Technician, Plumber

Solar Technician

• Perform routine maintenance or repairs to restore solar systems to operating conditions.
• Apply operation or identification tags or labels to system components, as required.
• Prepare site for the installation process.
• Examine products prior to installation, such as check for leaks, cracks, splits, etc
• Connect water heaters and storage tanks to power and water sources.
• Install solar thermal system controllers and sensors.
• Test operation or functionality of mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and control systems.
• Determine locations for installing solar subsystem components, including piping, water heaters, valves, and ancillary equipment.
• Identify plumbing, electrical, environmental, or safety hazards associated with solar installations.
• Install circulating pumps using pipe, fittings, soldering equipment, electrical supplies, and hand tools.
• Install copper or plastic plumbing using pipes, fittings, pipe cutters, acetylene torches, solder, wire brushes, sand cloths, flux, plastic pipe cleaners, or plastic glue.
• Install flat-plat, evacuated glass, or concentrating solar collectors on mounting devices, using brackets or struts.

            Install heat exchangers and heat exchanger fluids according to installation manuals and schematics

• Install monitoring system components, such as flow meters, temperature gauges, and pressure gauges, according to system design and manufacture specifications.
• Install plumbing, such as dip tubes, port fittings, drain tank valves, pressure temperature relief valves, or tanks, according to manufacturer specifications and building codes.
• Install solar collector mounting devices on tile, asphalt, shingle, or built-up gravel roofs, using appropriate materials and penetration methods.
• Apply seal, such as pipe flashings and sealants
• Cut, miter, and glue piping insulation to insulate plumbing pipes and fittings.
• Demonstrate start-up, shut-down, maintenance, diagnostic, and safety procedures of solar system to the owners.
• Valid Driver's License required.

      Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.