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Douglas County Youth Services Building
Youth Services Building Install
This facility is located north of the river in Lawrence, KS, housing approximately 18 youths.
System Description
This installation involves three 4' x 8' Solene Aurora collectors with a 120 gallon drainback tank. This tank operates with a Takagi 199,000 btu instantaneous backup system, capable of producing 4 and 1/2 gallons of water at 130 degrees. This hot water system serves a youth housing facility.
Three separate 4' x 8' Solene Aurora collectors are tilt-mounted on a secured rack on the building's slightly angled aluminum roof. The collectors were then mounted to the rack using with industry standard roof jacks protecting all penetrations.
To see video footage taken during the installation along with a step-by-step discussion of the entire process, please see our video section.
The spec sheets detailing the racking system on this particular setup will soon be posted on the Solar Heat Exchange Manufactuing Forum.
Image Gallery
 For more explanation on this particular project please see our video section for any further question you might have regarding any step of installing your collectors or hot water tank. The installers preparing the frame. Tilt mounting hardware secures the collectors to the frame with self tapping screws. Proper hardware. Annodized aluminum clips with stainless steel washers and flexible mounting foot. These attach at the base of frame, securing the foot of the collector to the frame.  Thermistor protection. Dave secures the thermistor wire outside of the copper pipe's insulation, attaching it FIRMLY to the manifold with a 1" stainless steel clamp. This will ensure an accurate temperature reading from the thermistor. Check out our video section on this site to see a more in-depth look at the entire installation process. The Douglas County Jail Solar Thermal System was throughly documented to assist with any installation question you might have. Electric backup. For this system, we implemented a Takagi 199,000 btu instantaneous backup system. It will produce 4 and 1/2 gallons of water at 130 degrees (with incoming temp at 60 degrees) Protecting with insulation. It's important to thoroughly protect your fittings and copper pipes with insulation. In this case, we've doubled our layering of insulation.
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