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Annual Sanitization
NOTICE
Do not change your post-carbon filter until the sanitization has been completed.
The pre-filters and membrane can be changed before the sanitization
Step 1:
Turn off the water supply to your RO system at the adapt-a-
valve and open the RO faucet to drain the storage tank.
NOTICE
If you have connected your RO system to a refrigerator/
ice maker, make sure the connection has been turned
off. Do not re-open the connection until the sanitization
process is complete.
Step 2:
Locate the tube that runs between your filter module and the
storage tank and disconnect at both ends.
Step 3:
Drain any remaining water in the tube
Step 4:
Hold both ends of the tube together with the ends pointed
away from your face. Using a dosing syringe (see figure)
slowly insert 1 teaspoon (5 mL) of common household bleach
into the tube.
WARNING
!
Do not use needle syringe
DANGER
!
IF BLEACH GETS IN EYES: Hold eye open and rinse
slowly and gently with water for 15 - 20 minutes.
Remove contact lenses if present, after the first 5
minutes, then continue rinsing eye. Call a poison
control center or doctor for treatment advice.
Step 5:
While covering one end of the tube with your finger, insert the
other into the tank. Then insert the open end into the filter
module.
Step 6:
Turn the incoming water back on and let the system fill for
approximately 10 minutes
Step 7:
Turn off the incoming water and let the system sit for 1 minute.
Step 8:
Drain the system completely and then follow the startup
procedure - filling then draining two full tanks of water.
Step 9:
Replace the post-carbon filter once complete.
POINT HOSE
ENDS AWAY
FROM FACE
DOSING SYRINGE
WITH NO NEEDLE
