Spectra Watermakers AQUIFER 150, Owner'S Manual

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Aquifer Operation continued...
Purifying Salt Water From a Container
If the system has been pickled or stored or contains cleaning compounds, use the “New
System Startup” procedure.
1. Set up a system to supply feed water to the container.
2. Set up the product tubing so that the product is being discarded and can be sampled.
3. Place the feed and brine hoses into the container with the feed strainer near the bottom
and the brine discharging near the top.
4. Start the feed pump and check for flow by inspecting the brine discharge or checking for
pressure on your pressure gauge. If there is no flow open the pressure relief valve on the
Clark Pump and bleed the air out of the feed pump.
5. Check the product water with your hand held salinity tester. When it is below 750 ppm,
you may divert it into your container.
6. Watch the feed water level and the pressure gauge carefully.
7. When the pressure gauge reading rises above 80 psi the dissolved solids concentration in
the container’s water has risen to high. Discard some of this concentrated water by re-
moving the brine hose from the container and allowing the brine to be discharged into a
drain. Refill the container.
Shutting Down
1. Make about 3 gallons of water into a bucket. This water will be used to flush the salt wa-
ter out of the watermaker. Use only unchlorinated water for flushing
2. Install the intake service hose and place it in the bucket. Start the feed pump.
3. Flush for 2
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/
2
minutes or until the pressure drops on the gauge indicating that the mem-
brane is flooded with fresh water. Stop the feed pump.
4. Disconnect and stow the hoses. Replace the Plugs in the hose connections.
You may now leave the system unattended for up to five days without further attention
We recommend operating the system for longer periods and effecting a fresh water flush
rather than running the machine every day and not flushing the system. Remember that you
need to run the system almost a half an hour to make the flushing water. You may notice
that the system output is higher while charging your batteries as the machine is voltage sen-
sitive.
Always ensure that the battery is fully charged after the watermaker is shut down to extend
battery life.