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OrganicScavengerInstallation,OperationandMaintenanceGuide
OrganicScavenger
Installation,
Operationand
MaintenanceGuide
ClackWS1,WS1.25,WS1.5,WS2
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CONTENTS
Page
3 Introduction
3 HowanOrganicScavengerworks
4 Unpacking
5 1.Installation
1.1Pre‐installationchecks
1.2FittingtheDistributionSystem
7 1.3AddingtheMedia
8 1.4Fittingthevalve
9 1.5BrineTankConnections
10 1.6Connectingyourwatersupply
11 1.7DrainLineFlowControl
13 1.8Injector
14 1.9ElectricalConnections
16 1.10QuickStart
18 2.ProgrammingtheValvesincaseofmemoryloss.
23 QuickReferenceSettingSheet
24 3.CommissioningtheSystem
24 3.1Regeneration
27 4.RoutineMaintenance
27 CausticSodaRegeneration
28 5.Troubleshooting
32 6.TypicalInstallationLayouts
35 7.FurtherInstallationNotes
35 7.1.1Foundation/Drainage
35 7.1.2OperatingSpace
36 7.1.4Pipework
36 7.1.5WaterSupplyCompanyRequirements
36 7.2ELECTRICAL
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Introduction
HowanOrganicScavengerworks
Tanninsareacommonclassoforganiccompoundsinuplandwaterand
givethewaterayellow/browntint.Inhighland(peaty)areaswhere
waterrunsoffpeatthewatercanbevirtuallybrown.Organicscavenging
systemsuseresintoholdtheseorganicswhichareperiodically
backwashedawaywithbrine.Typically,every25litresofresinwilltake
out2000ppmoforganiccolourbeforeitneedsregenerating.
Aneasytestyoucantryathomeistoleaveaglassofthewater
overnight.Ifthecoloursettlestothebottomoftheglassthe
discolourationislikelycausedbyironand/ormanganese.Ifthecolour
remainsthesameitislikelycausedbytannins.
Anorganicscavengerisanionexchangesystemconsists
ofapressurevesselfilledwithresin.Locatedonthetop
ofthepressurevesselisthecontrolvalve.Thewateris
passedthroughthecontrolvalveanddownthroughthe
vessel.Asthewaterpassesacrosstheresinbed,the
colourcompoundsattachtotheresin.Periodically,
dependingonhowmuchwaterisused,theresinneeds
toberefreshed.Thisisdonebyflushingasmallamount
ofsalt(storedinanexternalbrinetank),thoughtheresin
vessel.Oncethisprocesshasbeencompletedtheresinis
refreshedandreadytobeginagain.
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Unpacking
PeaseUsetheaccompanyingpackingdocumenttocheckthatallitemsare
presentandcorrect.
Ifanyitemismissingordamagedyourcarrierandsuppliermustbenotified
within2daysofreceiptifaclaimistobemade.
Ifinstallationisnottostartimmediatelyafterdelivery,theequipmentshould
bestoredinacleandryarea,whereitwillnotbedamaged,orbesubjectedto
temperaturesbelowfreezing.
Partsincludedinyourkit:
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1.Installation
1.1Pre‐installationchecks
oTheareaneedstobelevel
oFrostfree
oAccesstoelectricity
oAccesstoopendrain.
oChecktheincomingwaterqualityiswithinanyparameters
specifiedforthatmedia(contactyoursupplier).
oIncomingwaterpressureisbetween2and8bar
(preferablyapprox.4bar)
oWatertemperaturebetween3ºCand45ºC.
1.2FittingtheDistributionSystem
Pleaseobservethelocalregulationsconcerningtheinstallationofyour
system.Checkthatyouhaveallowedspaceforaccesstotheunitfor
possiblefuturemaintenance.Thisinstallationmayrequireplumbing
workandwillrequireanelectricaloutlettobefittednearthesystem.
Thisguidedoesnotincludeplumbingdirections.
Onlyattemptthisifyouhavethenecessaryskills.
Systemsupto13”x54”(75litres)haveasimplerisertube
andbottomscreen.Thebottomscreenwillbepre‐gluedso
nofurtherassemblyisrequired.Simplyplacetherisertube
withbottomscreenintothevessel
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Forlargersystemsbottomlateralsareused.Theseneedstobeassembled
insidethevessel
Movethevesselintoitsfinalpositionasitwillbedifficulttomoveonce
themediahasbeenadded.
