If you are unsure of any details of fitting or installation, please contact your local Hydropath
representative for technical support.
•Fit HydroFLOW on the cold water supply to wherever the water is heated.
•Consider signal propagation barriers. Such barriers include non-conducting
valves, sand filters, pumps and large tanks.
•Ensure that HydroFLOW is protected from surfaces that may exceed 50ºC. Use
insulating material and select a larger model if necessary.
•Remember that HydroFLOW gradually removes existing scale and that after
installation greater than usual quantities of scale particles may be released.
The unit operates by creating a potential
difference on the pipe on either side of the
ferrite ring. An electrical loop is created
whenever an electrical connection is made from
one side of the ferrite loop to the other, e.g. by
metal supports, wiring or pipework. A loop will
prevent the unit from operating correctly.
This problem can be solved by moving the unit
outside the electrical loop. If this is not possible,
the metal support brackets can be electrically
insulated. Installing the unit on a section of
plastic pipe eliminates the possibility of an
electrical loop.
HydroFLOW protects against limescale by causing the scale-forming ions to
form clusters. When the water is heated, crystals form in suspension rather than
as hard scale on surfaces.
Brackets create loop
Wiring creates loop Move unit out of loop
Electrically insulate
brackets
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