Instructions / Assembly

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OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS
PRECAUTIONS
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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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Filtermustbeprotectedagainstfreezing,whichcan
causecrackingofthelterandwaterleakage.
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TherubberO-ringprovidesthewater-tightseal
betweenthecapandthebottomofthehousing.Itisimportant
thattheO-ringbeproperlyseatedinthegrooveabovethe
threadsofthehousingorawaterleakcouldoccur.
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Becauseoftheproduct’slimitedservicelifeandto
preventcostlyrepairsorpossiblewaterdamage,westrongly
recommendthatthebottomofallplastichousingsbereplaced
everytenyears.Ifthebottomofyourhousinghasbeeninuse
forlongerthanthisperiod,itshouldbereplacedimmediately.
Datethebottomofanyneworreplacementhousingtoindicate
thenextrecommendedreplacementdate.
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Donotuseelectricalheatingtapeonthisunit.
NOTES:
•Forcoldwateruseonly.
•Thecontaminantsorothersubstancesremovedorreducedby
thiswatertreatmentdevicearenotnecessarilyinyourwater.
Askyourlocalwatermunicipalityforacopyoftheirwater
analysis,orhaveyourwatertestedbyareputablewater
testinglab.
•Donotinstallwheresystemwillbeexposedtodirectsunlight.
•Filtercartridgelifevariesdependingonltertype,usage,and
waterconditions.
•Thereplacementltercartridgeusedwiththissystemhasa
limitedservicelife.Changesintaste,odor,orowofthewater
beinglteredindicatethatthecartridgeshouldbereplaced.
•UseonlyOMNIFILTERreplacementcartridges.
•Thisinstallationmustcomplywithallapplicablestateand
localregulations.
•UseonlyTeon
®
tapewithoutadhesivebackingtosealjoints.
Donotusepipecompound(“pipedope”),sticks,orsimilar
compoundswiththisunit;theycontainpetroleumderivatives
whichwillcausecrazingandcrackingoftheplasticinthe
lterhousing.
•Useonlysoapandwatertocleanlterhousingand
components.
•Donotuseaerosolsprays(bugspray,cleaninguids,etc.)
nearthelter.Theycontainorganicsolventswhichwillcause
crazingandcrackingoftheplasticinthelterhousing.
•Afterprolongedperiodsofnon-use,suchasavacation,it
isrecommendedthatthesystembeushedthoroughly.Let
waterrunfor5-6minutesbeforeusing.
•Donotuseatorchneartheunit.
•Someharmlessbacteriamayattackcellulosemediacartridges
suchastheTO1.Ifyourcartridgeseemstodisintegrateor
developsamustyormoldyodor,switchtoasyntheticmedia
cartridgeorconsultthemanufacturer.
•Wearsafetyglassesduringinstallation.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
NOTES:
•Pleasereadallinstructions,specications,andprecautions
beforeinstallingandusingyourwaterlter.
•Numbereddiagramscorrespondwithnumberedsteps.
•Forstandardinstallationon1/2-inch14NPSthreads(most
commonthreadonkitchenfaucets)coldwaterline.
Installation
1. Installing the Water Supply Adapter
Thesupplyadapterts1/2-inchNPSsupplythreads.Iflocal
codespermit,itmaybeusedtoconnecttheltersystem
tothecoldwatersupplyline.Iflocalcodesdonotpermit
theuseofthesupplyadapter,alternateconnectorscanbe
obtainedfromyourlocalsupplier.
A) Turnoffcoldwatersupplyline.Ifcoldwaterlinedoesnot
haveashut-offvalveunderthesink,youshould
installone.
B) Turnonthecoldwaterfaucetandallowallwatertodrain
fromline.
C) Disconnectcoldwaterlinefrom1/2-inch14NPSthreaded
stubonbottomofmainfaucet.
D) ApplyTeon
®
tapeontothreadsoffaucetstubandsupply
adapter.Screwthewatersupplyadaptertothethreaded
faucetstubasshown.
E) Usingthenutthatpreviouslyconnectedthecoldwater
linetothefaucet,screwthecoldwaterlinetothemale
supplyadapterthreads.
PressureRange: 30–125psi(2.1–8.62bar)
TemperatureRange: 40°F–100°F(4.4°C–37.8°C)
Turbidity: 5NTUmax
Model CBF1 Series C
FlowRate: 1.0gpm(3.8Lpm)
PressureCapacity 1,000gallons(3,800liters)
or12monthcartridgelife
Model CBF3 Series C
FlowRate: 0.5gpm(1.9Lpm)
PressureCapacity 400gallons(1,514liters)
or6monthcartridgelife
TeonisaregisteredtrademarkofE.I.DuPontdeNemoursandCompany,Inc.