WL500
Manual
Page 18 Revision 4‐10‐2019
WATERLOGIC WL500 PREMIUM SPARKLING OVERVIEW
Waterlogic WL500 Water Treatment System
produces Premium Sparkling Water which is made in a
batch and contains a fine, dense carbonation as compared to other “soda water” products in the
market. Optimum sparkling water is generated in the
WL500 Water Treatment System
with 5
°
C (41°F)
cold water and food grade CO
2
at 43.5 psi (3 Bar).
Please ensure customer’s carbonation expectations are clear before installing a
WL500 Water
Treatment System
. Waterlogic Premium Sparkling Water is very similar to Perrier and Pellegrino.
The premium fine dense sparkling water produced by the
WL500
Water Treatment System
may not
meet user's expectations if they are looking for large bubble soda stream type of carbonation.
A blind taste test using Pellegrino/Perrier is a great way to demonstrate the expectations and quality of
the Waterlogic Premium Sparkling Water. Open two bottles and empty one and fill with Premium
Waterlogic Sparkling Water from a freshly regenerated tank operating at optimum conditions (41°F / 43
psi). Recap both and mark the bottles accordingly. Ensure the bottles are sampled at the same
temperature by refrigerating if necessary for later use and comparison. Most users will prefer the great
taste of the Waterlogic Premium Sparkling Water at a fraction of the cost of the bottled counterparts.
You may purchase a carbonation tester from a company such as Taprite to measure the level of
carbonation if you wish to quantify the results and check the output of the
WL500 Water Treatment
System
. The level of carbonation is very consistent as long the test conditions are repeatable and
proper testing procedures are followed.
Temperature of the water in the
WL500
Water Treatment System
has the largest impact on the taste
and carbonation levels and the Cold Tank must below 46°F (prefer 41°F) before injecting water into the
Sparkling Chamber (carbonator) to produce proper results.
The temperature inside the Cold Tank can be displayed on the LCD screen by setting the temp display
function to "Ranging" mode. See the programming section to adjust this setting.
Allow a minimum of an hour for the
WL500
Water Treatment System
to chill the cold circuit to the 41°F
set point temperature before sampling the sparkling water. Once the water is chilled, the Sparkling
Tank should be "Regenerated" by completely and continuously dispensing the initial batch (0.8 liters) of
product from the carbonator until only Co2 gas is dispensing from the faucet. The initial batch of
sparkling product will be flat because it was injected into the carbonator at ambient temperature when
initiating the
WL500 Water Treatment System
. Always remember that the water must be below 46° F
to make premium sparkling water.
Do not set the cold temperature set point below 41°F or you increase the risk of freezing the Sparkling
Tank. The Thermistor that controls the refrigeration system is located in the well in the UV Cold Tank
and does not monitor water temperature in the Sparkling Tank (carbonator). The refrigeration system
chills both tanks simultaneously and is either on/off based up on feedback from the Thermistor.
Frequent or continuous use of the cold still water results in refrigeration system running and
continuously chilling the sparkling product in the carbonator below freezing point. This can result in a
frozen Sparkling Tank and sparkling product will not be dispensed even with proper gas supply.
