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SOLAR RATING & CERTIFICATION CORPORATION (SRCC) IS AN INDEPENDENT, NON - PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH CERTIFIES AND RATES THE PERFORMANCE OF SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT. |
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THE SRCC WAS FORMED IN 1980. |
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Northern Comforttm. Solar Collectors have been Certified from 1986 to the present. |
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FIRST, SRCC SELECTS A SOLAR COLLECTOR AT RANDOM FROM THE MANUFACTURES FACILITY. THE COLLECTOR IS THEN SENT FOR TESTING TO AN INDEPENDENT LABORATORY ACCREDITED BY SRCC. WHEN THE COLLECTOR IS RECEIVED BY THE LAB, IT IS SUBJECTED TO A VARIETY OF DURABILITY TESTS TO REVEAL ANY LEAKS, TO CHECK THE INTEGRITY OF CONSTRUCTION, AND TO ASSESS THE COLLECTOR’S RESISTANCE TO CHANGE IN WATER TEMPERATURE. FOLLOWING THE DURABILITY TESTS, THE ENERGY OUTPUT OF THE COLLECTOR IS MEASURED TO DETERMINE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COLLECTOR UNDER A SPECIFIED SET OF CONDITIONS. THESE MEASUREMENTS RESULT IN THE PERFORMANCE EQUATIONS WHICH ARE USED TO CALCULATE PERFORMANCE RATINGS. FINALLY, WHEN THE TESTING IS COMPLETE, THE LAB PARTIALLY DISSEMBLES THE COLLECTOR AND INSPECTS IF FOR HIDDEN PROBLEMS. SRCC THEN REVIEWS THE RESULTS AND CALCULATES THE RATINGS WHICH APPEAR IN THE DIRECTORY. SRCC ALSO CHECKS THE COLLECTOR DESIGN FOR RELIABILITY AND DURABILITY. |
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