SUPRION
HARD
WATER
SCALE
INHIBITORS
Archetech - Page 84
Hard water as a result of
dissolved mineral salts
naturally occurring in the
majority of water supplies
may result in short term
potentially expensive and
inconvenient essential
maintenance or premature
equipment replacement as a
result of accumulated scale
deposits, or even a potential
health hazard by providing
the areas and nutrients
where bacteria can colonise
and of course some form of
treatment now an integral
part of Building Regulations.
Traditional Salt based ionexchange water softening
or some of the more recent
innovative media processes
are the only guaranteed
protection since the culprit
minerals are permanently
removed at “point of
treatment”. These systems can
be complex and require space,
high capital investment,
after sales service and
management. There may also
be logistical and/or practical
issues in providing untreated
bypasses for potable
applications, particularly in
commercial installations,
albeit essential in conjunction
with Laundry/Dishwashing
Machines and/or steam
generating/total evaporation
processes.
Selection from the numerous
“conditioners” can however be
a minefield an d still remains
contentious as a result of
over enthusiastic sales claims,
inappropriate applications or
simply inferior technology and
some are seriously expensive
with microprocessors,
programming, and
commissioning requirements.
Systems now available will
have wide ranging and
varying operating parameters
comprising Hydro Magnetic,
Electro Magnetic, Permanent
Magnetic, Ultra-Sonic,
Electric Field, Electrostatic,
Electrolytic, Catalytic and so
on, some have even employed
Radio Waves. All are however
designed and intended to
maintain “mineral suspension”
and most effective when the
water is constantly flowing.
In the absence of any
empirical evidence or
definitive conclusions
published by independent
recognised bodies, British
Gas conducted their own
investigative product
comparison evaluations
several years ago,
subsequently endorsed
performance of the SUPRION
and now installed over 70,000
units for protection of water
heating appliances.
Full technically illustrated
details and selected
applications are available on
our web site, drawing your
attention to the numerous
unique design features and
long term operating benefits:
* Environmentally friendly
zero carbon footprint
* Operator fool proof with
self-energising design
* No power supply, magnets
or coils
* No micro-processors with
potential BMS requirement
* No commissioning required
* Generally maintenance free
with no filters or chemicals
* No electrolysis evident with
sacrificial electrode designs
* Clear and open tube
construction with no flow
restriction or pressure drop.
* Standard progressive range
of sizes from 10 to 450mm
diameter
* EH prefix models
specifically designed
for electrically heated
appliances
* WRAS approved for
drinking water applications
* Five year manufacturer's
warranty - minimum ten
years operation
* British Gas endorsement on
performance
* Simple installation with
either compression, screwed
or flanged ends
* No minimum linear length
before/after elbows, tees etc
* Vertical or horizontal
orientation
* Competitive pricing
structure
For more information, visit:
www.aquaflow.co.uk
Tel: 01603 279 806, or email
[email protected]