Chapter 2: Installation
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Optional Water Inlet Kit
With the purchase and installation of the Optional Water Inlet Kit, part #6544200,
two separate water supplies may be used to feed the RapidStill II; ordinary tap
water may be used to supply the condenser while purified water is fed to the
boiler.
To function properly, the purified water source must be capable of delivering 1
gallon (3.8 liters) per minute at a minimum of 5 PSI. The purified water supply
pressure should not exceed 20 PSI.
The kit is installed as follows:
(1)
Unplug the RapidStill II and disconnect the feed water and drain lines,
so the unit can be turned around.
(2)
Turn the unit around and locate the water inlet fitting as shown in
Figure 5.
(3)
Locate the optional water inlet hole just above the water inlet fitting,
as shown in Figure 5.
(4)
Install the supplied bulkhead union in a manner similar to the water
inlet fitting below it. DO NOT overtighten the nut on the bulkhead
union; it may damage the fitting.
(5)
Remove the flow restrictor assembly from the T-shaped fitting.
Discard the short length of rigid plastic tubing that runs from the outlet
of the flow restrictor to the T-shaped fitting.
(6)
Disconnect the condenser inlet fitting from the T-shaped fitting, as
shown in Figure 5.
(7)
Plug the flow restrictor outlet into the condenser inlet fitting, as shown
in Figure 6.
(8)
Install the braided tube assembly supplied with the kit from the
bulkhead union installed in Step #4 to the T-shaped fitting.
(9)
Install the supplied plug into the open port of the T-shaped fitting.
(10)
When completed, the installation should appear as shown in Figure 6.
The upper bulkhead fitting (that was just installed) supplies the boiler
with water and may be connected to a purified water source. The
lower bulkhead fitting (the original fitting) will now supply only the
condenser with cooling water and should remain connected to an
appropriate supply of feed water (tap water).
