Use and Care Manual
Do not use with water that is microbiologically unsafe or of unknown
quality without adequate disinfection before or after the system.
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Aquasana, Inc. | www.aquasana.com
6310 Midway Road | Haltom City, Texas 76117
USA 866.662.6885 | Canada 877.332.7873
• Conforms to NSF/ANSI Standards 42 & 53 for substances listed
on the performance data sheet. See performance data sheet
for individual contaminants and reduction performance: www.
Aquasana.com/performance.
• Systems certied of cyst reduction may be used on disinfected
waters that may contain lterable cysts.
• Rated capacity: 600 Gallons
Model AQ-5300R
Replacement Cartridge Instructions
for use with AQ
System tested and certified by NSF
International against NSF/ANSI
Standard 42 and 53 for the reduction of
the claims specified on the Performance
Data Sheet and at www.nsf.org.
REPLACEMENT
ELEMENT
1. Shut o the cold water valve under the sink. Release the pressure from the
system by turning on the ltration system faucet. Once there is no longer any
water coming from the ltration system faucet, you will be ready to change
the lters.
2. Unpack the replacement lter
cartridges from the box & remove
the plastic wrap from the lters. You
will notice that each lter cartridge
is color coded to match the cartridge
sump on the ltration system.
3. Remove each cartridge sump from
the ltration system by rotating the
sump towards the left side & pull
down to detach. (Fig. A)
4. Hold the cartridge sump over the sink, separate the two pieces of the sump
by turning the bottom portion of the sump in a counterclockwise direction.
Pour any excess water down the drain. Pull down on each cartridge to
disconnect the lter cartridge from the top half of the sump. (Fig. B)
5. Insert & connect the
new lter cartridge to the
top half of the sump then
reattach the bottom of
the sump to the top half
by turning & tightening
clockwise. (Fig. C)
6. Reattach sump to the bottom of
the top housing by making sure
all connection points are aligned,
pushing the top of the sump up &
into the bottom of the top housing
& turning the sump towards the
right. Ensure that the sump is fully
attached and locked in. Black on
left, Red in the middle, yellow on
right. (Fig. D)
7. Open battery door and remove old battery. Place new battery in, positive side
facing to the back. When inserted properly, your system will beep (5) times
and blink red. (Fig. E)
8. Once all lter cartridges have been changed and sumps are
securely attached to the top housing, slowly turn the cold
water valve back on. Turn o the ltration system faucet &
inspect the ltration system for leaks.
9. Allow the ltered water to run 10 minutes before drinking.
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Figure D
Figure E
Figure B
Figure C