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Maintaining Your Water Optimizer
Maintaining Your Water Optimizer
9
Replacing Your Water Optimizer’s Filters
To maximize filter and appliance lifespan, it is very important to always flush the
F2
Chemical Filter and the
F4
Polishing Filter prior to installing them into your
Water Optimizer.
For this step, you will need a towel, a container to catch water, and your Filter Flushing
Setup you assembled during installation.
1. Unplug
U
110v Power Cord from the electrical outlet.
2. Shutoff water flow to your appliance by turning the blue handle on the
C
1/4 in. Quick Connect Shutoff Valve (see Installation Guide) connected to your
Optimizer’s
Y
Source Input Port located at the back of the appliance.
3. Place your container below the center dispenser, and press the
C
Ambient Mode Button
to depressurize the system, by dispensing water into a cup.
4. If you aren’t replacing the
F2
Chemical Filter or the
F4
Polishing Filter you can
skip ahead to “Step 9” on page 9 .
5. Disconnect the tubing running between our Optimizer’s
Y
Source Input Port
and
the
C
1/4 in. Quick Connect Shutoff Valve you just shutoff, and place end of the
tubing into the container to catch any water that drains back.
6. Connect the open end of the tubing from your Filter Flushing Setup to the
C
1/4 in. Quick Connect Shutoff Valve that you just disconnected.
7. Connect the filter(s) listed above that you are replacing to the
G
Filter Flushing Attachment ,
and flush by opening the
C
1/4 in. Quick Connect Shutoff Valve , until the water exiting the filter is clear. Be sure
to aim the water outlet on the attachment into your container.
8. Now, disconnect the
G
Filter Flushing Setup from the
C
1/4 in. Quick Connect Shutoff Valve and reattach it to the
Y
Source Input Port
9. Next open the
M
Stainless Steel Cabinet Door by pulling outward on the right side.
10. Lay a towel down across the base of the bottom plate, to catch any water that drips
MAINTAINING YOUR WATER OPTIMIzER