WAT E R S U P P LY & I N S TA L L AT I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T S
WAT ER Q UALITY REQUIR EMENTS
USE A DR INK ING QUALITY, COLD WATER S UPPLY ONLY
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COMBITHERM
Water quality is of criti cal imp ortance | when |
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inst alling stea m producing equipment of | any k ind, | |||
particulary hig h temp eratu re steam prod ucing |
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equ ipment. Wa ter that is perfectly safe to drink is | ||||
com posed of chemic al characteristics that | direct ly | |||
affect the metal surfa ces of steam pro ducing |
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equ ipment. Th ese c hemic al characte risti cs d iffer |
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great ly from region to r egi on througho ut the U.S . |
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and the world. | Varying combi nations of pH; |
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alkal ini ty; hardne ss; chloride s; total dissolve d |
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sol ids ; and ot her ch emic al c haracteri stics , wh en |
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sub jecte d to high te | mperatu res, wil l ca use water | to | ||
have a tendency to | eithe r scale or corro de. |
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Alto- Shaam has consu lted wit h people who |
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underst and th e pro perties of wa ter i n order t o |
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provide w ate r qu ali ty standards that mee t the |
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broade st possibl e ran ge of acceptabl e water qu ali ty | ||||
requireme nts to h elp protec t your i nvestme nt. |
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We strongly ur ge wate r t esting to asc ertai n th e | ||||
wat er qua lity on | sit e pri or to the install atio n of any | |||
steam prod ucing equ ipment . S ince wate r quality | is | |||
an imp ortan t issue, | Alt |
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provide a s mu ch informa tion as possib le to help |
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protect the inve stmen t mad e in thi s equi pme nt. |
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A Co mbi Guard™ Water Fi ltration S yst em can b e purchased a s a n op tion for inst allation on the Comb ither m o ven. T his filter, wh en properly
inst alled, maintained , and co mbin ed w ith the required levels of st eam g ener ating e quipmen t maintena nce, will help lessen the af fect water h as on meta l su rfaces. I t w ill not, however, pr ovide complete p rotec tion a gainst all water damage f rom region to r egi on.
Due to the com plexity of water chemis try, it is important to unde rsta nd th at wate r qual ity play s a sign ificant role in the l ong evity of ste am pr odu cing equipment. Water quality and required maintena nce of st eam g ener ating e quipment is t he direct r esp onsibility of th e ow ner /oper ator. Damage i ncurred as a di rect r esu lt of poo r w ater quality a nd/or su rfaces a ffected by w ater q uality is also th e r esp onsibility of the ow ner /operat or. Damage du e t o w ater q uality that d oes n ot meet th e minimum sta nda rds s how n below is not co vered under th e Alto- Shaam C ombithe rm war ran ty.
ALTO-SHAAM COMBITHERM WATER QUALITY MINIMUM STANDARDS
CONTAMINANT | INLET WATER REQUIREMENTS (UNTREATED WATER) |
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Free Chlorine |
| Less than 0.1 ppm (mg\L) | ||||||
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Hardness |
| Less than 3 gpg (52 ppm) |
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| Less than 30 ppm (mg\L) | |||||
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| 7.0 to 8.5 |
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Alkalinity |
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| Less than 50 ppm (mg\L) | |||||
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| Less than 12 ppm (mg\L) |
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Total Dissolved Solids (tds) |
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| Less than 60 ppm | |||||
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TO PREVENT WATER PIPES OR HOSES
FROM BURSTING, INCOMING WATER
SUPPLY SHOULD BE TURNED OFF
WHEN THE APPLIANCE IS NOT IN USE.
GAS CO MBI TH ERM — I NSTA LLATI ON M A N UAL
PG. 20
