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We never compromise on quality…
…that’s why we’re number
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THE WORLD’S NO.1
Welcome to Tapworks As the world’s largest domestic water treatment company, we are proud to introduce you to our range of water softener and water filter products. With 80 years of water treatment experience, our products promise a whole host of benefits. • We design, manufacture and service
• In the manufacture of Tapworks
Tapworks products to ensure complete
products we use the highest quality
control over quality and specification.
raw materials (such as Teflon®) to ensure that our products continue to
• Our product quality is backed up by
function at their best.
ISO9001 certification for our manufacturing facilities.
• Tapworks products are covered by comprehensive warranties, backed by
• At Tapworks, we make significant
an expert team of engineers in the UK.
investment in research and development to ensure our products
• Tapworks products are available from
continue to meet the exacting needs of
the leading builders and plumbers
customers everywhere.
merchants in the UK.
• We continue to lead the way with more than 40 active patents.
• Tapworks softeners incorporate microprocessor technology for ultimate ease-of-use.
Quality you can rely on… Over 2 million households already benefit from our water treatment design and manufacturing expertise.
Hard water Water is an essential part of our everyday life: in our homes and for us as individuals. We drink it, wash our bodies and hair with it, clean our clothes with it, even heat our homes with it and yet we seldom pay attention to its effects. That is until you look in your kettle and see it caked in limescale or see the plumber removing a boiler, which has finally succumbed to just too much limescale.
Approximately 60% of England and Wales are designated hard water areas. With this much hard water affecting so many homes, it is estimated that the water used by an average family of 4 annually contains a staggering 70kg of limescale.
• It causes mineral deposits to remain on the skin, hair and clothes.
• It clogs pipes, water tanks and boilers, reducing efficiency and increasing energy bills.
• It discolours sinks, baths, shower cubicles, toilets and taps.
• Its deposits form limescale, which reduces the effectiveness of household appliances, such as washing machines.
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Buying a new kitchen or bathroom? A Tapworks water softener will keep it looking brand new.
Soft water to the rescue... • Tapworks water softeners filter out limescale which stains sinks, baths and showers and clogs up boilers and pipework.
• Tapworks water softeners extend the life of domestic appliances, reducing maintenance and replacement costs.
• Tapworks water softeners help produce more lather – so spending on detergents, shampoos and washing powders is reduced by up to 50%.
• Tapworks water softeners improve the efficiency of energy systems by at least 10%.
• Tapworks water softeners save time as it’s easier to clean using soft water.
• Tapworks water softeners make hair and skin feel better by removing impurities in the water.
• Tapworks water softeners can extend the life of clothing, making laundry super soft.
• Tapworks water softeners can pay for themselves within 2-4 years.
• Tapworks water softeners will, over time, remove the existing limescale in your pipework and appliances.
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So, how does a Tapworks Water Softener work? It's a simple scientific process... Tapworks water softeners wash hard water through a resin bed to remove the hardness (calcium and magnesium deposits). This is achieved by calcium and magnesium ions being replaced by trouble-free sodium ions.
Once the beads are covered with calcium and magnesium, a brine solution washes them away and reintroduces sodium ions during a process called regeneration. The dirty brine then leaves the system and flows out into a drain. Fresh water then cleans the resin bed to return the water softener back to normal working use.
• Our patented intelligent technology collects a history of your home’s water use, then adapts to ensure soft water is always available when you need it.
• The Tapworks regeneration process only cleans the resin that has been used, which makes Tapworks water softeners much cheaper to run than other manufacturers’ water softeners.
• You never have to see block salt again. All Tapworks softeners use tablet salt, a far cheaper alternative.
Incredibly, an average family could be spending at least £60 a year more to run a block salt softener! It’s time to think about a Tapworks water softener.
Don't buy a poor imitation when you can have the genuine article!
Why buy a Tapworks Water Softener? Tapworks for every size of home
Substantial warranties
Tapworks high capacity water softeners produce large volumes of soft
• 2 year parts warranty*
water to meet the home’s water usage. Our high performance resin
• 2 year labour warranty*
allows for a compact design and our clever technology will ensure you
• 10 year warranty on resin vessel
always have an unvarying flow of soft water when you need it.
Easy to maintain
Designed for efficiency
All you need to do is occasionally top it up with tablet salt to aid the
Our Genius Chip® Technology eliminates waste and inefficiency, and
regeneration process. Everything else is controlled by our unique
innovations like our proportional regeneration process, mean our
Genius Chip® Technology.
water softeners are up to 32% cheaper to run than alternative water softeners. Tapworks water softeners also use tablet salt which is much cheaper than block salt. Proven reliability Designed for reliability, our single resin tank design uses a minimum number of moving parts and because our softeners are sized to a home’s water usage they work efficiently and minimise wear
Remote telephone diagnostics facility Our telephone diagnostics facility allows the performance of your softener to be checked remotely. After sales care Our experienced engineers can be relied upon to help out with any technical issues and our comprehensive 2 year warranty covers both parts and labour.
and tear. High flow rates as standard All our water softeners will produce the water flow required by today’s modern plumbing and heating systems.
