Installation Guide

Step4:InstallingtheVerticalFilters:Stages1,2,and3 
4.1 MakesuretheOringisseatedinsidethegrooveon
topofthefilterhousing.(Figure10).Alightamount
offoodgradesiliconjellymaybeusedtohelpthe
Oringsealbetter,butisnotrequired.
4.2 Thefiltercartridgesarepreservedinshrinkwrap.
Notethedirectionsignonthestickerbeforeremoving
thewrap(GACstage).
4.3 Whenplacingthefiltercartridgeintoitshousing,
makesureitiscenteredandtheknobprotrudingfrom
thebottomofthehousingfitsinthecentralholeofthe
filter.
4.4 Screwthehousing,withfiltersattached,ontothe
housingcaps(capsarepreassembledonthemachine
head).Thecapalsohasacenterknobwhichshouldbe
insertedintothecenterholeofthefiltercartridge.Twistthehousingoninaclockwisedirection
byhand,andthenusethehousingwrenchtotightenitanother1/4–1/2ofaturn.Donotover
tighten.Thiscancauseleaksandmakeitdifficulttounscrewthehousingwhenreplacing
filters.
4.5 Followsteps1.1–1.4toinstalltheGACandCTOfilters.*Note*ThesecondstageGACisthe
onlyfilterthatmustgoinacertaindirection.Makesuretheendwiththerubberwasherfaces
up,therebyattachingittothehousingcap.
Step5:Installingthe    TankShutoffValve(TSV)
5.1 Wrap1015wrapsofTeflontapeclockwise(whenlookingfromabove)ontothemetalthread
atthetopofthetank.
5.2 Screw(clockwise)theTankShutoffValveonandtightenitbyhand.Donotovertighten.
5.3 ConnecttheYELLOWtubingintotheQuickFittingontheTSV.
Step6:InstallingtheReverseOsmosisMembrane
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Figure8 Figure9
6.1 First,disconnectthewhitetubefromthequickfittingconnectiononthemembranecap.This
willallowyoutounscrewthemembranehousingcap.
6.2 Unscrew(counterclockwise)andremovethemembranecap.
6.3 Removethemembranefromthevacuumsealedpackaging.Followingtheflowdirectionsign
onthemembrane,firmlyinsertitintothehousing.ThesidewiththetwosmallblackOrings
shouldbeinsertedfirst.Whenitisinsertedfullyandproperly,theendofthemembranewillbe
evenwiththehousingopening.SeeFigure89.
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