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Stage 1 – Horizontally Mounted 5 Micron Sediment Filter.
This is an inline plastic filter
horizontally mounted on the top of the system with plastic clips. Under normal use, this filter should
last a year; however, depending on the quantity of water purified and the level of sediment in your
water, it may require changing more often. Replace this filter if the water pressure drops to an
unacceptable level, but at minimum it must be changed annually.
This filter is labeled
Stage 1 – 5 Micron Sediment Filter
.
Stage 2 – Bone Char Fluoride Filter
. This is the left vertical stage of the three vertically mounted
filters. This filter is specifically designed to remove fluoride. Replace this filter annually.
The metal frame above this filter is labeled
Stage 2 – Bone Char Fluoride Filter
.
Stage 3 & 4 – 3 lb KDF Media / 1 lb GAC
. This is the middle, or centre vertical stage of the unit.
This filter consists of two components (two stages), including the equivalent of 3 pounds of KDF
media and 1 pound granulated activated carbon (GAC). KDF media is a copper-zinc formulation
that combines electrochemical and catalytic technology to remove chlorine, lead, mercury, iron,
aluminum, arsenic, chromium, copper, manganese, nickel, chloroform, trichloroethane, lindane,
nitrates, nitrites and hydrogen sulfide from water. KDF media has a mild antibacterial, algaecitic, and
fungicitic effect and may reduce the accumulation of lime scale. Replace this filter annually.
The metal frame above this filter is labeled
STAGE 3 & 4 – 3 lb KDF/GAC
.
Stage 5 & 6 – .5 Micron MTBE/VOC/lead/mercury microfilter
. This is the right vertical stage
of the unit, and consists of a .5 micron carbon microfiltration filter with multiple functions
described below. Replace this filter annually.
Traps carbon and KDF media particles from the KDF/GAC filter in stage 3 & 4, and bone
char particles from the stage 2 fluoride filter. (Stage 5)
Removes chlorine, odors, dissolved and particulate lead, mercury (99.5% removal rate for
lead and mercury), cysts, giardia, cryptosporidium, entamoeba and toxoplasma cysts. A
unique feature of this filter is the filtration of MTBE and VOCs – contaminants that very
few filtration systems can remove. (Stage 6)
The metal frame above this filter is labeled
Stage 5 & 6 – .5 Micron MTBE/VOC Filter
.
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ONNECTS
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All OPUS water purification systems utilize quick connects for all tubing connections, including the
connection to the John Guest ball valve (shutoff valve), faucet (there is a small gray piece with the quick
connect supplied with the faucet) and input and output of the water filtration system. The quick connect
allows easy insertion and removal of ¼" tubing. To remove the tubing, you must hold in the “ring” or collar
that is on the outside of the tubing (the ring or collar surrounds the tubing and is part of the quick connect).
When you hold in the ring (sometimes you need a flathead screwdriver, but usually your finger will do) the
tubing will easily slide out. If you try to pull out the tubing without holding in the ring, you can damage the
quick connect fitting.