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1.3AddingtheMedia
Blockthetopoftherisertubeto
stopmediagettingdownthetube.
Thiscanbeaccomplishedwithtape
orasmallplasticbagovertheendof
thetube.
Fillthevesselwithwateruntilitaroundathirdfull.Thiswillpreventthe
bottomscreenfromgettingdamagedwhenyouaddthemedia.Itwill
alsoallowenoughmovementoftherisertubewhenthemediaisadded
foryoutore‐centre.
Addthesuppliedmediabutensureyouleavearound30%freespace
abovethemedia(theremaybesomemedialeftover).Thisissothe
mediacanexpandintothespaceduringregenerationallowingsediment
andcontaminantstobewashedaway.Italsoallowsthewatertopass
moreevenlythroughthemedia.
Youmaywanttoemployafunnelto
makethisprocesseasier(thiscan
beboughtasanoptionalextra).
Themediacanbepouredfromthebag
butwerecommendusingasmaller
containertoscoopoutthemediaand
pourintothevessel.
Oncecompleteunblocktherisertube.
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1.4Fittingthevalve
Addasmallamountofsiliconegreasetothevalveouterandinnero‐rings
Fitthelowerscreentothebottomofthevalve.Thisisabayonetfitting
(twisttolockintoplace).
Slidethevalveontotherisertubeensuringtherisertubeisfullyinserted
intothevalve.
Gentlyplaceitontothevesselthreadsandscrewontothethreadina
clockwisedirectionuntilitsqueezestightlyontothemaino‐ring.Then
finallygivethevalveafinaltightenbytappingtherearsideofthevalve
withthepalmofyourhand.
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1.5BrineTankConnections
Attachthebrinelinetothebrineconnectiononthebrinetankandthe
brineinlet/outletontheClackvalve
Thebrinesystemconsistsofamouldedpolyethylenetankintowhich
thebrinewellandbrinepickupareassembled.Thetankformsthesalt
storagecontainer.
Thebrinepick‐uptubeisconnectedtothepipefromthecontrolvalve
whichsucksthebrinefromthetank.Atthebottomofthebrinepick‐up
tubeisanaircheckvalve.Thisservestopreventairenteringthevalve
whenallthebrinehasbeendrawnin.Airinthesystemcouldcause
spurtingand'hammering'atthetapsoroutlets.
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1.6Connectingyourwatersupply
(Furthernotesonplumbingyoursystemincanbefoundatthebackofthe
manual).
Connectyourpipeworktotheinlet/outletconnections;usethesupplied
tailsprovidefor1”and1.25”valvesordirectBSPthreadedconnectionson
the1.5”or2”valves.
Forthe1”and1.25”valvesanoptional
bypassvalveisavailablewhichfitstothe
backofthevalveandallowsyoutoisolate
thesystemwhenoutofservice(egduring
routinemaintenance)
Flexiblehosesareavailabletomakeyour
installationeasier(1”only)
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1.7DrainLineFlowControl
Thisispossiblythemostimportantcomponentsoitisimportantto
checkthatithasbeeninstalled.TheDLFCcontrolsthebackwashflow
rateandwithoutitthesystemwillnotfunctioncorrectly.
OnmostofthevalvestheDLFCis
internalbuteasytocheck.Simplypull
theredtagonthedrainfittingand
removethecompletefitting.TheDLFC
isasmallrubberdiskwithaholeinthe
centrelocatedonthebottomofthe
fitting.
LargersystemshaveanexternalDLFCwhichcanbedismantledtocheck
theDLFCisfitted.
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Ahosebarbfittingisincludedforthedrainonthesmallersystems
allowingyoutoeasilyconnectabraidedhosewhichcanbesecuredwith
ajubileecliporsimilarshouldyouchoose.Youcanalsoutilisethemale
threadedfittingtocustomisethedrainforyourpreferredpipework.
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1.8Injector
Theinjectorisanotherimportantiteminthefunctioningofthesystem.
Unscrewthecapindicatedbelow.
Pleasecheckthattheinjectoris
fittedintheDNpositionandthat
theUPpositionhasbeenplugged.
Theinjectorcolourwillvary
dependingonthesizeofthesystem,
thisshouldbelistedontheitems
list.
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1.9ElectricalConnections
Toconnectthepowercableyouneedtofirstlyremovethecover.
