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5.3 Start-up and maintenance
• The system must be hygienised periodically. See ‘Section 8’
for further information.
• Maintenance must be carried out by qualified technical
personnel, under the proper hygienic conditions. (For further
information contact the technical service of your distributor.)
6. INSTALLATION OF THE SYSTEM
The installation of the water softener must be carried out by
skilled technical personnel. Follow the recommendations in
‘Section 5’ Previous warnings of this manual.
Given that the system that you are going to install impro-
ves the quality of the water you consume and is conside-
red a food, all of the tools that you are going to use for
the assembly and installation must be clean and, under no
circumstances, contaminated or impregnated with grea-
se, oils or rust. Please be extremely careful when handling
the materials that are going to be in contact with treated
or untreated water. (For further information contact your
distributor.)
6.1 Required Tools and Pieces
Before starting the installation, please take all the necessary
tools and follow the instructions included in ‘Section 6.2’.
IF WELDED COPPER PIPES ARE USED
Tube-cutter
Blowtorch
Clamps
Tin-Silver
Sandpaper or steel wool
IF THREADED PIPES ARE USED
Pipe-cutter or steel saw
Thread rolling machine
Sealing paste for pipes
Clamps
IF CPVC PLASTIC IS USED
Pipe-cutter
Steel saw
Adjustable wrench
Glue for PVC
Clamps
IF ANY OTHER MATERIAL IS USED
Other appropriate pipes and fasteners for drinking water su-
pply, according to the requirements from the manufacturer
and the local regulations.
6.2 Step-by-Step Installation
1. The system must always be installed with the supplied by-
pass valve. Additionally, a three-valve by-pass can be installed.
The by-pass of the STRATOS systems has several positions.
By-pass
Service
Inlet
Outlet
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