
How Your RO Water System Works
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WaterFlowDescription
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. Water enters prefilter. Sand, silt and other sediments are reduced. Chlorine is also reduced. See Fig. 26.
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. Water leaves prefilter and proceeds to the Reverse Osmosis Cartridge.
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. Water enters the Reverse Osmosis membrane. Dissolved solids are reduced.
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. Processed water leaves the Reverse Osmosis Membrane and flows to the storage tank.
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. Drain water with dissolved solids leaves the Reverse Osmosis membrane and flows to the drain.
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. Faucet is activated.
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. Processed water leaves the storage tank and flows to the postfilter, where it is filtered to ensure fresh taste.
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. Water flows to the Reverse Osmosis faucet.
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ReverseOsmosisWaterFlowSchematic
FIG.26
PRODUCT WATER
Air Gap
PRODUCT
WATER FAUCET
DRAIN WATER
WATER
IN
Gravity
Drain
BLACK
BLUE
GREEN
RED
YELLOW
PREFILTER
POSTFILTER
Check
Valve
Drain Flow
Control
AUTOMATIC
SHUTOFF
RO
MEMBRANE
PRODUCT
WATER
STORAGE
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