ecolite: product specifications

U.S. specifications
	dimensions
Model Number	17043-12	17043-10	17043-08
Nominal Size	2 x 12	2 x 10	2 x 8
Overall Collector Length	144 in	120 in	96 in
Collector Width	24 in	24 in	24 in
Manifold Length	27.5 in	27.5 in	27.5 in
Manifold O.D.	1.7 in	1.7 in	1.7 in
Manifold I.D.	1.5 in	1.5 in	1.5 in
Total Collector Area	23.7 ft²	19.7 ft²	15.7 ft²
Net Collector Area	23.7 ft²	19.7 ft²	15.7 ft²
weights
Dry	9.4 lbs	8.2 lbs	6.9 lbs
Wet	21.3 lbs	19.5 lbs	17.6 lbs
Wet (weight/length)	0.89 lbs/ft²	0.98 lbs/ft²	1.10 lbs/ft²
Fluid Capacity	1.43 gal	1.36 gal	1.29 gal
flow rates
Maximum	5.0 gpm	5.0 gpm	5.0 gpm
Minimum	1.5 gpm	1.25 gpm	1.25 gpm
Recommended	2.5 gpm	2.0 gpm	1.63 gpm
Maximum Number of Collectors with Single Feed at Recommended Flow Rate	20	24	28
pressure (true for all models depending on measurement)
Pressure Drop	0.25 ft head (0.11 psi) @ 2.5 gpm
	0.18 ft head (0.08 psi) @ 1.5 gpm
	0.57 ft head (0.25 psi) @ 5 gpm
Maximum Fluid Pressure	105 psi @ 140^oF
Recommended Maximum Operating Pressure	50 psi @ 80^oF

metric specifications
	dimensions
Model Number	17043-3	17043-4
Nominal Size	0.6 x 3m	0.6 x 4m
Overall Collector Length	3 m	4 m
Collector Width	60 cm	60 cm
Manifold Lenth	70 cm	70 cm
Manifold O.D.	4.8 cm	4.8 cm
Manifold I.D.	3.8 cm	3.8 cm
Total Collector Area	1.8 m²	2.4 m²
Net Collector Area	1.8 m²	2.4 m²
weights
Dry	3.63 kgs	4.50 kgs
Wet	7.9 kgs	9.8 kgs
Wet (weight/length)	4.1 kgs/m²	4.4 kgs/m²
Fluid Capacity	4.3 ltr	5.2 ltr
flow rates
Maximum	7.2 ltr/min	9.1 ltr/min
Minimum	3.6 ltr/min	4.5 ltr/min
Recommended	4.8 ltr/min	6.0 ltr/min
Maximum Number of Collectors with Single Feed at Recommended Flow Rate	24	20
pressure (true for all models depending on measurement)
Pressure Drop	0.1 BAR pressure loss at recommended flow rate
Pressure Drop	.06 BAR pressure loss at minimum flow rate
Maximum Fluid Pressure	5.0 BAR @ 30^oC
Recommended Maximum Operating Pressure	2.4 BAR @ 60^oC