Installations
Installation Guide for the Whole House VWR - WATER MAINS - (SPEED FITTINGS AVAILABLE)
The Vortex Water Revitalizer comes with two couplings. The couplings must be soldered onto the main water line and onto the Vortex Water Revitalizer's pipe. See illustration below.
Lead free, silver solder should be used. It does not matter which end is the entrance point of the water. It is fool proof in this respect.
Another method of installation: If you are not sure of your pipe soldering skills, you can purchase two brass pressure fittings at the hardware store, cut out the pipe, put the VWR in place and tighten the nuts. It works perfectly and might take you only about 10 minutes in total. You can easily take it out if you move. If you prefer to solder the Whole House Copper VWR onto your main line, follow the instructions below.
Note: If you are not sure of your pipe soldering skills, you can purchase two brass pressure fittings at the hardware store, cut out the pipe, put the VWR in place and tighten the nuts. It works perfectly and might take you only about 10 minutes in total. You can easily take it out if you move. If you prefer to solder the Whole House Copper VWR onto your main line, follow the instructions below.
If you have any problems or questions please contact us.
This is just to give you an idea of how water moves inside the VWRs. There are no moving parts in any of the VWRs.
Instructions For Installing the Whole House VWR
Please read complete instructions before proceeding. It may save you extra work. Make sure you have the right model. Copper model for your copper and PVC pipes and our galvanized model if your pipes are iron.
Supplies
No-lead solder for domestic water lines
00 steel wool or green scrub pad
Solder flux (can)
Torch for soldering
Pipe cutter (mini) to cut up the 22 mm pipe. (Do not use hacksaw)
Instructions
Using steel wool or scrub pad and clean VWR about 38 mm at each end until clean and free of protective finish. Clean inside of coupling as well (both ends).
Depending if you are hooking on to copper or plastic, this will change your next step.
NOTE: CAUTION!! Do not cut any closer than 15 cm from the main shut off.When your pipe is 22 mm copper, cut a section of pipe out of existing water line 4 mm longer than the VWR pipe. Be sure to shut water off and cut pipe downstream or to the house side of main shut off.
If your shut off has a bleed screw on the side of it (once the water is off), open bleed screw and drain into pail. Once you start to bleed the pipes, open all the taps in the house (shower, kitchen, etc.) as well as flush the toilets and drain outside hose taps. (This will make sure no water flows into your new solder joint while soldering).
Shut off water to both sides of hot water tank.
Once the water is out of the lines and the pipe is cut, clean both exposed ends of pipes with scrub pad or steel wool. If the pipes are strapped down, remove the straps for ease of assembly before soldering.
If the pipes are rigid and cannot be moved, the couplings have a small dimple inside which centres the coupling between the pipes to be soldered. This must be filed out without damaging the inside of the pipe. A small round file will do this. Once done, the coupling will slide completely over the pipe to allow for installation.
When all pipes and couplings are clean, flux must be applied to all metal surfaces to be soldered. Once done, assemble VWR and couplings, making sure couplings are centered on joint.
If your shut off has no bleed screw and cutting is the only way to bleed the lines:
you must remove any water that may be in the lines from shut off to solder joint. You can do this by pushing a cloth into the 6" pipe to absorb the water.Soldering - Vertical and horizontal pipe settings - Put flame of torch in center of coupling while running end of solder along edge of coupling. When solder melts, it will be drawn into coupling. Run solder around entire edge of coupling. Repeat other side and remove heat. Run solder once more over first side soldered. Let cool 2 minutes and repeat procedure on other coupling. Do not bump hot solder joint until cool.
NOTE: Do not over heat; use only enough heat to draw in solder!- Once soldering is complete, let cool 5 minutes and turn main water on, 1/4 open.
Let run 1 minute and close all taps in house, check for leaks.
If okay, turn water open full and open hot water tank shut offs.
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This Whole House VWR (22 mm copper model) was installed on a copper line using compression fittings. The advantages of using compression fitting are that you don't have to solder and if you move, it is easier to remove it and install it in your new home. |
From a customer of mine I received this solution. However, I do not have any personal experience and you still have to have some handyman skills:
"I put in the VWR yesterday. I purchased two brass pressure fittings at the hardware store, cut out the pipe, put the VWR in place and tightened the nuts. It worked perfectly, took only about 10 minutes total and I can easily take it out if I move."
Plastic Pipe Installation
Instructions
If you have plastic piping, go to your hardware or lumber yard with a sample of your pipe and coupler and purchase the adapter needed with crimps and rent a crimping.
Be sure to use flux on all parts to be soldered. Solder couplings and adapters to VWR, one end at a time allowing for one minute of cooling before proceeding to other end.
Once soldered and cooled, fit into place, cutting plastic pipe where required. Make sure to put crimps over plastic pipe before putting VWR in place. Crimp and follow procedure previously described on turning water back on.
Run water in all taps for 10 minutes to remove flux from your newly soldered water lines.
The VWR comes with two dressing couplings, which you solder onto the main water line and the Water Revitalizer as illustrated above.
The dressing couplings are to be soldered onto the main water line as well as onto the VWR's 22 mm pipe. Use lead free, silver solder. It does not matter which end is the entrance point of the water. It is fool proof in this respect.
Installation of the Kitchen Super Deluxe VWR
Tools
assorted supplies
pliers
adjustable wrench
Instructions
Unscrew the little filter at the end of your kitchen tap, if there is one.
If the thread is on the outside of your kitchen tap, screw on the top fitting of the VWR to the end of your faucet using your fingers. If it is too tight for you then use pliers, but protect the fitting with a piece of cloth or thick paper. You can use your rigth hand to turn the VWR pipe thereby helping your left hand turning the fitting.
If your kitchen tap has an inside thread, take the little black plastic-adaptor, supplied with your Kitchen Super Deluxe Vortex Water Revitalizer, put the washer on its top and screw the adapter onto your kitchen tap. Now take your Kitchen Super Deluxe Vortex Water Revitalizer and screw it onto the faucet. In most cases you won't be needing pliers. Just use your fingers. Tighten until it is firmly fitted.
When you are all done and your new Kitchen Super Deluxe Vortex Water Revitalizer is running smoothly, let it run for a few minutes to rinse out any particles from the installation process.
Now enjoy a rarity in this world - revitalized water.
Travelling: it is so easy to deinstall and install on almost any kitchen tap when you are travelling. You can even push back the top fitting and attach a funnel in order to run any source of water throught it for revitalization purposes.
Installation Of the Shower Of Life Deluxe VWR
Instructions
Remove shower head and you may need to use some teflon (plumber tape).
Screw the VWR onto the pipe coming out of the wall or from where you detached your shower head. Screw it on tight.
Now take your shower head and screw it onto the other end of the VWR, the end with the threaded fitting. Use some plumber tape again, just a little bit.
Let the water run for a minute.
Now, you are ready to step into the Shower of Life waterfall like environment and you can start enjoying your showers in a new way.
When you want to take a regular bath, you can still use the shower to fill your tub with water.
Think of the fact that your body absorbs huge amounts of water when you shower and be aware of the difference you might feel from changing to revitalized water.
If you have any problems or questions please contact us
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