SRCC OG-300 Solar Water Heating System Design and Installation Guidelines

This site provides a listing of the SRCC program design and installation guidelines for solar water heating systems.

These guidelines are presented as a tool to be used by solar installers and any other interested parties in assuring that systems are installed in a manner that meet SRCC requirements.

Many of these criteria are used in evaluating systems that have applied for SRCC system certification. Other guidelines can only be evaluated once a solar system has been installed. Therefore, the information provided in this site is suitable for both those installing and designing solar water heating systems.

The information provided will also be useful to building and code officials as well as utilities and state and local agencies implementing solar programs that require the SRCC certification and rating program. The information will be especially helpful for those local agencies wanting to conduct installation inspections.

The guidelines have been separated into subsystem categories. These categories represent the major subsystems of a solar water heating system. These are:

Within each subsystem, the guidelines have been ranked by order of importance as they relate to the installation process.

Readers are able to select the major subsystems, as listed above, and then proceed to the specific guidelines within the selected subsystem. Once at a specific subsystem guideline, users can either proceed to the next ranked guideline in that subsystem, or return to the major subsystem site listing.

Any questions or comments regarding this educational site should be addressed to the WebMaster listed below.