Elysator Commercial

The Elysator in bypass installation is a unique corrosion protection device, absorbing gases and acids as well as separating sludge particles.

In such manner, valuable components can be protected and malfunction of the hydraulic action in a recirculation water system can be avoided.

Corrosion and Sludge Protection in Water Recirculation Systems

The Elysator acts as a gravity filter, removing impurities and particles produced by corrosion.

Please see our brochures, data sheets and technical instructions for further details.

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The problem

Early underfloor heating systems used plastic pipes that were permeable to oxygen. Technology has since advanced to the point where it is now possible to produce underfloor heating pipes that are practically diffusion proof.

Valves, threaded joints, circulating pumps, regulators, automatic bleed devices and faulty expansion tanks, however, are still potentially important sources of oxygen uptake.

Oxygen diffusing into the heating water, too low a pH value and raised electrical conductivity of the system water can all lead to corrosion and blockage of the heating system from corrosion products.

Underfloor heating pipes clogged with corrosion products

Blockages in control valves and pumps

Boiler corroded through

Noisy circulation from gases produced by corrosion

Holes in radiators leading to water damage

Increased power consumption from irregular heat distribution

The solution

A reaction tank

A reaction tank containing highpurity magnesium anodes – the Elysator – is installed in a bypass circuit of the heating system. The reaction with the sacrificial metal (magnesium), which goes into solution, reduces the concentration of atmospheric oxygen diffusing into the water to a negligible level.

The magnesium hydroxide produced in this process helps to raise the pH value to an optimum range. Depending on the composition of the water in the system, its electrical conductivity then drops thanks to partial precipitation which reduces the water hardness.

The result is alkaline water that is low in salts and has a minimum oxygen concentration. Corrosion damage is unlikely in systems containing water with these properties.

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