Installation Guide

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HighTDSlevelinROwater
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TheROsystemshouldproduceaTDSrejectionrateofabout8595%.Ifitisnot,checkthefollowing:
● Howlonghaveyouhadthecurrentfiltersinstalledfor?Checkthefilterchangetimestomake
surenofilters(especiallythemembrane)areexpiringandcausingtheTDSincrease.
● WhatistapwaterTDSreading?IsthereasuddenincreaseintapwaterTDSlevel?
● HastheROmembranebeeninstalledintothemembranehousing?Itisalongbluefilterpacked
inavacuumsealedplasticbag,andlocatedintheaccessoriesbox.
● ArethedrainandpureROwaterlinesreversed?Compareyourtubingconnectionstothe
diagramonthemanualtodoublecheck.
● Theautomaticshutoffvalve(ASOV)couldbegettingstuckopenandmixingthetapandpure
ROwater.Thisistypically,butnotalways,accompaniedbycontinousdrainwater.
TastesandOdorsinProductWater
PossibleCause
Solution
CarbonPostFilterisexhausted.
ReplaceFilter.
ThereisforeignmatterinHoldingTank.
Clean,flushandsanitizetheHoldingTank..Replacefilters.
ProductwaterandDrainwaterlinesarereversed.
Correctplumbing.
Dissolvedgasesinfeedwater.
Pretreatfeedwatertoremovegasses.
IncreaseinProductWaterTDS.
SeeHighTDSinProductWaterSection
FaucetLeaksorDrips
Adjustthefaucetbyturningtheteebarlocatedunderthehandletoprovideasmallamountoffreeplay
inthehandlewhenshutoff.Shouldthisnotwork,repairorreplacethefaucet.
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CloudyWaterandIceCubes
Ifyoujustinstalledthesystem,youareverylikelyseeingmanytinyairbubblesinthewater.During
thefirstweekortwoafterinstallingthesystemorchangingfilters,thesystemwillbeclearingitselfof
everynookandcrannyoftrappedair. 
Afterinstallation,thewateroutoftheROfaucetisonlyatrickle
Reverseosmosisisaveryslowprocess.ThepressurizedtankisincludedsotheROwatercanbe
producedoveracouplehours,andthenbereadilyavailablewhenyouopentheROfaucet.After
installation,youwillneedtoletthetankfillfor1.52hoursbeforeseeingasteadystreamfromthe
faucet.
SuddendropinROwaterproduction
Thereareafewpotentialfactorscausingtheproblem.
● Feedwatervalveispluggedorclosed.
● Sediment/CarbonprefiltersorPostCarbonFilterisclogged.
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