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SKYHYDRANT
- USER GUIDE & DATA SHEET
THE SOLUTION
The SkyHydrant is a patented low cost, low maintenance ultra water filtration solution.
It affords practical, small-scale potable water treatment using proven ultrafiltration (UF) membrane
technology.
The hollow fibre membrane filtration module is mounted inside a potable rated moulded plastic pressure
housing which is compact, robust, easy to transport and simple to install.
The UF barrier filtration process provides primary disinfection by removing pathogens and particulates to
supply safe drinking water from the majority of non-saline surface and ground waters.
Additional post filtration treatment including ultra violet (UV) or chlorine disinfection can be utilised if desired.
OPERATING DESCRIPTION
Raw water flows into the SkyHydrant housing under low pressure. As it passes through the porous walls of
the hollow fibre membranes inside the unit, solids are retained on the membrane surface. The SkyHydrant
is suitable for use in either pumped feed or gravity feed applications.
The secret to the successful operation of the SkyHydrant is the effectiveness of its patented backwash
system, which uses a mechanical agitation process to clean membrane surfaces.
Backwashing is initiated manually by an operator, on a frequency as determined by site conditions and at
least once a day.
Periodically the SkyHydrant also requires a chemical clean to remove residual fouling that cannot be
removed by the daily backwash process alone and helps to limit biological growth in the system.
Typically chlorine and occasionally citric acid is used for the chemical cleaning process, which requires an
operator to attend. Chemical cleaning frequency is application specific but generally between weekly and
monthly.
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MEMBRANE MODULES
The membrane filtration modules use high permeability, low fouling PVDF hollow fibre membranes for
optimum performance and long life. The modules are simple in design and easy to install and maintain.
MEMBRANE CLEANING
A simple low pressure patented mechanically agitated backwash sequence together with periodic chemical
cleaning for quality performance at low differential pressure, even with turbid feed waters.
Note: Design, data and dimensions are subject to modification without notice.
