EcoWater ETF2100 PF, Руководство пользователя

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Filter Operation
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GENERAL INFORMATION
...SEDIMENT FILTERS -- A sediment filter removes,
sand, clay, silt, or fine organic matter from water.
You can see sediment in water by holding a sample,
in a clear glass, up to a light. The particles are either
suspended or settled to the bottom of the glass.
“Filter Aggregate” mineral mechanically filters the
sediment particles as water passes through the bed.
This mineral lasts indefinitely when properly main-
tained.
...ACID NEUTRALIZERS -- Acid water (6.0 to 6.8
pH) is corrected with an acid neutralizer filter. Acid
water, although sometimes clear in appearance,
shortens the life of iron pipe, and corrodes copper or
brass pipe and fittings. It causes green or blue
stains on plumbing fixtures and may etch porcelain
enamel over a period of time.
Acid water, as it passes through the filter Neutralite
mineral bed, dissolves some of the mineral. This
raises the pH above 6.8, to neutralize the acid. Be-
cause the mineral does dissolve, the filter eventually
needs refilling. The time between refills varies with
the degree of acidity and how much water is used.
The average life of the be is about one year.
...TASTE AND ODOR FILTERS -- A taste and odor
filter removes most tastes, odors and certain organic
colors from water. Bad tastes and odors are due to
a variety of causes (chlorine, petroleum, tannins,
etc.). The activated carbon mineral, of a taste and
odor filter, has a high capacity for absorbing these
impurities.
The activated carbon bed usually lasts for about one
year. However, high amounts of tastes and odors
and/or excessive water usage may shorten this time.
Activated carbon is nonregenerative and needs re-
placing when exhausted.
SERVICE, BACKWASH AND FAST RINSE
SERVICE (See figure 11): Unfiltered water enters
the valve inlet port. Internal valve porting routes the
water down and out the top distributor, into the min-
eral tank. The water is filtered as it passes through
the mineral bed, then enters the bottom distributor.
Filtered water flows back into the valve and out the
valve outlet, to the house filtered water pipes.
In time, the filter needs cleaning to remove sedi-
ments, dirt, iron, etc., from the mineral bed. This
cleaning is done in two stages, or cycles, called
backwash and fast rinse. It is started automatically
by the timer.
BACKWASH (See figure 12): The timer starts the
valve motor and moves the valve into backwash
position. Water is routed down and out the bottom
distributor, up through the mineral bed, and out the
top distributor to the drain. The fast flow (controlled
by a flow plug in the drain fitting) flushes dirt, sedi-
ments, iron deposits, etc. to the drain. The mineral
bed is lifted and expanded for maximum cleaning.
FAST RINSE (See figure 13): Valve rotation posi-
tions the inner discs so water flow enters the mineral
tank through the top, and exits at the bottom, to the
drain. The fast flow of water downward, packs the
mineral bed and prepares it for return to service.
The timer energizes the valve motor again to return
the valve to service.