appropriate Solar Project Support department at Viessmann:
USA: Warwick, RI, email: tomn@[Link] Fax (401) 732-0590, Phone (401) 732-0667.
Canada: Waterloo, ON email: roys@[Link] Fax (519) 885-5432, Phone (885) 885-6300.
Langley, BC email: bous@[Link] Fax (604) 533-9439 Phone (604)-533-9445
Include separately all necessary site drawings, sketches, utility bills, photos and project notes. The Checklist is reviewed and you will be contacted with receipt acknowledgement and questions within 72
hrs. An analysis of solar performance, list of Viessmann materials, and generic system schematic will usually be returned to you within a maximum of five to ten business days of receipt of ALL
information.
NOTICE : Any information that is unknown, or not supplied, will require us to make assumptions. This may result in inaccurate performance estimates, and can sometimes lead to oversized systems.
Viessmann strongly encourages that all buildings seriously considering installing a solar system have the hot water consumption metered, to ensure a properly sized and efficient SDHW system.