Solazone Solar Roof Ventilators

 

The 2023 range of Solazone solar ventilators has been enhanced with new features, based on over seven years of field development.

Stronger motors, more powerful solar panels, advanced thermostats, and a bigger range of commercial models complete the range:

 

Vogue – SF30  (30 watts)

Solazone Vogue – very neat and quiet, low-profile solar roof ventilator with the solar panel snugly embedded in the hood.

Solazone Vogue – SF30 on colorbond roof

• It is best suited towards ventilating spaces such as standard pitched homes up to 150 square meters or the top story of a two-story home when placed on a north-facing roof.
• Low profile, not easily seen, and blends with your roof line.

 

 

 

Specifications of the Vogue – SF30

 

 

Tempo – SA40  (40 watts)

Solazone Tempo with its compact base, multi-adjustable solar panel and high power motor, is the most adaptable solar roof ventilator.

 

• The Solazone Tempo – SA40 is the most popular & powerful domestic unit, suitable for homes up to or beyond 250 square meters.
• Ideal for moving large volumes of air very quickly, the unobtrusive Solazone Tempo – SA40 is your ideal solution.

 

 

Specifications of the Tempo – SA40

 

 

Ventura – SV40  (40 watts)

Physically larger solar ventilator with a large 500 mm venturi throat designed to suck hot air up into the fan.

Solazone Ventura – SV40 solar roof ventilator

 

 

• Physically larger ventilator with a 500mm venturi throat designed to increase hot air uplift into the fan.   (We use this model at our Solazone warehouse in Marcoola)
• Ideal for ventilating large homes up to 300 square meters, homes with dark-colour roofs, and for small industrial sheds, where extra roof ventilation power and improved results are needed.
• highly successful in smaller commercial properties such as warehouses, factories, stables, offices, etc.

Specifications of the Ventura – 40

 

 

Alley Cat – AV40  (40 watts)

The soft-base aluminium Solar Ventilator that shapes to the tiles.

• Where shading is a problem or when you want to install the solar roof ventilator separate from the solar panel, use this model with its remote solar panel and extended lead.

• Sometimes it is not practical to install Solar Roof Ventilators in a place where they will get full sunlight all day.
• Overcome shading problems by installing the Solazone Alley Cat – 40 solar roof ventilator remote solar panel up to 5 metres away.
• This unit has the benefit of a lower profile, so it is not so prominent on the roof, and in some cases is not seen at all.

 

 

Specifications of the Alley Cat – AV40

Solazone Alley Cat – 40 with built-in thermostat and remote solar panel: $889

 

 

Expulse Commercial – SC60  (60 watts)

The ideal commercial solar roof ventilator for warehouses, factories, stables, offices etc.

Solazone Expulse Commercial – SC60 installation

 

 

• Solazone Expulse Commercial – SC60 is the ideal commercial solar roof ventilator.
• It suits commercial applications such as warehouses, factories, stables, offices etc.
• Ideal for moving large volumes of air very quickly.

Specifications of the Expulse Commercial – SC60

 

 

Windstorm Industrial – SC120  (120 watts)

For really big airflow applications

 

 

• Solazone Windstorm Industrial – SC120 is the largest commercial ventilator we make.
• Ideal for large warehouses, factories, stables, offices, swim schools, etc.
• Ideal for moving huge volumes of air very quickly.
• Strong and solid – made from 1mm powder-coated steel.

Specifications of the Windstorm Industrial – SC120

More details here.

120w fan night pack connection

 

Solazone Thermostat Options

 

Fixed  Temperature Thermostat

Fixed Temperature Thermostat $25

Solazone Ventilator Wiring Diagram

 

Digital Adjustable Thermostat

• Fully adjustable on and off temperatures.
• One-tenth of a degree accuracy
• Displays the current temperature when operating.
• Fitted as standard on the commercial units, optional on domestic.
• External sensor means it can also be fitted remote from the ventilator.

How to adjust the thermostat: 

Installing a Digital Thermostat

Digital Thermostat $120

 

Remote control Thermostat

Operate your solar ventilator with an app on your mobile phone, using this remote control thermostat.
With the remote control app you can turn the fan on and off,  reset the start & stop temperatures, and adjust the humidity control.
Use the phone’s WIFI , or connect to your laptop or computer.

Maximum current: 3A
Maximum wattage: 72W

Remote controller installation instructions

Remote control Thermostat $225

 

Solazone Night Operation and daytime current booster for cloudy days

Now you can operate your solar ventilator at night, long after the sun has gone down, and also run at full power on hot, cloudy, muggy days.

 

This mains-power Night Operation Pack cuts in whenever the sun is not shining bright enough to run the fan.    It boosts the solar ventilator from the mains during the day whenever the sunlight is reduced or the day is cloudy.    And it will run the Solar Roof Ventilator at night, as well.    Ideal for very hot homes or workplaces, or stuffy or dusty environments, that you want to clear the air overnight so that they are nice and fresh by morning.

The top-up of power works completely automatically and will operate the fan from solar or from the mains power at any time, based only on the thermostat setting.   It is simple to install the Solazone Night Pack at any time by connecting to the terminal block underneath the Solazone roof ventilator.

Wiring diagram Solazone 40w and 60w Nightpacks

Mains-power Night Operation Packs from $225

 

 

Metal Eave Vents

Metal Eave Vents assist directing the flow of replacement cooler air inside the roof space, and ensure the cooler replacement air will remove heat from all of the ceiling area.  Encourage cool air to pass across the most important parts of the ceiling, that you want to keep the rooms below cool, by fitting the Metal Eave Vents nearest to there.   Make a simple air-flow diagram, showing air-flow from the eave vents to the solar ventilator, to properly locate the Metal Eave Vents.

Eave vents are made from powder-coated, galvanized steel with 1.9mm holes, and are bushfire rated, to comply with Australian Standards.  

Metal Eave Vent Dimensions:   

Outside dimensions: 450mm x 250mm    Hole size required: 400mm x 200mm

Price:  $36 each, complete with mounting screw set.

We recommend installing Eave Vents when installing a solar ventilator to ensure sufficient airflow through the roof cavity.   A minimum of four eave vents should be used for each installation, one vent on each side of the house, to encourage even airflow into the roof cavity.

If the house has no eaves then an alternative needs to be found. You can use tile vents or cowls near the corners of the houses. Remember, air behaves like people – it takes the path of least resistance – meaning that the Solar Ventilator will draw the most air from the biggest or nearest vents.  Another alternative may be to use a gable vent (if the house has a gable) as a fresh air inlet.

Alternatively, ceiling vents draw replacement roofspace air from inside the house, and can also be used – and are especially effective for, double story houses – you can install a ceiling vent in the top floor ceiling.   Or if the house has a garage you can install a ceiling vent inside the garage to improve airflow, and to cool the garage.

 

Adjustable Ceiling Vents

Drawing the air directly from the ceiling of rooms within a house or building, can assist in cooling the rooms, as well as cooling the roof space above.   Ceiling vents are closeable, so that when the building is being heated, they may be closed to prevent loss of heat into the ceiling space.

The most common use of these ceiling vents is to remove the hottest air directly from uncomfortably hot rooms, or upstairs areas of larger houses.

Four different sizes are available: