Exterior applications require that the Hydrosmart systems be protected from direct sunlight, the weather, wildlife and vandalism. A shed or suitable enclosure is recommended.

Signals from the antennae travel in both directions along the water pipe and may allow partial back-treatment to occur upstream of the Hydrosmart system, however the full benefits of the technology occur after the water flows through all the antennae coils of the units. It is important for the pipe to be full of water for effective treatment to take place.

Hydrosmart can be powered from mains, battery or solar power supplies. Mains supplies should be surge protected and left on permanently.

Once you have installed the unit remove the outer cover and make shore all the plugs are in the connector sockets. Then power up the unit and observe the digital display. It should count from 1 to 64 continuously.

EMFs

Applying Hydrosmart technology to the water supply of a building or irrigation system should in theory, provide near perfect 'chemical free' and 'maintenance free' water treatment. In practice the EMF issue means that careful consideration must be given to the positioning and installation of each unit.

The EMF issue arises, because extremely accurate frequencies are required in order to achieve resonance at the electron level. The presence of a strong electro-magnetic field (EMF) in the vicinity of the Hydrosmart system or close to the treated water pipe downstream of the treatment system can distort the Hydrosmart frequencies and render the treatment partially or totally ineffective. It is therefore essential to determine the source and extent of any strong electromagnetic fields at the point of treatment as well as adjacent to the treated water pipes downstream of the treatment.

Sources of EMFs

Electro-magnetic fields are generated by a wide variety of electrical equipment such as pump motors, heating elements, transformers (including the Hydrosmart's own transformer), ballast resistors, magnetic flow meters, controllers for irrigation valves or any 'back-flush' system, solenoid valves and switches, control panels and electrical wiring, (particularly 3 phase cables). Wiring running parallel to a treated water pipe is much more damaging than wires crossing the pipes at right angles. Ensure that no single or 3 phase power cables are buried along side the treated water pipe. Wherever possible it is best to keep power cables and water pipes at least one metre apart. Where this is not possible, shielded cables or EMF shielding should be used. An EMF shielding material is now available on the market that effectively deflects the radiation.

EMFs are usually determined during site inspections prior to installation but as a guide, allow for the following distances from treated water pipes or the Hydrosmart unit.

     3 metres from large electric pump motors
     2 metres from small pumps, transformers and magnetic flow meters
     1 metre from unshielded power cables

Planning your installation

Experience has shown that water treated at it's point of entry into a building does get through to a large proportion of the building's plumbing system unaffected by EMFs. However, to ensure optimum protection of valuable water using equipment, it is important that Hydrosmart treatment is re-applied to the water pipes that directly feed that equipment.

In new buildings, separation of water from EMF generators and specifying energy efficient equipment that uses low voltage control systems can be incorporated at the design stage and maximise the benefits of the technology.

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

The sub 4 micron particle size produced by Hydrosmart treatment is smaller than the pore size of most of the filters currently used in commercial irrigation systems. Consequently, filters below 200 microns may no longer be required. In most cases it does no harm to leave existing filters in place, unless they cause unnecessary flow restrictions or cause the pumps to use too much energy. Any filtration above 4 microns will be progressively cleaned out by the resonance frequencies. However, some forms of coarse filter screens (200 microns or above) are useful to remove any solid matter such as leaves, sticks and stones, which will not be broken down by the treatment.

When incorporated at the design stage, Hydrosmart treatment is easy to set up. It requires nothing more than a pump, a course screen filter of around 200 microns and enough exposed pipe on which to fit the Hydrosmart antennae.

The above diagram shows the ideal set up for a Hydrosmart 100mm or 150mm system.

As well as ensuring that no power cables are buried alongside the treated water pipe, care should also be taken to ensure transformers (including the Hydrosmart's own transformer), magnetic flow meters and controllers for the irrigation valves or any 'back-flush' system, are moved at least a metre and a half from the Hydrosmart units and antennae and any of the treated water pipes.

 
Hydrosmart 100mm System installed at Adelaide Oval

In this 100mm (4 inch), 'in ground' system installed at the Adelaide Oval, the flow comes in from the bottom right and passes through the antennae of the two Hydrosmart units before the pipes branch off to irrigate the oval, the mound and the other grassed areas.

 
 
Existing Systems

The picture above shows how Hydrosmart can be incorporated into an existing 150 mm irrigation filtration system. The EMF's from the electrical equipment in the pump shed have already been determined and the Hydrosmart system is applied just after the coarse filters, to 150mm class 12 high pressure PVC pipe, with a 5 metre gap between the two Hydrosmart units. This leaves the choice of plumbing into the three secondary filters or bypassing them and feeding directly into the irrigation system and thereby saving on flow restrictions, maintenance and pumping costs.