EarthWise SOLiC 200 User Instructions

Summary of SOLiC 200

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    Solic 200 user instructions © earthwise products ltd solic 200 january 2013 www.Earthwiseproducts.Co.Uk.

  • Page 2: Introduction And Background

    Warning! Electricity can kill. The solic 200 should only ever be installed by a suitably qualified electrician. To ensure that the solic 200 qualifies for the 10-year return-to-base guarantee, please complete and return the enclosed guarantee reply postcard. It must be signed by the qualified instal...

  • Page 3: Basic Setup

    The solic 200 operates automatically, without the need for any user intervention. The surplus electricity from the solar installation is regulated automatically and diverted to the immersion heater. Basic setup solic 200 has two installer-set operating modes - mode 1 or mode 2 (default setting is mo...

  • Page 4: Mode 1

    Mode 1 the solic 200 senses the power produced by the solar array, and feeds the power above a pre-set threshold into the immersion heater. For example; if the house uses 500w and the solar generator is producing 700w, the solic 200 will only divert the difference above the pre-set threshold. If the...

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    For example; if the house uses 500w and the solar generator is producing 700w, the solic 200 will sense that about 200w are being exported. The power supplied to the immersion heater will be increased until the sensor measures almost no power being returned to the grid. The solic 200 checks itself 2...

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    Press the pause button again. Alternatively, instead of using the pause function, the house immersion heater switch can be used to disconnect the power. This will need to be turned back on again to allow solar heating to continue automatically. When the system has been paused, the “immersion power l...

  • Page 8: Power Light

    Power light green the mains quality is good. Power is on red the mains quality is poor, so the unit is in temporary standby mode. This light is also used to highlight faults or other undesirable conditions, such as power limiting from overheating, sensor not calibrated or system in standby. Generati...