Gentlypushthereleasetabson
eithersideofthecoverandpullthe
cover.
Nowremovethedrivebracketassemblybypressinguponthedrive
bracketsreleasetabsandpullingtowardsyou.
ThedrivebracketincludingPCBcan
nowbeliftedawaytorevealthe
backplate.(Notethepicturesshow
themetercablewhichisnot
includedwithyourhead)
Threadthewirethroughthehole
inthebackplate
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Threadthewirethroughthestrainrelief
Youcannowreinstallthedrivebracketinto
itsoriginalposition.
Pleasemakesurethatthishasbeenreplaced
correctlyasthiscancauseproblemsatalater
date.
Usethewireguidestoholdthewireinposition
Plugintheconnectors
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IffittingsaMAV(MotorisedAlternatingValve)orNHBP(NoHardwater
Bypass)locatetheknockoutplateandpushthrough.
Removethetabsat
thebottomofthe
strainrelief.
Threadthecables. Fitthecover(supplied
withyourMAVorNHBP)
YoucannowplugyourMAVorHHBPintotheMAVconnector.
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1.10QuickStart
SetTimeofDay
Thevalvesarepre‐programmedwiththeexceptionofthetime.Itispre‐set
toregenerateevery2daysat2:00AMwhichyoumaywanttoadjusttosuit
yourconditions.Donotextenditfurtherthanevery7daystokeeptheresin
ingoodcondition.
PressSETCLOCK. Set
timewillappearin
thetoplefthandcorner.
Thehourswillflash.
UsetheUP andDOWN
arrowstosetthehour
PressNEXT.The
minutes willnowflash
UsetheUP andDOWN
arrowstosettheminutes
PressNEXT.Youare
nowbackinservice
mode.
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SettheRegenerationInterval
Programmingisnowcomplete.
PressNEXT andUP
for3secondsuntil
“HARDNESS”and340
appear.
PressNEXT Hardness
and2willappear.Set
to“0”usingUP and
DOWN arrows.
PressNEXT.Regenday
willappearusetheUP
andDOWNarrowsto
setthedaysbetween
regeneration
PressNEXT. Theregen
timewillappearwith
thehoursflashing.It
issetto2:00am.Use
UP andDOWN arrows
toadjustifnecessary.
PressNEXT.The minutes
willnowflash.UseUP
and DOWNtoadjustif
necessary

Duringservicethescreenwillshowtime,flow(ifmeterfitted)anddaysto
nextregeneration.Pressingthe“Next”buttonwillscrollthroughthese3
screens
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2.ProgrammingtheValvesincaseofmemoryloss.
YOURORGANICSCAVENGERISSUPPLIEDPRE‐PROGRAMMED!
(excludingsettingsthatneedtobedoneonsite)
THESETTINGSBELOWAREJUSTINCASEYOUNEEDTOREPROGRAM
THEUNIT
PressNEXTandDOWNsimultaneouslyfor3seconds
PressNEXT
PressNEXT
PressNEXT
Shouldtheprogramminghavebeenlostthefollowinginstructionsin
conjunctionwiththerelevantsettingsheetwillallowyoutore‐setthem.
Whenthepowerhasbeenconnectedthevalvewilldisplaythesoftware
numberandinitialiseitselfandthendisplayTIME;youcanthenstartto
programthevalve.
PressNEXT andDOWN simultaneouslyfor3seconds
”SET”willappearinthecornerwithsoftener
beneathflashing.Ifitinsteadreads“Filtering”use
theUP or DOWN arrowtochangetosoftening
“1.0”willflash.ThisdenotesthatitisaWS1valve.
IfyouhaveadifferentvalveusetheUPandDOWN
arrowstoadjusttoyourmodel(1.25,1.5or2.0).
Thescreenwillalternate
between“ALT”and“off”.
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PressNEXT
Thefollowingsettingsallowyoutosettheorderofthestagesofregeneration.
UsetheUPandDOWNarrowstoadjustifnecessary.PressNEXTtomoveto
nextscreen.
Set1to“Backwash"
Set2to“dnBrine”(downdrawflowbrine)
Set3to"Rinse"
Set4to"Fill"
Set5to"End"
PressNEXT
Youwillcomeoutofprogramming.
SystemSetUP
Thehardnessunitscanbechangedfromppm
(shown)toFrenchdegreesorGermandegrees
PressNEXT andDOWN simultaneouslyfor3seconds
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