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Installation!!
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Installation!3!–!Hose!Into!Pipe!Work!Under!Sink!
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Note:!This!should!be!done!by!a!licensed!plumber.!
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If!there!is!no!suitable!unused!spigot!available!in!the!
existing!pipe!work!under!the!laundry!or!kitchen!sink,!
install!a!section!of!pipe!with!an!upward!facing!spig ot!
immediately!after!the!vapour!trap!as!shown.!
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Insert!the!hose!into!the!spigot!and!secure.!The!hose!
should!rise!above!the!level!of!the!pipe!bend!to!minimize!
the!possibility!of!water!returning!to!the!unit.!
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Setting!Up!For!First!Time!Use!
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1.! Ensure!the!unit!is!on!a!stable!surface!and!the!exhaust!hose!is!properly!connected.!
2.! Empty!the!two!bags!of!organic!starter!material!into!the!tank.!
3.! Pour!3!litres!of!cold!or!warm!tap!water!into!the!tank.!
4.! Plug!the!unit!into!the!power!supply!and!turn!on!at!the!wa ll.!
5.! Close!the!lid.!The!power!indicator!will!be!illuminated.!
6.! Leave!the!starter!material!to!establish!itself!for!at!least!24!hours!before!putting!in!any!
food!waste.!
7.! The!unit!will!take!approximately!1–2!weeks!to!reach!its!normal!operating!efficiency.!
8.! Start!gradually,!adding!only!up!to!1kg!of!food!waste!per!day!in!the!first!week.!Gradually!
increase!amounts!per!day!in!the!second!week!up!to!2!kgs!per!day.!From!there!on!
gradually!increase!up!to!full!capa city!of!up!to!4kg!per!day.!
*See !below!start!up!schedule!for!more!details