Puricom Rider, User Manual

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1.2. BEFORE STARTING
See ‘ Section 5’ before installing the water softener. Care-
fully follow the instructions for the installation (Warranty
may be considered void, if the installation is faulty).
Please read the entire manual before undertaking instal-
lation. Then, collect all necessary materials and tools for
the installation.
Check the plumbing installation.
All installations must be done according to the law in
force in each region or country.
Please be careful when handling the water softener. Do
not knock it over, let go of it or place it onto sharp objects.
Under no circumstances should the softener be installed
outdoors, since it must be protected against sunlight and
rough environmental conditions.
2. INTRODUCTION
The RIDER softeners equipments will avoid you all kind
of problems caused by the hardness of the water and will
reduce a lot the maintance requested by your electronical
devices. They will have a longer life.
These systems come with a residual hardness regulator
as standard, which allows selecting the appropriate hard-
ness for your home.
Its user-friendly electronic programmer will allow you to
put the system into operation in an easy and fast manner.
What is hardness?
Hardness is the quantity of scaling salts present in water,
which are mainly composed of low solubility salts of cal-
cium and magnesium. The main salts causing hardness
are listed below:
These salts, due to their chemical properties, have a ten-
dency to precipitate, producing scale on pipes and ob-
structing them as they accumulate.
In the same way, hardness has a high tendency to scale
on the electrical resistors from heaters and to precipitate
in heaters when temperature increases.
The combination of hard minerals and soap produces a
soap curdling, wich reducest he cleansing properties of
soap.
The precipitation of hard minerals build a layer on cook-
1. PRESENTATION
The water treatment equipment that you have bought is
a softener of last generation with one of the most advan-
ced control heads in the market.
This is a system which combines the properties and ad-
vantages of the classic Denver with a more efficient water
and salt consumption, thus contributing both to the pro-
tection of our environment and the household economy.
Your softener RIDER will provide you and your family the
following advantages.
BENEFITS AND ADVANTAG
• ENERGY SAVINGS: Avoid the future incrustations in
the pipes and connections.
• Great wellness sensation in the shower.
• Soft and smooth skin.
• Increases the life time of electronic devices and
heating systems.
• ECONOMIC SAVINGS: Reduces the consumption of
soaps, softeners and chemical products.
• Low cost of maintenance.
• Automatic function, your only concern is to add
salt to the tank storage from time to time.
It is important that you keep and read this manual
carefully before the installation and starting up of
this equipment. If you have any doubt about the ins-
tallation, use or maintenance of this equipment, please
contact with the technical assistance service (T.A.S.) of
your distributor.
1.1. SOFTENER SAFETY
Your safety and other’s safety are very important. We have
included safety messages in this manual and on your
appliance.
This is the safety alert symbol.
This symbol alerts you to the potential hazards that
can be risky for you and for others.
All safety messages will follow the safety alert sym-
bol or either the word “DANGER” or “WARNING”.
• DANGER: Severe or fatal risk if the following instruc-
tions are not immediately followed.
• WARNING: All safety messages provide information
about the possible danger, how to reduce the risk of in-
jury and what might happen if the instructions are not
followed.
Calcium bicarbonate:
Calcium chloride:
Calcium sulphate:
Magnesium bicarbonate:
Magnesium chloride:
Magnesium sulphate:
Ca(CO3H) ²
CaCl2
CaSO4
Mg(CO3H) ²
MgCl2
MgSO4