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Operating Manual ® GENO-mat ZF Water Softener Grünbeck Wasseraufbereitung GmbH Dated January 2009 Order no. 094 181 040 - inter Josef-Grünbeck-Strasse 1 · 89420 Höchstädt/Do. Telefon 09074 41-0 · Telefax 09074 41-100 www.gruenbeck.de · info@gruenbeck.de TÜV SÜD-zertifiziertes Unternehmen nach DIN EN ISO 9001, DIN EN ISO 14001 DIN EN ISO 13485 und SCC...
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Contents Table of contents The operating manual consists of several parts, listed in this overview. You can find more information about the contents on the cover sheets of the individual components. General Information ..........Basic Information ..........Product Description..........Installation.............
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Declaration of Conformity EC Declaration of Conformity We hereby declare that the unit designated below meets the safety and health requirements of the applicable European guidelines in terms of its design, construction and manufacture. This declaration is invalidated if the unit is modified in a way not approved by us. ®...
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General A General Table of contents 1 | Preface ................ 2 | Warranty ..............3 | How to use this operation manual ......4 | General safety information .......... 4.1 Symbols and notes ..........4.2 Operating personnel ..........4.3 Designated application.......... 4.4 Protection from water damage ......
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General 2 | Warranty All devices and systems supplied by Grünbeck Wasseraufbereitung GmbH are manufactured according to the most recent technical standards and subjected to a comprehensive quality assurance system. All warranty claims are subject to our General Terms and Conditions (see excerpt below): Terms and Conditions of Sale and Delivery (excerpt) .
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General 4 | General safety information 4.1 Symbols and notes Important notes in this operation manual are characterised by symbols. Please pay particular attention to these notes in order to ensure a danger-free, safe and productive system operation. Danger! Failure to adhere to these notes will cause serious or life- threatening injury, extreme damage to property or inadmissible contamination of drinking water.
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General 4.4 Protection from water damage Warning! In order to properly protect the installation site from water damage: a sufficient floor drain system must be available or a water stop device (see chapter C Accessories) must be in- stalled. Danger due to electricity! Do not touch electrical parts with wet 4.5 Indication of specific dangers hands! Disconnect the system from mains before starting work on...
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Basic Information Water Softeners B Basic information (water softeners) Content 1 | Laws, regulations, standards ........2 | Water, scaling, softening ..........Ion exchange ............... 1 | Laws, regulations, standards In the interest of good health, rules cannot be ignored when it comes to the processing of drinking water (raw water).
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Basic Information Water Softeners Hinweis: Calcium ions and magnesium ions exist side by side in nature, e.g. in the mineral dolomite. Hardness ranges according to the German Act on Environmental Sustainability of Detergents and Cleaning Agents (WMRG): The total hardness of the water is the sum of the concentrations of calcium ions and magnesium ions.
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Basic Information Water Softeners 3 | Ion exchange The exchange of calcium and magnesium ions for sodium ions causes the water to become soft. Principle The hard raw water flows through an exchanger tank. This tank is filled with a resin, to which sodium ions are bonded at certain positions (see fig.
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Basic Information Water Softeners Order no. 054 181 950-inter Edited by: KONS-mpöp-mrie G:\BA-181950-INTER_B.DOC...
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Product Description GENO-mat ® ® C Product Description (GENO-mat Contents 1 Type designation plate ..........2 Technical specifications ..........3 Designated use ............. 4 Scope of supply 4.1 Basic configuration 4.2 Optional extras 4.3 Consumables 4.4 Wearing parts ............1 Type designation plate The type designation plate is located on the control head of the water softener.
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Product Description ® GENO-mat ® Table C-1: Technical GENO-mat ZF Water Softener specifications Connection data Nominal connection diameter DN 25 (1" male thread) DN 40 (1½" female thread) Min. drain connection DN 50 Power supply [V]/[Hz] 230/50 (unit operates with protective low voltage 24/50) Connected load [VA] Protection type...
