With its electronic auto-release timer, the advanced release valve lets you determine how frequently your first flush diverters are emptied. This allows you to better address your system’s needs, maximising both your water quality and your stored water volumes.
The advanced release valve’s unique funnel and large draining valve help to prevent your first flush diverters from clogging up. This ensures that your diverted water drains like it’s supposed to, minimising maintenance requirements and protecting your stored rainwater quality.
Thanks to its clear exit funnel, you can easily inspect your advanced release valve to see if your first flush diverter requires additional maintenance. Rather than inspecting your diverters after every 3 rainfall events, you can take care of this task every 3 months instead.
First Flush diverters help you plan for volume by allowing you to choose your catchment volume with custom catchment size and/ or an advanced release valve.
First Flush Diverters help divert the first flush, through their design. They are installed using a T junction or high flow inlet to which the diversion chamber is fitted. As the chamber fills with the initial dirty water from your roof, a ball rises until it seals the inlet, allowing the rest of your rainwater, which is much cleaner, to flow directly to your tank.
Installation Guide
NOTE: If you do not hear the sound of the motor, check that the batteries are installed correctly.
NOTE: A long reset interval will mean that the wet system pipe empties less frequently. A short reset interval will mean that the wet system pipe empties more frequently.
NOTE: The first time you program the Advanced Release Valve it will not begin to operate until after a time delay equal to the setting of the reset interval knob you select. The Advanced Release Valve starts to keep time when you set it. It is important that you set the timer at the hour you want it to operate. For example, if you want the Advanced Release Valve to operate at 07:00AM, you must physically set it at 07:00AM.
It’s important to ensure that your Advanced Release Valve outlet remains clear of any debris.
If your outlet becomes blocked, the chamber will not empty and the first flush of water will not be diverted when it rains.
To ensure the flow of water out through your Advanced Release Valve’s outlet, periodically remove the transparent rapid release exit funnel to check for any build-up of matter (Remove primary filter and clean if required).
Periodically check that the Advanced Release Valve batteries have charge. This is indicated by the flashing light.
To protect your Advanced Release Valve from freezing or “winterising”, remove the timer prior to the first frost or freeze and store it indoors until spring. Remember to remove the batteries from the battery compartment.
For best results and minimal maintenance, we recommend installing rain heads such as our Leaf Eater rain heads on all your downpipes to limit the volume and number of leaves and debris that reach your wet system and Advanced Release Valve.