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Videos


2 Minute Installation Overview Video (low res, 4 MB)
2 Minute Installation Overview Video (high res, 22 MB)
20 Minute Step-by-step SunCache Installation Video (48 MB)

Higher resolution versions:
medium resolution version (108 MB)
high resolution version (242 MB)



Product Guide


Harpiris SunCache Product Guide



Media Coverage


Energy Design Update article from June 2009 issue



Spec Sheets


SunCache Specification Sheet



Manuals


SunCache Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual (1.6 MB)
    - SRCC and FSEC approved
    - includes warranty information
    - high resolution version (3.6 MB)



Plumbing Schematics


Plumbing schematic for storage water heaters

Plumbing schematic for tankless water heaters

Parallel collector array schematic for commercial applications



Technical Drawings


SunCache Collector Dimensions

SunCache Mounting System Details



Certification Documents


SunCache SCG-50 SRCC OG-300 Certifications (check the spec sheet for SRCC system numbers)

SunCache FSEC Certifications



Structural Reports


SunCache Blanket Structural Report 
(warning: 10 MB PDF file, download file by right-click -> Save Target As..., then open)



Press Releases


First Large-Scale SunCache Installations Press Release

Harpiris Solar Storage Tank Building Energy Research Grant (California Energy Commission) Press Release

2008 Top-10 Green Building Product Award Press Release

ARB-ICAT-DEG Demonstration Project Press Release



Published Papers about SunCache


Durability Testing of a Low-Cost ICS Solar Water Heater
    2004 American Solar Energy Society Conference Proceedings

Design and Development of a Low-Cost ICS Solar Water Heater
    2003 American Solar Energy Society Conference Proceedings


Important SWH Publications by Other Authors


Sandia Labs Report on SWH Reliability - 6.5 MB - May 2009 - abstract only

NYT Editorial on SWH - 20 kb - Hunter - February 2009

CAL-SEIA Report on Value of SWH - 0.7 MB - January 2009

California ARB Scoping Plan for AB32 - 2.0 MB - December 2008

NREL Paper on Modelling Water Mains Temperatures - 0.2 MB - Burch, Christensen - May 2007

NREL Paper on Technical Potential of SWH to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions - 0.6 MB - Denholm - March 2007

IBACOS Paper on Field Testing of ICS Systems in Arizona - 0.2 MB - Rittelmann - May 2004

NREL Paper on Effects of Tilt and Azimuth on Solar Radiation (Solar Orientation Factor) - 0.4 MB - Christensen, Barker - April 2001


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