Installation instructions
Things to Check Before Beginning Installation
3/8" drain tube (black)
RO product
water faucet
mounted
through
sink or countertop
Disposer
Feed water
adapter
1/4" inlet tube
(yellow
banded)
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15"
!
3/8" storage
tank tube
(red banded)
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3/8" outlet
tube (blue banded)
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TUBING/FILTER
DETAIL
Prefilter
Membrane
Postfilter
®
1/4" yellow
1/4" black
3/8" red
3/8" blue
banded inlet
tube to
banded tube
banded
from supply
faucet
to storage
tube to
valve
tank
faucet
FEED WATER
The water
supply
to the undercounter
Reverse
Osmosis
system
must
have the qualities
listed
in the specifications.
Municipal
water
supplies
most often will
have these qualities.
Well
water
may need conditioning--have
the water
tested
by a water
analysis
laboratory
and get
their
recommendations
for treatment.
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For water
with a
hardness
greater
than
10 grains
(at 6.9 pH),
the use of a softener
is recommended.
Failure
to install a softener
will reduce
the life of the
Reverse Osmosis
cartridge.
FILTRATION
DRAIN CONNECTION
A suitable
drain
point
and air gap (check your
state and/or
local codes) are needed
for reject
water
from
the Reverse
Osmosis
membrane
cartridge.
RO FAUCET
The RO product
water
faucet
installs
on the
sink or on the countertop
next to the sink.
Often,
it is installed
in an existing
sink spray
attachment
hole or a hole may be drilled.
Space
is required
underneath
for tubing
to
and from
the faucet,
and for securing
the
faucet
in place. All faucet
connections
are
done
on or above
the sink or countertop.
BASEMENT
INSTALLATION
If installing
in a basement,
leave
enough
tubing
in place during
installation
to be able
to move
unit to floor
for ease at servicing
and
making
filter/membrane
changes.
Additional
tubing
and fittings
required.
NOTE: See parts
list on page 25 for optional
parts that
may be required
for a basement
installation.
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