SPS 371.40 History
History: Cr.
Register, June, 1986, No. 366, eff. 7-1-86.
SPS 371.41
SPS 371.41 System designer's warranty. All new solar energy systems shall be covered by a system designer's warranty. The system designer's warranty shall meet or exceed the following requirements:
SPS 371.41(1)
(1) Type and duration of warranty. The system designer shall issue to every buyer a written warranty that meets the following minimum requirements:
SPS 371.41(1)(a)
(a) A one year warranty on the entire solar energy system and the installation of the solar energy system.
SPS 371.41(1)(b)
(b) A 5 year warranty on the collectors and the installation of the collectors.
SPS 371.41(1)(c)
(c) The warranty shall specify those items covered and those items not covered.
SPS 371.41(1)(d)
(d) The warranty shall begin the day the solar energy system is put into operation.
SPS 371.41(2)(a)(a) The warranty may specify reasonable installation and maintenance procedures, including specifications of incompatible components, and may state reasonable use conditions for the system designer's warranty to be effective.
SPS 371.41(2)(b)
(b) The warranty may not be voided or in any way reduced by conditions that may occur in the normal operation of the solar energy system.
SPS 371.41(2)(c)
(c) The warranty shall list any actions that will void the warranty.
SPS 371.41(3)
(3) Notification. The warranty shall contain the name, address, and telephone number of the customer service representative.
SPS 371.41 Note
Note: By federal law, all warranties must be in accordance with the standards, terms and conditions specified in the Magnuson-Moss Warranty - Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, 15 United States Code, Sections 2301-2312 (1976), and the regulations promulgated thereunder as found in 16 Code of Federal Regulations, Subchapter G (1981). The requirements of this section are in addition to the federal warranty requirements.
SPS 371.41 History
History: Cr.
Register, June, 1986, No. 366, eff. 7-1-86.
SPS 371.50
SPS 371.50 Purpose. Pursuant to s.
101.175 (4) (b), Stats., this subchapter establishes the minimum requirements of an operation and maintenance manual for solar energy systems.
SPS 371.50 Note
Note: The requirements of this subchapter are recommended standards. See s.
SPS 371.03.
SPS 371.50 History
History: Cr.
Register, June, 1986, No. 366, eff. 7-1-86.
SPS 371.51(1)
(1) The operation and maintenance manual shall be supplied by the system designer.
SPS 371.51(2)
(2) Additional instructions for operation and maintenance may be added by the installer but may not:
SPS 371.51(3)
(3) Any pre-installation instructions shall be supplied by the installer.
SPS 371.51(4)
(4) All operation and maintenance manuals, installation instructions and other instructions shall be supplied to the buyer on or before the day the solar energy system is operational.
SPS 371.51 History
History: Cr.
Register, June, 1986, No. 366, eff. 7-1-86.
SPS 371.52
SPS 371.52 Operation and maintenance manual for active solar energy systems. The operation and maintenance manual for active solar energy systems shall include, but is not limited to, the following requirements:
SPS 371.52(1)
(1) Operating instructions. Operating instructions shall contain the following:
SPS 371.52(1)(a)
(a) Operating instructions for normal solar energy system operations;
SPS 371.52(1)(b)
(b) Operating instructions for leaving the solar energy system inactive for extended periods of time, such as vacations;
SPS 371.52(1)(c)
(c) Operating instructions for disengaging the solar energy system and operating and maintaining the auxiliary energy system, if present, independently of the solar energy system;
SPS 371.52(1)(d)
(d) A valving diagram clearly showing the position that each valve should be in, for operation of the solar energy system;
SPS 371.52(1)(e)
(e) A detailed explanation of the freeze protection and no-flow protection features of the solar energy system including what the owner needs to do, if anything, in the event a power failure occurs simultaneously with freezing or no-flow conditions. If the solar energy system does not provide freeze or no-flow protection or both, the operation and maintenance manual shall state so in a clear and concise manner;
SPS 371.52(1)(f)
(f) The conditions at which the solar energy system may be damaged by freezing or no-flow conditions or both;
SPS 371.52(1)(h)
(h) Operating instructions for diagnostic procedures. Operating instructions for diagnostic procedures shall state on every page warnings if the diagnostic procedure performed by the owner voids any warranty.
