ClearWater SB-150, ScaleBlaster SB-150 User Manual

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The Water Softener Alternative

Premium Residential Model

A.) Identifying the SB-150 ScaleBlaster Components

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The SB-150 ScaleBlaster™ unit should contain all the components listed below.

Mounting Brackets (4)

Mounting Bracket Screws (4)

Warranty Card (1)

Nylon Zip Ties (3)

Users Manual (1)

B.) Tools and Materials Required

Signal Cable (50’)

Drill Drill Bit(s)
Screwdriver Screws and Anchors
Wire Stripper

Additional tools may be required for special installations that require electrical or plumb­ing changes.

Control Unit (1)

C.) Site Survey

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One of the great features about
ScaleBlaster is that the installation is
very simple (in most cases) and
usually the homeowner can do it
themselves! The installation involves

a power box that is mounted on a wall
near an electrical outlet and a signal
cable that is wrapped around the
incoming water supply to your home
or building.

Most houses or buildings built in the past 50 years or so have copper, plastic or PVC
pipe. Older houses most likely have galvanized (steel) pipe while many of those homes
may have had some copper or PVC replaced in some areas of where there used to be
galvanized pipe. The SB-150 model is designed for houses with copper, plastic or PVC
pipe. We are only concerned with where you wrap the signal cable. In other words, if
the house has both copper and galvanized pipe, you should install the unit on the
Copper pipe as it enters the house.

If the pipe is galvanized, you will need to replace a small section of the pipe with PVC or
copper pipe. This is not difficult and is a simple job for a handyman or plumber.
Locate a straight section of pipe at least twelve (12) inches as the pipe enters the house
and near an electrical source. Wrap the coil in the middle of this section and as far
away from the galvanized pipe as possible. Clearwater Enviro Tech manufactures a
model specifically for steel pipe, the SBR-800. Contact your dealer for more informa­tion.

Basic overview

Type of Pipe

Copper Pipe PVC Pipe Galvanized Steel Pipe

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Location for the install

1.) The most desirable place to wrap the
signal coil is on the main water line that
enters the home or building before it
branches off to the distribution system (just
after the main water cut-off valve and before
the water heater). In other words, an area of
pipe closest to where it enters the house.
This location will assure that the ScaleBlaster
will serve 100% of your water. The power
box is UL, CUL & CE approved, and may be
installed outdoors if necessary. This pipe

size cannot be any larger than 1 ¼ inch
inside diameter.

Site Survey (Continued)

2.) The power unit should be mounted on a
wall or solid surface within 5 ½ feet from an
electrical outlet or power source and within
ten (10) feet from the pipe in which the signal
cable will be wrapped. If the power unit has to
be more than 10 feet of where the signal cable
will be wrapped, you may need to call your
dealer or Clearwater Enviro Tech for techni-
cal assistance.

5 1/2’

10’

to power

tightly wrapped signal cable

nylon
cable

ties

inlet

pipe

no more

than