CalMag Duplex User manual

Non-Electric Softeners
OPERATING MANUAL

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3
4
5
6
7
PARTS.................................................................................................................................... 4
PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................... 5
INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................. 6
SETTINGS...........................................................................................................................12
START UP...........................................................................................................................13
CLEANING..........................................................................................................................15
OTHER INFO.....................................................................................................................17

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PART
S
7
9
12
1
6
8
2
13
3
5
10
11
4
1 BYPASS
8 BLENDING REGULATOR
2 VALVE HOUSING
9 HARDNESS REGULATOR
3 RESIN TANK
10 TO BRINE VALVE
4 CONTAINER FOR DEVICE AND SALT
11 TO
DRAIN
5 BRINE VALVE
(float)
12 COMMUNICATION TUBES
6 WATER INLET
13 TUBES TO BRINE VALVE
7 WATER OUTLET
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PRECAUTIONS
2.
1
GENERAL
2.3 SOFTENER
The softener has to be installed
on a flat, stable base.
The softener must be installed
indoors, protected from direct
sunlight.
The softener must be installed on a
dry location and certainly not in an
acidic environment.
Do not install the softener close to
a heating source (environment
temperature must be below 40°C).
Protect softener and drain
(#11) against frost.
The Bypass is not designed to be left
behind without the softener. It is not a
shutoff valve.
The provided overflow has to be
installed and connected at all times.
Make sure you have the latest
installation manual at hand.
Read this manual carefully. If
youhave any questions or
remarks, please contact your
supplier.
Make sure you have all necessary
tools on hand before you begin
with the installation.
Follow all local legal regulations.
2.2 WATER TO BE TREATED
Check incoming pressure: minimum
1 bar (dynamic), maximum 8 bar
(static)(15 PSI- 116 PSI). If necessary
reduce incoming pressure.
The pressure behind the softener
must be at least 1 bar to ensure a
good functioning of the softener.
If this pressure of at least 1 bar can’t
be guaranteed, a “Pressure Guard” is
available at your supplier.
The water should be free of sediment,
chlorine, iron and manganese.
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3
INSTALLATION
3.
1
RELEASE THE PRESSURE
Close the main valve and make sure
the pressure is released from the
piping. This can be done by opening
at least one tap.
3.2 CONNECT UNITS
Connect the two units by means of
the provides Y-pieces. You can find
them in the salt compartment. The
Y-piece with the filter inside, needs to
be mounted at the inlet of the valve.
(= bottom connection) The other
one must be mounted on the other
connection.
First connect the Y-piece to one unit
and afterwards to the other unit.
Secure them with the provided clips
(4 pieces). You don’t need to take the
units out of the container to do this.
3.3 CHECK COMMUNICATION
TUBES
Check if all communication tubes
are connected correctly. The two
quick-release couplings marked with
a green dot should be connected
by a communication tube (Ø0.157”);
the same should be done for the two
couplings marked with a blue dot.
See picture below.
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3.4 INSTALL BYPASS
Cut open the main water supply in
order to install direct connections to
the softener or to install the Bypass
(recommended). Follow the arrows
on both, bypass and softener for the
water inlet and outlet.
Please note - the inlet filter
is not required in the UK.
3.5 CONNECT DRAIN
Connect both drain outlets (#12) to a
local drain (with an air gap, using the
provided Open Drain Connector, see
par. 3.7) by means of the provided
13mm flexible drain pipe. In order to
guarantee that the device will keep
on functioning perfectly in the future,
this drain pipe is spirally reinforced
to avoid later blocking and/or kinks.
It is possible that both drains are
connected with each other through
a Y-piece. In this case, connect the
Y-piece to the local drain. Please
protect the drain against frost and
heat (min. temp. 5°C, max. temp.
40°C).
When another drain pipe is
used, the guarantee on the unit
is expired.
with Bypass
CAUTION: before installing the
softener,set the Bypass in “bypass”
mode, not in “service”.
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3.6 INSTALL OVERFLOW ELBOW
Make sure to install the supplied
overflow tap. You can find the overflow
in the salt container. The overflow
needs also to be connected with the
Open Drain Connector (see par. 3.7)
First, pierce a hole (Ø21mm) in the
sidewall of the container. This hole
should be located approx. 10cm down
from the top edge of the container, on
the line shown in the drawing below.
Oncethe hole has been drilled, mount
the overflow tap and secure it with the
supplied nut. After drilling, remove all
bits of plastic that have fallen into the
container.
3.7 CONNECT DRAIN PIPES
TO OPEN DRAIN
CONNECTOR (ODC)
To connect the flexible drain pipe from
the softener (par 3.5) and from the
overflow (par 3.6) with a fixed drain
pipe, you should use the provided
O.D.C. (Open Drain Connector).
This part provides the obligatory
interruption according to the
Europeanstandard EN1717. If the
softener is connected to a fixed drain
pipe without this ODC, the guarantee
on the unit is expired.
The part with the two connections and
the transparent part are snapped into
one another. If they come apart, they
can easily be snapped back together.
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1. Connection 1 for spirally
reinforced drain tube
Ø13mm.
2. Connection 2 for spirally
reinforced drain tube
Ø13mm.
3. Connection 3 for socket. (drain
pipe Ø40mm)
4. Connection 4 for drain pipe
Ø40mm.
1. Connect the spirally reinforced
drain tube Ø13mm, that comes
from the unit, with one of the
two
connections on the ODC. Push it on
as far as possible.
2. Connect the spirally reinforced
drain tube Ø13mm, coming from the
overflow, with the other connection.
Push it on as far as possible. This
is only possible if the overflow of
the salt container is higher than the
connection on the ODC.
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3
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3. If the part with the connections for
the tubes is disconnected from the
transparent part, snap them back
together. Even if the two parts are
snapped together, they still can rotate.
This means that the orientation of the
connections can be adapted. In case
the two parts keep disconnecting, you
can glue them together.
4. Now glue the complete ODC in a
fixed drain pipe Ø40mm or a socket
Ø40mm. Make sure that the ODC is
mounted horizontally and that the
partwith the connections is still
snapped in the transparent part.
Respect a minimum distance of
100mm between the bottom of the
ODC and the drain pipe. (see picture)
maximum height and distance of flexible drain hose.
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