High Temperature Solar Automatic Air Eliminator
AVG in consultation with the solar industry has developed a high temperature automatic air eliminator to handle the extreme conditions of the Australian
summer.
Automatic air eliminators are usually fitted at the highest point of the flow and return plumbing installation to remove any air from the circulating pumped
system.
With solar manufacturers in Australia and around the world developing more efficient solar collectors it has become necessary to come up with an automatic
air eliminator able to cope with extremely high stagnation temperatures within the solar collector.
When the ground mounted storage hot water cylinder reaches the pre-set thermostat temperature setting the pump is turned off and the water within the solar
collector can get extremely hot. This condition is called stagnation and solar collectors can reach temperatures up to 200°C.
These high temperatures have made it difficult to use the standard air eliminators currently on the market because they contain polymer components which
can melt in this high temperature environment.
AVG has developed the AEHT-10 automatic air eliminator suitable for solar installations to cater for these high stagnation temperatures. The AEHT-10 has
no polymer components and is designed to handle temperatures in excess of 200°C.
The AEHT-10 has a copper float and DR brass components to comply with the Australian standards. All the “O” rings and seals used within the AEHT-10 are
high temperature Viton.
The AEHT-10 is suitable for all plumbing installations where an automatic air eliminator is required to expel air from the piping system.
AEHT-10 SPECIFICATIONS
| BODY : | CHROME PLATED DR BRASS |
| FLOAT : | NICKEL PLATED COPPER |
| SEALS and “ O ” RINGS : | HIGH TEMPERATURE VITON |
| INLET : | R 3/8” ( BSP tapered ) |
| MAX TEMPERATURE : | 230°C |
| MAX PRESSURE : | 1000 kPa
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