Fresh Water Filter Co Ltd. Carlton House, Aylmer Road, Leytonstone, London E11 3AD.
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FW1000 & FW2000 Installation Guide & Technical Information (29/05/08) E & OE
FW1000 & FW2000 Installation Guide and Technical Information
2) Remove saddle from backplate.
3) Screw backplate to wall. Use
packaging piece if necessary to
ensure pipe sits in groove in back-
plate. NB The backplate must be
firmly fixed to the wall in order to
avoid distortion of the copper pipe
and possible leakage when screw-
ing valve into saddle.
STEP FIVE
5: Positioning and Fitting
the Filter Unit.
The system is complete with a
bracket, which may be fitted to
any suitable surface. Although the
filter will operate in any position,
for ease of cleaning or replacing
the cartridges you will find it more
convenient if the filter unit is in-
stalled vertically with the bracket
and head at the top.
Position the filter so that you can
easily access it to unscrew the
housing from the head. A clear-
ance of 2 to 3 inches under the
housing is all that is needed.
Also, determine the best location
to permit connection to the (red)
inlet and (blue) outlet flexi pipe
tubing. When fitting the tubing
make certain that it does not form
tight bends and, if you cut the flexi
pipe, use a sharp knife and ensure
that the cut is straight.
Remember
- the filter unit will be
much heavier when it is filled with
water.
It is therefore important
that
the
bracket
is
securely
mounted, in a manner, which is
sufficiently strong, and robust to
prevent it coming loose when the
stainless steel housing is removed
and replaced when you wish to
clean the filter cartridges).
Care is needed to select a good
position. Weak laminates can easily
be damaged. ‘Key hole slots’ for
the fixing screws have been made
in the bracket to enable the com-
plete system to be removed from
its fixed position for regular main-
tenance etc.
After determining the location of
the stainless steel filter unit, on
the surface you are going to fix it
to, use a pencil to mark the screw
positions which correspond with
the screw holes on the back of the
brackets which carry the head-
work’s and filter housings).
Bracket securing screws are in-
cluded with the system. If you are
fixing to a masonry wall, first drill
holes using a suitable drill bit and
insert plastic screw retainer plugs
(rawl plugs for example).
STEP SIX
6: Connecting Up
Connect the red flexi pipe tubing
to the INLET side of the filter hous-
ing headwork’s
(Fig 5) and into the
speed fit connecter on the line-
piercing valve (CI321214S).
Push
the tubing well into the speed fit
connector. When it is fully in place
it will not leak and can only be
released by pressing in the collet at
the same time as withdrawing the
tubing. Next push the second run of
flexi pipe - the blue tubing - into
the OUTLET side of the filter hous-
ing headworks.
The direction of flow is from INLET
to OUTLET. (As per arrow marked
on the head-works)
Caution!
The wrong direction of
water flow will damage the car-
tridge.
STEP SEVEN
7: Testing for leaks
Make sure that all the speed fit
push-in joints are securely posi-
tioned by pushing the flexi pipe
firmly. Ensure that the cartridge
housing is screwed tightly onto the
headworks. Ensure that the whole
system is connected correctly and
all joints are tight and firmly
attached.
With the line piercing valve still in
the closed (clockwise) position,
turn on the mains water supply and
check that the line piercing valve is
tightly connected and not leaking.
Now slowly open the line piercing
valve tap and check the entire in-
stallation for leaks.
Check very
carefully.
Once you are happy that there are
no leaks, WITH NO CARTRIDGES
INSTALLED set the FRESHWATER
FILTER
®
outlet tap to continuous
flow mode and flush out the line
for a few minutes. Again, check
for leaks whilst the water is on
continuous flow.
STEP EIGHT
8: Inserting the
Cartridges
Turn off the water by closing the
line piercing valve tap and relieve
the pressure by turning on the long
reach fountain tap until the flow
stops.
Unscrew the housing(s) from the
headworks. In the case of the
FW2000 make sure that the housing
for the Type A cartridge is kept
separate from the Type B car-
tridge.
Remove any protective wrapping
from the cartridges. CHECK THAT
THE INTERNAL SEALING RING(S)
INSIDE THE HEAD AND THE ‘O’RING
WASHER(S) ON
THE STAINLESS
STEEL HOUSING(S) ARE CORRECTLY
LOCATED before screwing the hous-
ings tightly onto the headwork’s.
STEP NINE
9: Conditioning
Before using your FRESH WATER
FILTER, first fill the system with
water.
This is done as follows:
a) Turn on the water flow at the
outlet tap until a continuous flow
of water emerges; - run the whole
system for several minutes until
the water tastes good. For the first
few seconds you may observe a
black water condition, this is per-
fectly normal - ignore it - and con-
tinue to flush until the water runs
clean.
