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4. UNPACKING AND VERIFICATION OF THE
CONTENTS
It is important that prior to installing and starting the system
you check the received materials, with the aim of guarantee-
ing that it has not been damaged during transport.
Any claims for damages during transport must be presen-
ted together with the delivery note or invoice to the distri-
butor, including the name of the carrier, within a period of
24 hours following the reception of goods.
All systems are supplied fully assembled and are composed
of the elements below:
• Metered STRATOS H.E. valve. It is fully automatic and made
of Noryl. It has a built-in isolation by-pass and a mixing valve
for residual hardness.
• Bottle containing resin made of reinforced polyethylene with
glass fibre.
• The strong cation ion exchange resin, specially made for
softening, is supplied inside the bottle.
• Compact STRATOS cabinet, made of plastic, which can
contain enough salt for several regenerations.
• Brine suction system.
• Packaging and protections, including a pressurised air ba-
lloon to prevent the bottle from moving.
Before starting the installation of the system, please read this
manual carefully.
The air balloon must be removed before starting the installation.
The packaging materials can be recycled and must be thrown
away in the appropriate selective recycling bins or the specific
centre for the Collection of waste material.
The machine that you have acquired has been designed and
manufactured with high quality materials and components
that can be recycled and reused. This product must not be
thrown away into the usual urban rubbish bins. When you
want to throw the machine away, it must be taken to a specific
local centre for the collection of materials, stating that it has
circuits, and electric and electronic components, as well as
ion exchange resin.
In order to obtain more information about how to dispose of
your electrical and electronic machine once they have fulfilled
their use, contact the management of urban waste service or
the establishment in which you acquired the system.
The proper collection and treatment of the machines that can
no longer be used contributes to the preservation of natural
resources and also to avoiding potential public health risks.
5. PREVIOUS WARNINGS
STRATOS water treatment systems ARE NOT POTABLE WATER
SYSTEMS.
Should the water to be treated not come from a public water su-
pply, that is, from an unknown source, a physical-chemical and
bacterial analysis of the water shall be necessary, with the aim of ensu-
ring its proper purification applying the proper techniques and systems
appropriate to each case, PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION of the system.
Contact your distributor in order to obtain advice about the most
appropriate treatment for you.
5.1 Conditions for the proper
operation of the system
• Do not use hot water in the system (T<36ºC).
• The room temperature must be between 4ºC and 45ºC.
• The system should be installed in a dry environment, free of
acid vapours. Otherwise, please ensure a proper ventilation.
• A minimum pressure of 2.5 bars must be ensured. Should
this minimum pressure not be available, a pressure system
shall be installed.