NaturalSof NS05 User manual

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Table of Contents: Page
Sizing Requirements............................................... 2
Installation Drawings.............................................. 3
Installation Instructions.......................................... 4
Following Installation.............................................. 5
Warranty................................................................. 7
Please note prior to installation:

•Hot water recirculation loops must have a
NaturalSof (NS05) installed on the return to the
water heater.
•It is ESSENTIAL that the direction of flow
through the NaturalSof corresponds with the
arrow shown on the product label.
•If you have iron content higher than 4ppm in
your water an iron filtration unit should be
installed ahead of NaturalSof.
Installation Instructions
City water:
NaturalSof (NS1 or NS6) should be installed after
the stop valve that isolates your property from the
city main.
Well water:
NaturalSof (NS6) should be installed between the
well pump and the pressure tank if possible. If
space prevents this then NaturalSof (NS1 or NS6)
can be installed after the pressure tank.
Installation is straight forward and can be carried
out by a handy home owner or a plumber.
NaturalSof has NPT connections. NaturalSof’s
catalytic core is non-sacrificial and is housed in a
stainless steel (304) pipe. NaturalSof can be
connected to any type of pipe - copper, pvc,
copper, galvanized, etc.

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Installation Drawings
City water installation
Well water installation
Note: NaturalSof can also be installed
after the check valve and pressure tank.
Water inlet from

Sizing Requirements
NS1 is the norm.
Correctly sizing NaturalSof is important. For
homes with 3.5 bathrooms or less, the NS1 is all
that is needed. Do NOT install the NS6 on a
home with 3.5 bathrooms or less as the 6 GPM
needed to activate treatment will rarely if ever
be reached.
NS6 for greater water usage
The NS6 is appropriate for homes that have
more than 3.5 bathrooms and 5 or more
residents. Reaching 6 GPM on a consistent
basis can be expected in this scenario.
Note: The pressure drop induced by NaturalSof
is negligible at normal flow rates.
Irrigation Systems
Irrigation systems are generally timed to run
prior to dawn and as such their demand on the
system does not coincide with normal daily
household usage.
Swimming Pools, Jaccuzzis/hot tubs
The make up lines to these items are
typically the equivalent of just one toilet tank
being filled after flushing. This amounts to a
very minimal demand on the system.

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What to Expect Following Installation
Homes that previously used Ion Exchange
(salt based water softeners
The immediate, noticeable difference following the
replacement of a salt based softener with
NaturalSof will be the “feel” of the water on your
skin when washing. Salt based softeners physically
remove minerals from the water. With water that
is low in minerals soaps lather very easily and it’s
harder to rinse from your hair and body. Some
note that salt based softened water has a “slimy”
feel to it. This is not the case with water treated
by NaturalSof as the contents of your water remain
the same.
Untreated homes or homes where previous
treatment was ineffective
In homes where no treatment has taken place in
the past or previous treatment has been
ineffective it’s very likely that limescale deposition
has occurred. Limescale accumulation will be
found in the pipe-work and in appliances such as
the water heater. Following installation of
NaturalSof, further limescale is prevented and
existing limescale is gradually washed from the
system. The gradual removal of existing limescale
can take several months and we recommend
draining a bucket of water from your water heater
every couple of weeks during the de-scaling
process.

Dishwashers
In some rare instances spotting may be found in
dishwashers. This is simply alleviated by using
products such as “Lemi-Shine”.
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Warranty Information
Your NaturalSof comes with:
A Full One Year Money Back Guarantee
excluding shipping, installation and removal costs.
This guarantee is valid from the date of purchase,
please retain your receipt for validation purposes.