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Product Description GENO-mat ® 3 Designated use ® The GENO-mat ZF range of water softeners is intended for thesoftening and partial softening of cold drinking water and process water. As stand-alone units with full salination, they are primarily intended for industrial applications, where soft water is not always needed.
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Product Description ® GENO-mat 4.2 Optional extras Note: It is possible to retrofit optional components to existing systems. Please contact the representative responsible for your region and or Grünbeck’s head office for further information. Blending valve (to adjust the residual hardness by 126 003 addition of raw water) connection R 1 ¼"...
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Product Description GENO-mat ® 4.3 Consumables Only use genuine consumables to ensure the reliable operation of your unit. Regeneration salt (25 kg) 127 001 "Total hardness" water analysis device 1 no. 170 145 10 no. 170 100 4.4 Wearing parts Seals and control pistons are subject to a certain wear and tear in the event of heavy duty.
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Installation GENO-mat ® D Installation (GENO-mat Contents 1 General installation instructions 1.1 Plumbing installation 1.2 Electrical installation ..........2 Preliminary work 2.1 How to fill the exchanger tank 2.2 How to fit the brine line .......... 3 How to connect the system ........... 1 General installation instructions The installation site should be of an adequate size.
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Installation ® GENO-mat It is imperative that you comply with certain regulations when 1.1 Plumbing installation ® installing the GENO-mat Z water softener. Additional recommendations are given to facilitate working with the unit. The installation instructions described below are also illustrated in fig. D-1.
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Installation GENO-mat 2 Preliminary work 1. Unpack all system components. 2. Check for completeness and undamaged condition. 3. Set up the exchanger tank at its intended site. 2.1 How to fill the The work described here is only needed with the ®...
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Installation ® GENO-mat 3. Fit the transition nipple (not needed with ZF 750) and elbow connector onto the brine valve. 4. Cut the brine hose to the required length and insert reinforcing sleeves at both ends. 5. Fit the brine hose onto the brine valve 6.
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Installation GENO-mat 2. Connect up the waste water connection: Direct the drain hose to the outlet and secure it. Caution! Danger of damage and malfunction due to backflow of waste water. Therefore, do not bend the hose and do not route it higher than the height of the unit.
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Start-up ® GENO-mat ® E Commissioning (GENO-mat Contents 1 How to fill the salt tank ......... 2 How to set up the unit .......... 2.1 How to set the control parameters ....2.2 How to set the blending hardness ....3 How to start up the system ........
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Start-up ® GENO-mat 2 How to set up the unit 2.1 How to set the Set the blending hardness with a blending valve (extra accessory). Open the valve at the raw water inlet. Before adjusting, refer to blending hardness the operating manual for the blending valve. ...
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Start-up ® GENO-mat 3 How to start up the system 1. Open the valve on the raw water inlet. 2. Open the valve on the soft water outlet. 3. Perform a visual check. Ensure that no water leaks from the system at any point.
Operation ® ® GENO-mat (WINNI-mat ) ZF F Operation Contents 1 Determining the regeneration interval ......2 Operating the control unit ..........2.1 How to set the time ..........2.2 How to set the regeneration interval ...... 2.3 Reading the operating status ......... 2.4 How to activate manual regeneration ....
Operation ® ® GENO-mat (WINNI-mat ) ZF Example: Regeneration interval Daily requirement: 1. Determining the average daily requirement of soft water. soft water 0 °dH 2. Calculate the regeneration interval. Regeneration interval: The regeneration interval is calculated from the water softener 13,7 = 2.3 days capacity and the daily requirement of soft water.
Operation ® ® GENO-mat (WINNI-mat ) ZF 1 Reference arrow for time and operating status 2 Time-setting button 3 Programming dial 4 Switching pins (pushed to the middle in parked position, pushed outwards in switched position) 5 Reference arrow 6 Regeneration dial 7 Reference point for operating status 8 Day dial 9 Hour dial...
