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PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET
PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET FOR MODELS WCH-1000, WCH-1500 AND WCH-1500BY
CONTAMINANT REMOVAL DATA IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Read this Performance Data Sheet and compare the capabilities of this unit with your actual
water treatment needs . It is recommended that before purchasing a water treatment unit, you
have your water supply tested to determine your actual water treatment needs .
Performance testing conducted by WQA . These systems have been tested according to NSF/
ANSI Standard 53 and 42 for reduction of the substances listed below . The concentration of the
indicated substances in water entering the system was reduced to a concentration less than or
equal to the permissible limit for the water leaving the system, as specified in NSF/ANSI Standard
53 and Standard 42 .
Testing was performed under standard laboratory conditions; actual performance may vary .
Removal
Removal
Action Level
Hardness
Temp
Inlet
Substance
Influent
Water Avg .
(mg/L)
Influent
Challenge
Concentration
(mg/L)
Filter
Effluent
Max .
(mg/L)
Percent
Reduction
(%)
Max .
Permissible
Product Water
Concentration
(mg/L)
CaCO3
(mg/L)
Testing
Compart .
(°C)
PH
Reduction
Requirement
Chlorine Taste and
Odor Reduction
2 .0
2 .0+/-10%
N/A
97 .5%
N .A .
N .A .
20
7 .53
>50
Copper pH 6 .5
3 .15
3 .0+/-10%
.87
85 .0%
1 .3
16
20
6 .42
N/A
Copper pH 8 .5
3 .10
3 .0+/-10%
1 .0
85 .4%
1 .3
120
19
8 .42
N/A
Mercury pH 6 .5
.006
0 .006+/-10%
.0009
92 .8%
0 .002
22
19
6 .45
N/A
Mercury pH 8 .5
.006
0 .006+/-10%
.001
89 .9%
0 .002
140
20
8 .55
N/A
Cadmium pH 6 .5
.029
0 .03+/-10%
.002
96 .6%
0 .005
18
20
6 .59
N/A
Cadmium pH 8 .5
.03
0 .03+/-10%
.004
92 .5%
0 .005
120
20
8 .44
N/A
Benzene
.015
0 .015+/-10%
.003
84 .1%
0 .005
130
20
7 .58
N/A
Toluene
2 .9
3 .0+/-10%
.770
89 .8%
1
320
20
7 .54
N/A
Tetrachloroethylene
.014
0 .015+/-10%
.003
92 .5%
0 .005
340
21
7 .56
N/A
Lead pH 8 .5
.149
.15+/-10%
.007
95 .4%
.010
98
21
8 .5
N/A
Lead pH 6 .5
.154
.15+/-10%
.004
98 .7%
.010
18
19
6 .5
N/A
NSF/ANSI Standard 53-Health Effects
NSF/ANSI Standard 42-Aesthetic Effects