IMPORTANT SAFETYINFORMAtiON.
READ ALL INSTRUCtiONS BEFOREUSING.
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
• Check wifll your state and local public works
deparunent
for phnnbing
and _nilation
codes.
You must follow these guidelines
as you install fl:e
Reverse Osmosis system. Usinga qualified installer
is recommended.
• Ifhouse
water pres_sure is over the maximum
(1_'0 poumts per s(p_re inch), install a pressure
reducing
valve in dm water supply line to the
Reverse Osmosis system.
• Be sure tile water supply confi,)rms with Ihe
Specification Guidelines. ff the water supply conditions
are
unk!lowIl,
conlact
your
muIlicipal
*_,ater
comKomy
or your local bealtb department
ff)r a list of
coI _laminaI_tS in your area and a list of lalx)ratories
certified by your slate to analyze drinking
waten
WARNING'.
Before ruing dm Reverse Osmosis
system fbr the first time, ttle system must be
purged.
The Reverse Osmosis
cartridge
contains
a fbod grade preservative
lhat tmtst be purged
from the system. The preservative
will give product
water an unpleasant
taste and eden
it
WARNING'.
DO nol use wilh water that is
Inicrobiologically
un,_fe
or of unknown
quali/y
For your safe_ the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of
without
adequate
disinfection
txefbre
or after
tile
system.
SDtems
certified
fi)r cyst reduction
may
be used
on disinfected
water
dial
may contain
fiherable
cysts.
"I]tis systeln has been tested ffw the trealment
of
water conraiuing
pentavalent
aeueIfiC (alto talowI:
a-s_;(V),
_s(+5)
or arsenate)
al concentrations
of 0.050 mg/L
or less. This sysmm re&rues
peIWavalent arm:tic, but ::lay :lot remove
olher
forms of arseIfiC. This system is to be/tsed
on waler
supplies containing
a detectable
free dflorine
residual
or on water supplies
that have been
demonslrated
to contain
only pentavalent
arseIfiC.
Treatment
wilh chloramine
(combined
chlorine)
is not suttl('ient
to ensure complete
COIlversion of
trivalent _IfiC
to penlavaleI:t
arseIfiC. Please see
the _IfiC
Facls section of the Perfbrmance
Data
Sheet fbr filrther
infi)rmafion.
This Rever_
OsInosis system contains
a replaceable
treaunent
Inembrane
ca_ridge
critical far effective
re&mtlon
of'Ibtal
Dissolved Solids. The water
should be tested pefiocrmally to verify lhal Ille syslem
is perfbmfing
mtist_tofily.
PROPER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
This Reverse Osmosis system must be properly instated and located in accordance with the
Installation
Instructions
before
ff is used.
• Install or store wbere
it will not be exposed
to
tempeImures
below fi'eezing or exposed
to may lype
of wealher.
Water freezing
in Ihe system will
damage
it. Do not attempt
to treat water over 100°E
• Do :lot install on ItOTWA_R.
The temperature
of the water supply
to tile Reverse
Osmosis
sys/elgt
h:slalfing
a second
tank will improve
tiffs
performance.
_M: RVK1T can be used.
• ff Reverm Oslnosis
system is connected
to a
refrigerator
icemaker,
a special icemaker
COlmeefion
kit is required
(RVKIT). Do not use
copper
robing for tile colmecfion
between
the
UlUSt be between
tile uliIliinuin
of 40°F aim the
Reverse Oslnosis
systeIll m:d file refrigerator.
Illaximum
of I(X)°E See tile Specification Guidelines.
A WARNING:
Dkscard all/lIl/a_d
paris mM lxtckaging
• Extended non-use of the Reverse Osmosis system.
Ilia tel*ial after ills_tllatioI L Sluall par_s remaining
after
If tile sDtem has not been used fbr one week or
more, open tile RO water taaucet aald allow llle
syslem to drain. (_lose tile RO wamr faucet aud
allow llle s_lem to regenerate
the water supply.
• RecomIneuded
installation is under the sink`
However, Ihe unit can be installed in a remote
location, up to 20 feet away fi_om tile sink`
• However, adcFHional materials will be required,
including additional robing aim extension phoIm
cable fi_r PNRQ20 models. This extension phone
cable must be 6 conducR)r wire alld conlleCtors;
typical 4 con&rotor wire will not work. See parts
list to obtain additional materials from GE.
• Locating the rank on a i_asement floor, with the
faucet al a first floor sink may result in sxmm loss
of flow ram aald capacity (appro:dmalely 20%).
tile imtallallon
couM be a choke haTard.
• Sanitize upon installation
of file Reverse Osmosis
system and after servicing inner parts, inchlding
replacement
of prefiher,
postfilter
and Reverse
Osmosis carlridge.
It is important
to have clean
bands while haI_dling iImer parts of tile system.
See dm Sanitizing the ReverseOsmosis&stem section.
• This Reverse Osmosis
system contains
a replaceable
treatment
component
critical
]7_r e]7_:ccglve
reduction
of total dis_solved solids. This product
water shall be tested periodically
to verify that the
system is performing
satisfactorily.
See the About
the Water Test Kitsection.
BE SURE TO FOLLOWALLAPPLICABLESTATE
AND LOCALCODES.
READAND FOLLOWTHISSAFETY INFORMATION CAREFULLY.
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