Operation ® ® GENO-mat (WINNI-mat ) ZF Activate manual regeneration when 2.4 How to activate manual regeneration The maximum possible volume of soft water has been reached before the timer triggers regeneration. The systems are restarted after a long period of idleness ...
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Troubleshooting ® GENO-mat (WINNI-mat ) ZF, VFB ® ® G Troubleshooting (GENO-mat (WINNI-mat ) ZF, VFB) Even carefully designed and manufactured technical systems operated properly may experience malfunctions. Table G-1 provides an overview of possible faults in the operation of the ®...
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Maintenance Water softeners H Maintenance and care (water softeners) Content 1 | General information ............ 2 | Inspection (functional check) ........2.1 How to refill salt ............ 3 | Maintenance ............... 3.1 Operation log ............4 | Spare parts ..............1 | General information In order to guarantee the reliable function of water softeners over a long period of time, some maintenance work has to be per-...
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Maintenance Water softeners Summary: Inspection work Determine the raw water hardness. (water test kit „total hardness“) Determine the soft water hardness (0 °dH (°f, mmol/l)) or the blending water hardness for water softeners with blending valve (water test kit „total hardness“). ...
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Maintenance Water softeners 3 | Maintenance According to DIN 1988 part 8 / A 12, maintenance work at water softeners may only be performed by Grünbeck’s technical ser- vice/authorised service company or a specialised company. An operation log must be kept for water softeners. In this opera- tion log, the service technician records all maintenance and repair work performed.
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Maintenance Water softeners Check the non-return function of the safety fitting (e.g. system separator). Not required for intrinsically safe water softeners, in particular wa- ter softeners with DVGW-mark of conformity! For water softeners with disinfection unit: functional check of the disinfection unit (determine electric current).
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Operating Log Customer Name: ................ Address: ................................................. GENO-mat ® ZF Water Softener (Please check appropriate box) Serial no..............Installed by ..............Filter: make/type/ ............Connection data: Drain connection DIN 1988 (Please check appropriate box) Floor drain available Line upstream of water Zinc-plated softener...
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Operating Manual ® GENO-mat Maintenance work on the GENO-mat ® ZF Water Softener Checklist Please enter measured values. Confirm checks with OK or enter repair work performed. Maintenance performed (date) Start-up Measured values Water pressure [bar] Flow pressure [bar] Water meter reading [m³] Supply hardness °...
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Operating Manual ® GENO-mat Maintenance work on the GENO-mat ® ZF Water Softener Checklist Please enter measured values. Confirm checks with OK or enter repair work performed. Maintenance performed (date) Start-up Measured values Water pressure [bar] Flow pressure [bar] Water meter reading [m³] Supply hardness °...
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Operating Manual ® GENO-mat Maintenance work on the GENO-mat ® ZF Water Softener Checklist Please enter measured values. Confirm checks with OK or enter repair work performed. Maintenance performed (date) Start-up Measured values Water pressure [bar] Flow pressure [bar] Water meter reading [m³] Supply hardness °...
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Operating Manual ® GENO-mat Maintenance work on the GENO-mat ® ZF Water Softener Checklist Please enter measured values. Confirm checks with OK or enter repair work performed. Maintenance performed (date) Start-up Measured values Water pressure [bar] Flow pressure [bar] Water meter reading [m³] Supply hardness °...
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Operating Manual ® GENO-mat Maintenance work on the GENO-mat ® ZF Water Softener Checklist Please enter measured values. Confirm checks with OK or enter repair work performed. Maintenance performed (date) Start-up Measured values Water pressure [bar] Flow pressure [bar] Water meter reading [m³] Supply hardness °...
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Operating Manual ® GENO-mat Maintenance work on the GENO-mat ® ZF Water Softener Checklist Please enter measured values. Confirm checks with OK or enter repair work performed. Maintenance performed (date) Start-up Measured values Water pressure [bar] Flow pressure [bar] Water meter reading [m³] Supply hardness °...
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