1) Replace!filter!cartridge!by!a!unit!that!will!be!only!dedicated!to!wash!procedure!!
2) Insert!concentrate!and!permeate!hoses!in!the!wash!tank!(remove!blue!cap!from!wash!tank).!
3) Connect!suction!hose!to!feed!pressure!pump.!
4) Fill!washing!tank!with!permeate!ideally!heated!at!40oC.!Add!necessary!quantity!of!soap.!
Follow!manufacturer!recommendation.!!
5) Open!wash!tank!valve!to!pumps!and!start!RO.!
6) Adjust!pressure!to!60!psi,!wash!in!closed!circuit!until!max!temperature!stop!at!43OC./110OF!
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1) Close!all!drain!valves,!including!sampling!valves!V1!to!V1!to!V3,!V5!to!V10!
2) Install!strainer!housing!at!pressure!feed!pump!inlet.!!
3) Install!prefilter!housing.!It!is!recommended!to!use!a!fresh!cartridge!for!maple!sap!process.!
Tighten!drain!cap!under!filter!housing.!!
4) Make!sure!that!blue!feed!hose!is!secured!to!pump!inlet.!
5) Open!wide!concentration!control!valve!V4.!
6) According!to!equipment!power!requirement,!connect!RO!to!110!volts!20!amps!or!220!volts!power!outlet!!
7) Insert!blue!suction!line!into!maple!sap!tank!!
8) Insert!permeate!and!concentrate!hose!in!their!respective!tanks.!
9) Press!down!green!start!button!and!hold.!Gradually!begin!to!close!valve!V4!until!pressure!switch!contact!interlocks.!At!this!
instant,!recirculation!pump!will!be!activated.!Run!equipment!at!low!pressure!until!air!is!purged!out!of!flowmeters.!
10) Gradually!adjust!V4!concentration!valve!until!concentrate!flow!evens!permeate!flow.!
11) Periodically!monitor!operation!parameters.!
12) Once!concentration!process!is!final,!gradually!lower!pressure!by!opening!V4!concentration!valve!until!RO!stops.!
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!*Warning,!it!is!not!recommended!to!run!RO!until!sap!runs!out.!Feed!pumps!may!be!damaged!when!running!dry!
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*concentration!of!maple!sap!at!higher!level!than!8!brix!is!not!recommended.!
1) Insert!RO!feed!and!permeate!hose!in!the!permeate!tank,!concentrate!hose!remains!in!the!concentrate!tank!
2) Start!RO!to!begin!unsugaring!of!the!system.!(See!step!9!of!concentration!cycle)!
3) Take!concentrate!samples!at!regular!intervals!until!sugar!concentration!is!at!0.5!brix.!
4) Stop!RO.!
1) Insert!RO!feed!hose!in!permeate!tank.!Insert!permeate!and!concentrate!hose!to!drain!
2) Start!RO.!(See!step!9!of!concentration!cycle).!Ad!just!pressure!at!60!psi.!use!a!minimum!of!80!gal.!for!the!prewash!rinse!!
3) Stop!the!RO!when!minimum!water!quantity!has!been!used.!