Owner's Manual

Filter Cartridges

Filter Cartridge Life

Taste and Odor, and Microbiological Purifying Cartridges: Taste and odor, and microbiological

urifying cartridges contain activated carbon. When new, open the filtered water faucet and allow fine,

carbon particles to purge from the cartridges. Flush for 10 minutes. It is recommended to replace filter

cartridges every six months or 550 gallons of use. There are several variables that determine how

long a cartridge will last. These include:

1. How much water you use, and

2. How much sediment, taste and/or odor, or other unwanted substance, is in the water.

Use the following information as a guide. However, no matter which type of cartridge you are using, you

will know it is time to replace them when you first notice the return of the unwanted sediment, taste

and/or odor in your water, or when the flow diminishes or stops.

Whirlpool

Water Purifier Filtration System model WHAMBS5 with replacement element pack WHEMBF

conforms to NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 for the specific performance claims as verified and substantiated by

test data. The rated capacity for this system is 550 gallons (2,082 liters) at a rated service flow of 0.74

gallons per minute.

Filter Cartridge Replacement

1. Turn filter cartridge counterclockwise to remove cartridges from the filter manifold.

Note: You may notice some water under the system during filter change.

2. Dispose of the cartridges in a proper manner.

3. Install new cartridges. Turn cartridges clockwise to re-attach to the filter manifold.

4. Remove and replace the timer battery. See “Battery Change” section for instructions.

Taste and Odor, and Microbiological Purifying Cartridges: Taste and odor, and microbiological puri-

fying cartridges contain activated carbon, a black powder. When new, open the filtered water faucet and

allow fine, carbon particles to purge from the cartridges. Flush for 10 minutes.

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filter cartridges

Turn filter cartridges

counterclockwise

to remove from manifold

FIG. 7

Turn filter cartridges

clockwise

to attach to manifold