For a long lasting, cost efficient solution, choose a Tapworks Water Softener.
Easy to install A Tapworks softener comes with a 15mm installation kit which provides the basic plumbing components. An installation kit at 22mm is also available. Peace of mind Simply fit and forget, with the peace of mind of the back-up of our own technicians and exceptional after sales service.
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Finding the perfect fit… Choosing the right Tapworks Water Softener
Direct feed system – combination boilers and megaflow
The best, cost efficient solution for choosing a water softener is to
systems
pick one with a softening capacity suitable for the home’s water
Tapworks water softeners easily cope with the flow rates required
usage. This will save on running costs and wear and tear, because
for combination boilers and mega flow systems. A water softener
the more often a water softener has to regenerate the resin to meet
fitted to 22mm pipework requires an additional 22mm high flow
the home’s water use, the more expensive it will be to run.
installation kit. If the pipe work is 15mm, the standard installation kit
That’s not a problem for Tapworks because we have designed a
can be used, but it is recommended
softener for every size of home.
to use 22mm high flow hoses. All accessories are available in the
Installing a Tapworks Water Softener
Tapworks range.
A Tapworks water softener comes with a standard 15mm installation kit and full instructions on how to install it. These instructions are also
Typical Installation Diagram (Softener viewed from
available on the Tapworks website.
the rear)
Guide to sizing Calculating the right size water softener, is based on the number of people in the home with an average daily water usage of 160 litres
C
per person. To be as cost effective as possible, a Tapworks water
E
softener will probably regenerate every 3-4 days cleaning only the
B A D
resin that has been used. Using the water softener capacities on the back page, the following formula can be used to calculate the size of the water softener you need. Number of people in the home x 160 litres per person per day x 3
A Check valve (non return valve) B Pressure reducing valve (if required)
days between regenerations.
C Bypass valve D Inlet valve
For example: 4 people x 160 litres x 3 days = 1920 Litres =
E Outlet valve
Tapworks AD11
For advice on sizing your Tapworks Water Softener call our help line: 01494 480 621
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Your questions answered Q:
Does my water softener have to go in the kitchen?
Where possible the water softener should be sited close to the rising main, allowing for any required hard water draw off points, i.e. drinking tap and outside tap. In addition, the distance from the softener to the drain should be kept as short as possible. When siting the softener, place it on a sound base and consider the need for space to access the unit for servicing.
Q:
Can you drink softened water?
Softening water slightly increases the amount of sodium in the water. Typically a glass of softened water will contain about 50mg of sodium. A slice of brown bread contains around 200mg.
Q:
Must there be a hard water drinking tap?
Water Authority bylaws currently state that a hard water tap is always recommended. However, where the water hardness is below 400 ppm calcium carbonate there is NO mandatory requirement for a separate hard water drinking tap, because softened water complies with the drinking water regulations.
Q:
Can I fit a water softener if I have a combination
boiler or megaflow heating system? Yes. Tapworks water softeners can easily meet the water flow required by unvented or direct feed systems. Simply install the softener with hi-flow hoses and a by-pass set. It is also possible to hard plumb the unit in 22mm or 28mm copper pipe.
Q:
Will existing scale be removed from the pipework?
Yes, by fitting a water softener, over time, scale will be removed from your existing pipework.
Q:
How much salt will the softener use?
It depends on how much soft water you are using, but as a guide, an average family will probably use about 6 bags of tablet salt a year.
Q:
I suffer from dry skin, will softened water help?
Anecdotal evidence shows that people with dry skin conditions show an improvement when using softened water.
Q:
Will I save money with softened water?
Softened water will save you money in several ways: less scale in your pipework, heating system and appliances, which means they work a lot more efficiently. It is common to save up to 15% on your heating and hot water bills. You will use less cleaning products, and bathing and laundry products can be reduced by 50%.
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Water filter products Imagine the freshness of bottled water, whenever you want it. With Tapworks water filter products you can experience the freshest water on tap, for a fraction of the cost of bottled water.
For the whole home Freshly filtered water to every tap in the home via our Whole Home Filter. Designed for households that don’t like the taste or smell of their mains supplied water, the Whole Home Filter removes chlorine and sediment for purer water. This system can be used on its own or as a partner to a Tapworks water softener. Furthermore this easy to install product eliminates maintenance worries with a filter that lasts up to 8 years.
