Alto-Shaam MN-29245 WAT ER Quality RE QUI R Ement, USE a DR Inking Qualit OLD WAT ER Supply only

			I NST ALLATIO					N
WAT ER	QUALITY		RE QUI R EMENT
USE A DR INKING QUALIT			Y, C OLD WAT ER SUPPLY ONLY
Water quality is of criti cal imp ortance				when			A Co mbi Guard™ Water Fi ltration S yst em can b e
inst alling stea m producing equipment of				any k ind,			purchased a s a n op tion for inst allation on the
particularly high t emp erature			steam prod uci ng				Comb ither m o ven. T his filter, wh en properly
equ ipment. Wa ter that is perfectly safe to drink is							inst alled, maintained , and co mbin ed w ith the
com posed of chemic al characteristics that					direct ly		required levels of st eam g ener ating e quipmen t
affect the metal surfa ces of steam pro ducing							maintena nce, will help lessen the af fect water h as on
equ ipment. Th	ese c hemic al characte risti cs d iffer						meta l su rfaces. I t w ill not, however, pr ovide
great ly from region to r egi on througho ut the U.S .							complete p rotec tion a gainst all water damage f rom
and the world.	Varying comb inations o f pH;						region to r egi on.
alkalinity; hard ness ; chlorides ; total di ssolved							Due to the com plexity of water chemis try, it is
solids; and othe r che mic al characte ristics, when							important to unde rsta nd th at wate r qual ity play s a
subjected to h igh tempe ratures , will cause					wate r to		sign ificant role in the l ong evity of ste am pr odu cing
have a tend ency to e ithe r s cale o r corrod e.					who		equipment. Water quality and required
Alto- Shaam has consu lted wit h people							maintena nce of st eam g ener ating e quipment is t he
underst and th e pro perties of wa ter i n order t o							direct r esp onsibility of th e ow ner /oper ator.
provide w ate r qu ali ty standards that mee t the							Damage i ncurred as a di rect r esu lt of poo r w ater
broade st possibl e ran ge of acceptabl e water qu ali ty							quality a nd/or su rfaces a ffected by w ater q uality is
requireme nts to h elp protec t your i nvestme nt.							also th e r esp onsibility of the ow ner /operat or.
We strongly ur ge wate r t esting to asc ertai n th e							Damage du e t o w ater q uality that d oes n ot meet th e
wat er qua lity on sit e pri or to the install atio n of any							minimum sta nda rds s how n below is not co vered
steam prod ucing equ ipment . S ince wate r quality						is	under th e Alto- Shaam C ombithe rm war ran ty.
an imp ortan t issue, Alt o-Sh aam is comm itte d t o							Alto-Shaam will con tinue ou r efforts t o pr ovide
provide a s mu ch informa tion as possib le to help							viable sol utions to ea se the impact o f w ater quality
protect the inve stmen t mad e in thi s equi pme nt.							as i t r elates to st eam generating e quipm ent .
		ALTO-SHAAM COMBITHERM WATER QUALITY MINIMUM STANDARDS
			CONTAMINANT			INLET WATER REQUIREMENTS (UNTREATED WATER)
			Free Chlorine				Less than 0.1 ppm (mg\L)
			Hardness				Less than 3 gpg (52 ppm)
			Chloride				Less than 30 ppm (mg\L)
				pH			7.0 to 8.5
			Alkalinity				Less than 50 ppm (mg\L)
			Silica				Less than 12 ppm (mg\L)
		Total Dissolved Solids (tds)					Less than 60 ppm

WARN ING

TO PREVENT WATER PIPES OR HOSES FROM BURSTING, INCOMING WATER SUPPLY SHOULD BE TURNED OFF WHEN THE APPLIANCE IS NOT IN USE.

WAR NING

WATER SUPPLY MUST BE OPEN WHEN CLEANING PROGRAM IS ACTIVATED.

VERIFY WATER SUPPLY BEFORE STARTING CLEANING PROGRAM.

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