Basement Installation manual
Further Installation Tips
INTRO
Blow into dry room: As far as possible the air inlet must always be installed in the
most dry room and the outlet in the room containing most humidity. In this way you
don´t risk the humid air to spread through the entire basement.
K vs. Standard: All measurements in this manual are fitting to the SolarVenti (K)
models. The measurements DO NOT fit to the standard SolarVenti air collectors
(SV14, SV20, SV30).
TOOLS
The wall of the basement: It can be challenging to drill through the wall of a
basement. Furthermore the tools, which are needed, depend on the consistency of
the wall. E.g. you can risk loose insulation in the cavity dam, which you have to
secure before drilling.
Contact your local SolarVenti installer for further advices regarding the drilling and
installation of a SolarVenti.
The hole: Make sure that you don´t drill into cables etc.
The centre of the air inlet must be minimum 100 mm below the ceiling.
The optimal diameter of the indoor hole is Ø133 mm and Ø140 mm for the outdoor
hole. If you only have one drilling bit, you can use Ø140 mm for both the indoor and
outdoor hole.
Screws: We don´t provide screws for mounting the air collector to the wall.
p. 6, 12,
Cable: The cable of the Solar Air Collector can either go through the hole of the air
18, 20
inlet – as shown above – or can be drilled as a separate 6‐8 mm hole, which can be
placed wherever you like.
p. 8
Insulation: Insulation of the pipe is needed. Get the insulation in a building supply
store or buy an insulation matt and aluminium cover from SolarVenti.
p. 8, 14
Stands: Drill two holes in every stand and mount them to the wall with screws
fitting to the construction of the wall.
p. 10
Angle: Find the reference point which indicates the place of the fan on the Solar
Air Collector. Mark the triangle on the wall. The gray triangle is the possible area,
where the air inlet hole will be placed. The drilling can be made within this area. (If
an Extra Extension Kit is used as an add on the max. length of the triangle will be
2010 mm instead of 1010 mm)
If you use the whole length of the pipe G, you need to drill the hole on the bottom
line. Whereas you drill a hole inside the grey field, you need to cut the pipe.
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