SPS 371.52(2)
(2) Maintenance instructions. Routine maintenance, performed by the owner, may not void the system designer's or installer's warranty unless certain routine maintenance, performed by the owner, is prohibited by the system designer or installer. If routine maintenance, performed by the owner, is prohibited, it shall be stated accordingly in a contrasting color next to the prohibited routine maintenance. Routine maintenance instructions shall include the following:
SPS 371.52(2)(a)
(a) The time intervals for routine maintenance. The operation and maintenance manual shall provide a space for logging maintenance done on the solar energy system by the owner, installer or system designer;
SPS 371.52(2)(b)
(b) Instructions for changing the heat transfer fluid, if a heat transfer fluid is present. A detailed description of the heat transfer fluid used in the system shall be provided. The description shall include the following:
SPS 371.52(2)(b)3.
3. If the heat transfer fluid is toxic, a cautionary statement regarding the poisonous characteristics of the heat transfer fluid;
SPS 371.52(2)(b)4.
4. First aid instructions in case the heat transfer fluid is ingested, splashed on skin or splashed in eyes;
SPS 371.52(2)(b)5.
5. The system designer's or installer's recommended heat transfer fluid change interval;
SPS 371.52(2)(b)7.
7. A warning against the use of toxic heat transfer fluids in systems not designed and installed for the use of toxic heat transfer fluids; and
SPS 371.52(2)(c)
(c) Cleaning instructions, if any, for the following components that are present:
SPS 371.52(3)
(3) Component specifications and detailed drawings. Component specifications and detailed drawings for solar energy systems shall contain the following:
SPS 371.52(3)(a)
(a) A detailed drawing of the entire solar energy system and each major component;
SPS 371.52(3)(b)
(b) A list of the solar energy system's specifications including all of the following that are applicable:
SPS 371.52(3)(b)3.
3. Collector performance test results or system performance rating or both;
SPS 371.52(3)(b)7.
7. Temperature and pressure ratings of the thermal storage, collectors and pump;
SPS 371.52 History
History: Cr.
Register, June, 1986, No. 366, eff. 7-1-86.
SPS 371.53
SPS 371.53 Operation and maintenance manual for photovoltaic solar energy systems. The operation and maintenance manual for photovoltaic solar energy systems shall include, but is not limited to, the following requirements:
SPS 371.53(1)
(1) Operating instructions. Operating instructions shall contain the following:
SPS 371.53(1)(a)
(a) Operating instructions for normal solar energy system operations;
SPS 371.53(1)(b)
(b) Operating instructions for leaving the solar energy system inactive for extended periods of time, such as vacations;
SPS 371.53(1)(c)
(c) Operating instructions for disengaging the solar energy system and operating and maintaining the auxiliary energy system, if present, independently of the photovoltaic solar energy system;
SPS 371.53(1)(e)
(e) Operating instructions for diagnostic procedures. Operating instructions for diagnostic procedures shall state on every page warnings if the diagnostic procedure performed by the owner voids any warranty.
SPS 371.53(2)
(2) Maintenance instructions. Routine maintenance, performed by the owner, shall not void the system designer's or installer's warranty unless certain routine maintenance, performed by the owner, is prohibited by the system designer or installer. If routine maintenance, performed by the owner, is prohibited, it shall be stated accordingly in a contrasting color next to the prohibited routine maintenance. Routine maintenance instructions shall include the following:
SPS 371.53(2)(a)
(a) The time intervals for such maintenance. The operation and maintenance manual shall provide a space for logging maintenance done on the solar energy system by the owner, installer or system designer.
SPS 371.53(2)(b)
(b) Cleaning instructions, if any, for the following components that are present:
SPS 371.53(2)(c)
(c) Routine maintenance instructions, if any, for the following:
SPS 371.53(3)
(3) Component specifications and detailed drawings. Component specifications and detailed drawings for solar energy systems shall contain the following:
SPS 371.53(3)(a)
(a) A detailed drawing of the entire solar energy system and each major component;
SPS 371.53(3)(b)
(b) A list of the solar energy system's specifications including all of the following that are applicable:
