Installation Guide

Step8:SystemStartUp(modelspecificsubstepsaremarkedwitha*)
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*IfyourmodelhasaUVstage,donotpluginthepoweruntilthesystemhasbeenfullyflushed*
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8.1 Makesurenotubingsarekinked.TurntheTankShutoffValveOFF(perpendiculartothe
yellowtube).Placeatowelunderthesystemtocatchanypossiblewaterleaks.
8.2 TopreventanyresidualcarbonfromthecarbonprefiltersfromgettingintotheROmembrane,
youpreviouslyleftthetubingtotheinletoftheROmembranehousingcapdisconnected.Open
theFeedWaterAdapterValve(AFW)andColdWaterSupplyValve(CWSV),andflushthe
firstthreestagesintoabucketuntilthewaterturnsclear.
8.3 Oncethewaterisclear,shutofftheAFWandreconnectthetubingtotheROmembrane
housingcap.Youwillwanttoflushthesystemlikethiswheneverthefirstthreestagesare
changed.
8.4 OpentheROfaucet.SlowlyopentheAFWbackupandcheckforanyleaks.Thetop3causes
ofleaksare1)Thetubingisnotfullyinsertedintothequickconnectfitting.2)TheOringis
notinthecorrectplaceoriskinked.3)TheHousing/Capisnottightenedproperlyor
misalignedwiththethreads.
8.5 *Afterconfirmingthattherearenoleaks,plugintheboosterpumppowersupplyifyour
modelhasaboosterpump.
8.6 Within5minutes,ROwaterwillstartslowlytricklingfromthefaucet.Letthefaucettricklefor
atleast15minutestoflushouttheentiresystemapartfromthetank.Thewatermayappear
blackduetoloosecarbonfromnewcarbonfilters.Itwilleventuallyturnclearapartfrommany
tinyairbubblesleavingthesystem.
8.7 ShutofftheRODrinkingFaucet.TurnontheTankShutoffValve.Waitforthetanktofillup
completely.Itwilltake1.5to2.5hoursdependingonyourwatertemperature(40F100F,the
warmerthefaster),waterTDS(upto750,thelowerthefaster),andincomingwaterpsi(35
80,thehigherthefaster).
8.8 Afterthetankisfull,opentheRODrinkingFaucettodrainthetankcompletely.Donotusethe
firsttankofwater.Letitdrainintothesinkuntilthestreamturnsbacktoatricklethismeans
thetankhasemptiedandyoucanclosetheROfaucettoletitbeginfillingagain.
8.9 *IfyoursystemhasaUVfilter,plugintheUVpowerandchecktomakesuretheUVlightis
turningonwhenwaterflowsthroughit.TheUVfilterhasaFlowSensorSwitchthatdetects
waterflowandonlyturnsthelightonwhenneeded.
8.10 TheTDS(totaldissolvedsolids)ofthewatershouldbetestedperiodicallytoverifythatthe
systemisperformingproperly.iSpringROsystemshaveearnedWQAGOLDSEALby
exceedingNSF/ANSIstandard58andshouldbegivinga90%+TDSrejectionrate,soifyour
tapwateris100ppmyoushouldbegetting10ppmorlessfromtheROwater(200/20>,
400/40>etc.).TDSismeasuredwithaTDSmeteritisaninexpensive,easytousedevicethat
canbefoundonAmazon.comor123filter.combysearching“TDS3”.
8.11 Checkforleaksdailyforthefirsttwoweeksafterinstallationtoensurethesystemis
functioningproperly.InstalltheincludedFloodAlarmtoprovideadditionalpeaceofmindand
protection.
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