Instructions / Assembly

7.2 Facingthefontoftheunit,withthebrandlogo,the1ststageprefilterislocatedontheright
handside.ConnecttheREDtubingFeedWaterAdapter(AFW)(pointA)totheelbowfitting
(pointB).
7.3 ConnecttheFlowRestrictor(pointC),whichisa3inchlongcylinderwithaFLOWsign
layingbesidethemembranehousing,totheDrainSaddle(pointD)withtheBLACKtubing.
7.4 OntherightsideofthePostCarbonFilter(FT155
th
stage),connecttheTeefitting(pointE)
andtheTankValve(pointF)withtheYELLOWtubing.Thetankisprepressuredat710psi
andhasaairvalveonthesideforrefillwithabikeairpumpifneeded.
7.5 AtleftendofFT15,inserttheBLUEtubing(linkstoROfaucet)intotheelbowfitting.
7.6 ConnecttheotherendoftheBLUEtubingtotheROfaucet(refertoHowtousecompression
fitting  ).
7.7 Youmayorganizethetubing,butmakesuretoleaveenoughlengthsothefiltersystemcanbe
movedfreelyinandoutofthecabinetwhenreplacingfilters.
7.8 Youmayhangthesystemusingtwo10x11/4PhillipsFlatWoodScrews.
Thiswillpreventtippingandmakereplacingfiltercartridgeseasier.
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Step8:SystemStartUp
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8.1 Makesurethatalltubingsarenotkinked.TurnTankShutoffValveOFF(cross).Preparea
bathtoweltocatchanywaterleak.
8.2 ToavoidtheresidualcarbondustinthefirstthreestagesfromgettingintotheROmembrane,
thetubingtotheinletoftheROmembranehousingcapwasleftdisconnected.Flushthefirst
threestagesintoabucketuntilthewaterturnsclear,andreconnectthetubingtotheRO
membrane.(Youmaydothiswheneveryouchangethefirstthreestages).
8.3 Turnon(inline)FeedWaterAdaptervalve(AFW),andthenslowlyturnontheColdWater
SupplyValve(CWSV)andcheckforleaks.Thetop3causesofleaksare1)thetubingwasnot
fullyinsertedintothequickconnectfittingforabouthalfinchdeep.2)theOringwasnotin
placeorkinked.3)theHousing/Capwasnottighteneduporoffthreads.
8.4 Within5minutes,ROwatershouldstartdripping.Letitrunforatleast10minutes.This
flushesthesystemexceptthetank.Waterisblackduetoloosecarbonfromnewcarbonfilters
(step8.2couldbetakentoexpeditetheflush).Itwillturnclearwithsomeairbubble.
8.5 ShutofftheRODrinkingFaucet.TurnontheTankShutoffValve.Waitforthetanktobe
filledup.Itmaytake1.5hoursinwarmsummeror3hoursincoldwintertofillupa3.2gallon
tankwithabout2.5gallonsholdingcapacity.
8.6 Aftertwohours,turnontheRODrinkingFaucettoflushoutallthewaterinthetank.DONOT
usethefirsttankofwater.Thewateroutofthefaucetshouldbeamuchstrongerstreamsince
thewaterpressurewasbuiltupto3540psiwhenbeingfilledup.Whenthewaterflowchanges
backtoatrickle,itmeansthetankisempty.
8.7 Thereverseosmosismembraneisthekeypartfortheeffectivereductionoftotaldissolved
solids(TDS)andthatproductwatershallbetestedperiodicallytoverifythatthesystemis
performingproperly.IftheTDSofthesourcewateris100ppm,theROwatershouldbeless
than10ppm(Rejectionrate>90%).
8.8 Checkforleaksdailyforthefirsttwoweeksafterinstallation.Furthermore,apanortraycan
beputunderthesystemincaseofanyleaks,andaFloodAlarmcanbeusedtogetherforbetter
protection.
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