Grunbeck GENO-mat FE-Z Series User manual

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Operation Manual
GENO-mat FE-Z
Deferrisation system
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Edition September 2018
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Table of contents
A General ................................................................................. 5
1 Preface
2 How to use this operation manual
3 General safety information
4 Shipping and storage
5 Disposal
B Basic information ................................................................ 10
1 Laws, regulations, standards
2 Intended use/field of application
3 Function
C Product description ............................................................. 12
1 Type plate
2 Technical specifications
3 Intended use
4 Scope of delivery
5 Optional accessories
6 Consumables
D Installation and operation ................................................... 17
1 General installation information
2 Preliminary works
3 How to connect the system
E Start-up ................................................................................. 22
1 How to start up the system
F Operation .............................................................................. 23
1 How to operate the control unit
G Maintenance and care ......................................................... 26
1 Basic information
2 Inspection (functional check)
3 Maintenance
4 Spare parts
5 Operation log

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EC Declaration of Conformity
This is to certify that the systems designated below meets the safety and health requirements of the
applicable European guidelines in terms of its design, construction and execution.
If the systems are modified in a way not approved by us, this certificate is void.
Manufacturer: Grünbeck Wasseraufbereitung GmbH
Josef-Grünbeck-Str.1
89420 Hoechstaedt/Do., Germany
Responsible for documentation: Markus Pöpperl
Description of the device: Deferrisation system
Device type: GENO-mat FE-Z
Device no.: Refer to type plate
Applicable guidelines: Low Voltage (2014/35/EU)
EMC (2014/30/EU)
Applied harmonised
standards
in particular:
DIN EN 61000-6-2:2006-03
DIN EN 61000-6-3:2011-09
Applied national standards
and technical specifications,
in particular:
DIN 19636-100:2008-02
Place, date and signature: Hoechstaedt, 10.09.2018 p.p.
M. Pöpperl
Dipl.-Ing. (FH)
Function of signatory: Head of Technical Product Design
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A General
1 | Preface
Thank you for opting for a Grünbeck product. Backed by decades of
experience in the area of water treatment, we provide solutions for
all kind of processes.
Drinking water is classified as food and requires particular care.
Therefore, always ensure the required hygiene in operating and
maintaining systems involved in the drinking water supply. This also
applies to the treatment of water for industrial use if repercussions
for the drinking water cannot completely be excluded.
All Grünbeck systems and devices are made of high-quality materials.
This ensures reliable operation over many years, provided you treat
your water treatment systems with the required care. This operation
manual assists you with important information. Therefore, please read
the complete manual before installing, operating or maintaining your
system.
Customer satisfaction is our prime objective. Providing customers
with qualified advice is crucial to Grünbeck. If you have any ques-
tions concerning this system, possible extensions or general water
and waste water treatment, our field staffs, as well as the experts at
our headquarters in Hoechstaedt, are available to help you.
For help and advice please consult the representatives responsible for your region (see
www.gruenbeck.de) or get in touch with our service centre which
can be reached during office hours:
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
We can connect you with the appropriate expert more quickly if you
provide the required system data. In order to have the required data
handy at all times, please copy it from the type plate to the overview
in chapter C-1.
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2 | How to use this operation manual
This operation manual is intended for the operators of our systems.
It is divided into several chapters (a letter is assigned to each of
them) which are listed in the “Table of contents” on page 2 in alpha-
betical order. In order to find the specific information you are looking
for, check for the corresponding chapter on page 2.
The headers and page numbers with chapter information make it
easier to find your way around in the manual.
3 | General safety information
3.1 Symbols and
notes
Important information in this operation manual is characterised by
symbols. Please pay particular attention to this information to ensure
the hazard-free, safe and efficient handling of the system.
Danger! Failure to adhere to this information will cause serious or
life-threatening injuries, extreme damage to property or inadmissible
contamination of the drinking water.
Warning! Failure to adhere to this information may cause injuries,
damage to property or contamination of the drinking water.
Caution! Failure to adhere to this information may result in damage
to the system or other objects.
 Note: This symbol characterises information and tips to make your
work easier.
Tasks with this symbol may only be performed by Grünbeck's tech-
nical service/authorised service company or by persons expressly
authorised by Grünbeck.
Tasks with this symbol may only be performed by qualified electrical
experts according to the VDE guidelines or according to the guide-
lines of a similar local institution.
Tasks with this symbol may only be performed by water companies
or approved installation companies. In Germany, the installation
company must be registered in an installation directory of a water
company as per §12(2) AVBWasserV (German Ordinance on Gen-
eral Conditions for the Supply of Water).

