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1. Components supplied with the Dessalator®: 

Version A3 

 

 

Hull valve: 

It must be located the lowest possible in the boat, to the back for a 
motor yacht or in the centre near the keel for a sailing boat. 
The  hull  valve  strainer  filters  out  the  larger  particles  at  system 
entrance. 

 

 

 

Pre-filter: 

It  must  be  located  the  nearest  possible  to  the  hull  valve  and  be 
compulsory  under  the  waterline.  If  not  possible,  there  is  a 
solution:  to install a LP pump (optional). 
The pre-filter filters out solid particles down to 5 µm at the motor 
unit  inlet.  It  is  supplied  with  wrench.  For  automatic  rinsing,  an 
electro valve is mounted. 

 

Motor unit: 

It must be located compulsory under the waterline. 
The motor unit is comprised of the 12 or 24 V motor and 
the 120 or 230 V motor. 

It should be installed in a well-

ventilated space

BEWARE

: In 

120V

, please

 

think of an 

even 

more  important  ventilation  of  the  motor  unit

 

than in 230V. 

 

 

Membrane unit: 

The  membrane  unit  includes  3  membranes  2521 
assembled in a compact frame. 
 

According to the model, a fuse or a circuit breaker is supplied. 

 

 

Control panel: 

includes  a  HP  gauge,  a  flowmeter,  an  on/off  switch,  a  pressure 
adjustment knob, an operating time meter, 3 indicator lights. 
 
 

Pipes and hoses supplied by Dessalator®: 

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High  pressure  pipes  pump/membranes  and  membranes/control  panel  (2  pipes  and  4  special 
connectors) 

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Water production pipe membrane / control panel. 

 

Additional hardware needed for assembly: 

  Miscellaneous screws (including Parker)  

  Stainless jubilee clips 

 10mm and 

12mm 

  Assortment of plastic rings (tie wraps) 

  Teflon tape or insulating water proof tape 

  Silicon Rubson mastic, Sicaflex or equivalent 

  Ribbed insulating pipe for cables and HP tubes 

  Tricoflex hoses 

 10mm and 

 12mm 

  Power cable: 35mm² for the 12V and 20mm² for the 24V 

 

Various tools (electric drill, saw, …)

 

Summary of Contents for DUO100

Page 1: ...d wide producing 100 L Hr with automatic rinsing model patented DESSALATOR Technical and Sales Departments Z I des 3 Moulins Euro 92 B t D rue des Cistes 06600 ANTIBES FRANCE Tel 33 0 4 93 95 04 55 Fa...

Page 2: ...g the membranes page 8 5 2 Rinsing the membranes page 9 5 3 Sterilizing the membranes page 10 5 4 High pressure pump page 10 6 Spare parts and accessories page 11 Appendix A1 Reverse osmosis page 12 A...

Page 3: ...es Length 700 Width 270 Height 120 N 1 HP Control panel Length 320 Width 200 Depth 150 Motor 12 V or 24 V I n s t a l l a t i o n d i a g r a m D e s s a l a t o r D U O 1 0 0 A C D C B i p o w e r e...

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Page 5: ...ventilated space BEWARE In 120V please think of an even more important ventilation of the motor unit than in 230V Membrane unit The membrane unit includes 3 membranes 2521 assembled in a compact fram...

Page 6: ...the output of your board pump An electro valve is mounted on the output diam 12 for automatic rinsing It can be connected under a sink a wash basin or on the way of pressurized cold water hoses The va...

Page 7: ...the male and female cones before joining 2 3 Electrical connections Negative battery cable 4 Positive battery cable 3 Please connect a fuse holder to this cable Neutral blue phase brown Ground Yellow...

Page 8: ...ors should be installed strictly in accordance with the instructions Appendix A2 Apply a little loctite or nut seal to the two male and female cones before tightening Recommendation To facilitate the...

Page 9: ...alve on the fresh water tank outlet A Tricoflex waste oulet inner 12mm hose4 will also be required which can be connected to a sink wash basin or cockpit water drain to avoid having the hull redrilled...

Page 10: ...h 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 pres...

Page 11: ...e exposed to temperatures above 60 C as high temperatures may also prevent salt from being removed Drying out of the membranes The membranes should be permanently immersed in liquid either sea water b...

Page 12: ...r produced falls it does not necessarily mean that the membrane needs to be replaced 5 2 Rinsing the membranes Once a week the watermaker needs to be flushed with fresh water before using it to make f...

Page 13: ...panel will turn on which indicates that flushing is in process This should take 30 seconds and will stop automatically The green and orange lights will shut off and the only indicator will be the blue...

Page 14: ...g a garden spray Pour the entire packet contents of sterilizer into a bucket containing 8 litres of fresh water and mix thoroughly Fill the spray bottle with this mixture and spray the sterilizer into...

Page 15: ...lways possible running without enough water accidental overpressure impact Should the need arise we supply spare parts and maintenance accessories 5 m 10 ft filter driving belt motor relays production...

Page 16: ...onsumable Pay attention not to allow chlorine into the desalination system as this could damage the device How does your desalinator work Sea water enters the inlet valve which penetrates the hull Thi...

Page 17: ...p where the steel threading disappears into the brass end piece a gap of approximately 7mm between the nut and the brass union 4 Unscrew the nut of the tapered adaptor The connector is now ready for t...

Page 18: ...re filter Remove the 5 m cartridge from the pre filter 10 Replace with the sterilizing cartridge ST2 Replace the 5 m cartridge with the sterilizing cartridge ST2 11 Set the rinsing valve to pressurize...

Page 19: ...it manually MANUAL RINSING Your Dessalator is equipped with an automated rinsing Here below the procedure to rinse manually HP pump Fresh water inlet Sea water inlet HP pump Fresh water inlet Sea wate...

Page 20: ...and filters clean Replace seals Oil leak on HP pump Worn seals on connecting rods Replace the seals Insufficient water flow Very cold water Dirty pre filter Tension drop on the power cable Replace the...

Page 21: ...Page 17 APPENDIX A5 Troubleshooting led indicator...

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