HydroFLOW TECHNICAL INFORMATION AREA - NAVIGATION
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Sizing and Location Criteria
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PROTECTING HEAT EXCHANGERS
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HydroFLOW is best fitted to the cold water
supply or make up water to a heat exchanger.
Fit HydroFLOW to the circulating water return to the heat exchanger:-
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if the flow of make up water is low |
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if the make up water pipe is short |
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to avoid an electrical loop (see loops below). |
DO use the unique protection zone to protect
appliances supplied with water that is not normally flowing.
DO consider signal propagation barriers
when determining the size of the seed generation zone. Such barriers
include non-conducting valves, sand filters, pumps and large tanks.
In addition the protection zone is decreased by complexities in
the plumbing system. When protecting mixer valves, showers, etc.,
that are supplied with hot water from a recirculating system, install
HydroFLOW on the recirculating water. If there
is a large hot water tank, chose the flow out of that tank.
DO ensure that HydroFLOW is protected from surfaces that may exceed 55ºC. Use insulating material
and choose a larger model if necessary.
DO remember that HydroFLOW descales and that after installation greater than usual quantities of
precipitate may be released.
PROTECTING REMOTE VALVES AND APPLICANCES
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If these devices
are supplied with hot water from a recirculating system, HydroFLOW is best fitted to the hot water flow from the heat exchanger or calorifier.
If the remote devices are not supplied from a hot water recirculating
system, they are best treated using HydroFLOW fitted on the cold water supply.
DO NOT install HydroFLOW inside an electrical loop. (See the 2 diagrams at the foot of this page
for a graphical explanation).
DO NOT locate HydroFLOW on the water supply into a cold water tank or sand filter. The signal
will be lost with little user benefit.
DO NOT think of HydroFLOW as a water softener. HydroFLOW treats the temporary hardness salts and
not the permanent hardness salts. These can form scale when the
water evaporates. A good quality water softener will remove almost
all salts but it needs maintenance, causes corrosion and produces
non-potable water.
DO NOT fit HydroFLOW before a pump or a large filter or large volumous tanks.
DO NOT expect miracles. HydroFLOW does not always remove old scale and, in particular, it is unlikely to
descale a pipe through which the water has almost stopped flowing.
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