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C-78 (CR-78) Solar Plumbing, Liquid Systems Only (Residential/Commercial) (2014-07-01)

Installation, alteration and repair of solar water heating systems operating at temperatures not exceeding 220°F, including thermosyphon, direct (open loop) and indirect (closed loop), but excluding air as a transfer medium. Includes installation of collectors, storage and expansion tanks, heat exchangers, piping valves, pumps, sensors, and low voltage controls that connect to existing plumbing and electrical stubouts at the water tank location. Installation of solar heating systems for swimming pools that tie into and operate from the conventional pool system, but excludes all non-solar plumbing, electrical, and mechanical systems and components. Installation of back-up and auxiliary heating systems only when such systems are included in the original contract and when such systems are an integral part of the solar collector or storage equipment.

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