Specification
Flow rate at 1 bar pressure drop
41.6 litres/min
Maximum daytime pressure
4.76 bar
Minimum daytime pressure
1.7 bar
Dimensions
Supply water temperature limits (min/max)
5-49°C
Height
55.2 cm
Drain flow rate
12.9 litres/min
Depth
29.2 cm
Estimated total capacity
2,044 cubic metres
Width
34.3 cm
Easy change drinking filter and tap The Tapworks Easychange™ removes chlorine and odours for great tasting water. It is the one tap solution for all your drinking water needs, plus the drinking water filter system is incredibly easy to fit. Supplied with everything you need (except a few tools), it takes just a few minutes. You don’t even have to turn off the water. It comes with an easy to replace cartridge, simply unscrew by hand and change. We will even remind you when it’s time to change your cartridge.
Specification
Maximum flow
1.75 litres/min
Maximum pressure
8 bar
Minimum pressure
0.7 bar
Maximum temp
Cold Water Use
Service life of cartridge
6 months
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Tapworks for business Eliminating hard water is a clever business decision. • Savings on your energy bills • Higher energy efficiency • Lower emissions • Reduced equipment maintenance costs • Less risk of equipment failure due to scale build up • Lower cleaning costs • Less money spent on cleaning products
All our models are available as SIMPLEX, DUPLEX, TRIPLEX OR QUADPLEX configurations, all run from a
There are already a number of businesses, retailers, education
single controller. They benefit from a heavy duty
and public sector establishments benefiting from our commercial
control valve – with fewer moving parts to provide
softeners. Amongst the many organisations experiencing our
reliability you can trust.
innovative water treatment technology, we help the following to
All commercial applications are different, which is why
save time, costs and energy:
the Tapworks team is here to assess your needs and
• Hotels and guest houses
make recommendations.
• Restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars • Hospitals, dental surgeries and health centres • Health clubs, swimming pools and leisure centres • Office and apartment blocks • Car washes and dry cleaners A Tapworks water softener will be a welcome addition to any business. With a Tapworks water softening system, you’ll save on energy, plumbing repairs and general maintenance. You can extend the life of laundry, fixtures and appliances. And you can save on chemicals and detergents. It’s not just you who will benefit either, your customers will enjoy softer towels, cleaner glassware and bettertasting water, coffee and beverages. Water softening products from Tapworks guarantee you’ll have the softened water you need, when you need it. The exclusive regeneration technology can be found in all our Tapworks products. Ensuring your water system works more efficiently, and with highperformance resin they soften your water with prime effectiveness. Plus, our water softener systems are easy and economical to use, simple to service and maintain.
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Your choice of Tapworks softeners Unbeatable value and superb quality are just two of the reasons why Tapworks water softeners have already been installed across the UK. As the world’s largest manufacturer of domestic water softeners, our technology is relied upon in over 2 million properties. We believe there are many more homes out there that can benefit from softer water. Tapworks water softeners are only available at builders and plumbers merchants.
Specification
Ultra 9
AD11
AD15
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Total Height
524mm
648mm
810mm
1280mm
Depth including connectors
496mm
496mm
496mm
578mm
Width
296mm
296mm
296mm
464mm
Drain Height
450mm
580mm
735mm
1098mm
Overflow Height
260mm
325mm
460mm
870mm
Resin Volume
9.9 litres
10.5 litres
14.7 litres
30 litres
Max day time working pressure
4.76 bar
4.76 bar
4.76 bar
4.76 bar
Minimum day time working pressure
1.7 bar
1.7 bar
1.7 bar
1.7 bar
Max flow rate (peak)
56.7 litres/min
53.3 litres/min
51.7 litres/min
83.3 litres/min
Inlet and outlet connections
¾” BSP Male
¾” BSP Male
¾” BSP Male
1” BSP Male
Drain and overflow connections
3
3
3
½” hose spigot
Electrical supply via transformer
24V 50Hz
24V 50Hz
24V 50Hz
24V 50Hz
Salt storage capacity
22kg
37kg
45kg
91kg
Maximum softened water capacity at 300ppm
1690 litres
2266 litres
3333 litres
8424 litres
Model recommendation based on household size* (based on usage per person of 160 litres per day at 300ppm)
1-3 people
1-5 people
1-7 people
8+ people
⁄8” hose spigot
⁄8” hose spigot
⁄8” hose spigot
*Water hardness and flow rates can affect which model is right for you. If in doubt please call 01494 480 621 for advice.
Tapworks, Mill Road, Stokenchurch, Bucks HP14 3TP Tel: 01494 480 621 Fax: 01494 484 312 Email: sales@tapworks.co.uk Find us on Facebook or visit www.tapworks.co.uk As part of our policy of ongoing research and development, we reserve the right to alter design and specification without prior notice.