DESSALATOR DUO100, User Manual

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3. Starting the DUO:
1. Ensure the valves are open before starting up the watermaker (Hull valve and
waste oulet valve if relevant)
2. To be done compulsory:
For the first use, after the replacement of the filter, when lifting the boat out of the
water or for a long period of not using your water maker, please fill the circuit with
fresh water: put the handle valve on the pre filter to the back; this operation should
be done for 3 or 4 minutes, water maker stopped and pressure captor open (fully
anti-clockwise). Once the circuit is full of fresh water put the valve handle of the pre
filter to the front.
3. It is important to take account of the ampere capacity of the batteries and of the
working duration: for a use without any risk, it is better to start the motor of the boat.
4. To start the watermaker, the pressure regulator must be open. Switch on.
5. Turn the pressure regulator dial to the right until the HP gauge reading is in the
orange zone then gradually adjust until the needle reaches the beginning of the
green zone. Check that the pressure remains constant. The purpose of this
operation is to remove air from the system and to obtain a more constant pressure
while the watermaker is running.
6. Fresh water quality and flow into the tank is automatically monitored by the
electronics board.
7. If pressure becomes too high the watermaker will cut out and the red indicator will
light up. If this occurs, reduce pressure, switch off and restart the watermaker.
8. To shut down the watermaker: switch off then reduce pressure.
9. To shut down with rinsing, please see instructions page 8 and 9.
10. If the watermaker is not used for extended periods of time it should be rinsed
preferably once a month. If not, the membranes will have to be sterilized for the
storage (for 6 months).
Note: Fresh water production depends on the temperature of the sea water and on the
cleanness of the 5µm pre-filter.