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3.2 Operating
personnel
Only persons who have read and understood this operation manual
are permitted to work with the system. The safety guidelines are to
be strictly adhered to.
3.3 Designated
application
The system may only be used for the purpose outlined in the product
description (chapter C). The guidelines in this operation manual as
well as the applicable local guidelines concerning the drinking water
protection, accident prevention and occupational safety must be ad-
hered to.
In addition, appropriate application also implies that the system may
only be operated when it is in proper working order.
Any malfunctions must be repaired at once.
3.4 Protection from
water damage
Warning! In order to properly protect the installation site from water
damage:
a) a sufficiently dimensioned floor drain system must be available or
b) a water stop device (see chapter C Accessories) must be in-
stalled.
3.5 Indication of
specific dangers
Danger due to electrical energy!  Do not touch electrical parts with
wet hands! Disconnect the system from mains before starting work
on electrical parts of the system. Have qualified experts replace
damaged cables immediately.
Danger due to mechanical energy! System parts may be subject to
overpressure. Danger of injury and damage to property due to es-
caping water and unexpected movement of system parts.  Check
pressure pipes regularly. Depressurise the system before starting
repair or maintenance work on the system.
Hazardous to health due to contaminated drinking water!  The
system may only be installed by a specialist company. The operation
manual must be strictly adhered to! Ensure that there is sufficient
flow. The pertinent guidelines must be followed for starting-up after
extended periods of standstill. Inspections and maintenance must be
performed at the intervals specified!
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Note: By concluding a maintenance contract, you ensure that all of
the required tasks are performed on time. You may perform the inter-
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4 | Shipping and storage
Caution! The system may be damaged by frost or high tempera-
tures. In order to avoid damage of this kind:
Protect from frost during transportation and storage!
Do not install or store the system next to objects which radiate a lot
of heat.
The system may only be transported and stored in its original pack-
ing. Ensure that it is handled with care and placed the right side up
(as indicated on the packing).
5 | Disposal
Comply with the applicable national regulations.
5.1 Packaging Dispose of the packaging in an environmentally sound manner.
5.2 Product
If this symbol (crossed out waste bin) is on the product, Euro-
pean Directive 2012/19/EU applies to this product. This means
that this product and the electrical and electronic components
must not be disposed of as household waste.
Find out about local regulations on the separate collection of
electrical and electronic products.
Use the collection points available to you for disposing of your
product.
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your municipality, the public waste disposal authority, an au-
thorised body for the disposal of electrical and electronic prod-
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B Basic information
1 | Laws, regulations, standards
In the interest of good health, rules cannot be ignored when it comes
to the processing of drinking water. This operation manual takes into
consideration the current regulations and stipulates information that
you will need for the safe operation of your deferrisation system.
Among other things, the regulations stipulate that
 only approved companies are permitted to make major modifica-
tions to water supply facilities.
 and that tests, inspections and maintenance on installed devices
are to be performed at regular intervals.
2 | Intended use/field of application
The GENO-mat FE-Z deferrisation systems are used for the oxida-
tion of dissolved iron in the raw water. The systems are used for pri-
vate water supply plants up to maximum values of 3.0 mg/l of iron. If
the systems are applied and operated according to the instructions,
pure water values with a concentration of less than 0.1 mg/l of iron
can be obtained.
The following requirements must be observed in order to obtain op-
timum results:
 Hydrogen sulphide and oil may not be detected in the water to be
deferrised.
 Organic compounds should preferably not be contained in the
water; however, the maximum allowable value is 4 to 5 mg/l
above the COD.
 The oxygen concentration should be proportionally 15 % of the
existing iron concentration and the pH value must be higher than
7.0.
 However, should ammonium (> 0.1 mg/l) be detected in the raw
water, an additional treatment step is required.
 Should humic acids be contained in the well water, the pure wa-
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3 | Function
The GENO-mat FE-Z deferrisation systems for the removal of iron
work with an active insoluble catalytic filter material. A central control
valve automatically controls the operating cycle’s filtration, backwash
and first filtrate.
3.1 Filters The raw water enters the exchanger tank via the raw water inlet and
flows through the catalytic filter material from top to bottom. Thus the
reaction of the oxygen with the iron contained in the water is accel-
erated.
Bivalent iron is transformed into insoluble, filterable, trivalent iron
(adding air sparingly might be required in order to improve the oxida-
tion process). The filtered pure water is then directed via the lower
distributing nozzle and the rising pipe through the pure water outlet
into the piping system.
3.2 Backwashing During the backwash process, the filter bed is forcibly flushed from
bottom to top and thus loosened up. Impurities retained during the
filtration process are washed out via the drain outlet at the control
valve. The GENO-mat FE-Z deferrisation system must be back-
washed every 6 days at the latest (for the setting refer to chapter F).
3.3 First filtrate By an automatic switch-over of the central control valve, the filter
bed will forcibly be flushed from top to bottom. This first filtrate is
discharged to the drain and afterwards the deferrisation system is
ready for operation once again.
3.4 Regeneration/
disinfection
For operating and hygienic reasons, the deferrisation system must
be regenerated every 6 months with the special granulate GENO-
Spezialgranulat or GENO-oxi plus.
3.5 Control unit The GENO-mat FE-Z deferrisation systems are time-controlled via
an electrical timer.
In order to properly use the automatic timer control, the time interval
between two filter sequences (backwash interval in days) must be
set.