Coway CHP-03AL Water System User Manual


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• Forpartsandserviceavailability,pleasecontactyourlocaldealerorCoway.
• Thissystemisacceptablefortreatmentofinuentconcentrationsofnomorethan27mg/Lnitrateand3mg/L
nitriteincombinationmeasuredasNandiscertiedfornitrate/nitritereductiononlyforwatersupplieswitha
pressureof2.8kgf/cm
2
(40psi)orgreater.
• Anitrate/nitritesamplingkitshouldbeusedtomonitorthenitrate/nitritelevelsinyourproductdrinkingwater
atleasteverysixmonths.KitsmaybepurchasedfromyourlocaldealerorCoway.
• Thissystemhasbeentestedforthetreatmentofwatercontainingpentavalentarsenic(alsoknowasAs(V),
As(+5),orarsenate)atconcentrationsof0.050mg/Lorless.Thissystemreducespentavalentarsenic,but
maynotremoveotherformsofarsenic.Thissystemistobeusedonwatersuppliescontainingadetectable
freechlorineresidualatthesysteminletoronwatersuppliesthathavebeendemonstratedtocontainonly
pentavalentarsenic.Treatmentwithchloramines(combinedchlorine)isnotsucienttoensurecomplete
conversionoftrivalentarsenictopentavalentarsenic.PleaseseetheArsenicFactssectionofthisPerformance
DataSheetforfurtherinformation.
• Eciencyratingmeansthepercentageoftheinuentwatertothesystemthatisavailabletotheuserasreverse
osmosistreatedwaterunderoperatingconditionsthatapproximatetypicaldailyusage.
• Theproductwatershouldbetestedevery6monthstoensurethatthecontaminantsarebeingreduced
eectively.PleasecontactyourlocaldealerorCowaytoinitiatethisservice.
• Thisreverseosmosissystemcontainsareplaceabletreatmentcomponents,criticalfortheeectivereductionof
totaldissolvedsolidsandthatproductwatershallbetestedperiodicallytoverifythatthesystemisperforming
properly.Replacementofreverseosmosiscomponentshouldbewithoneofidenticalspecications,asdened
bythemanufacturer,toassurethesameeciencyandcontaminantreductionperformance.
• Theestimatedreplacementtimeoflter,whichisaconsumablepart,isnotanindicationofqualityguarantee
period,butitmeanstheidealtimeoflterreplacement.Accordingly,theestimatedtimeoflterreplacement
maybeshortenedincaseitisusedinanareaofpoorwaterquality.
ModelofFilter Type Usableperiod(months) COSTUS$
WJNF11 NEOSENSEFILTER 6 44.00
WJMF11-50 ROMEMBRANEFILTER 24 140.00
WJIF11
/WJCF11-POST
INNOSENSEFILTER
/POST-CARBONFILTER
18 31.00
WJFF7 FINEFILTER 18 26.00
WJCC-02 CERAMICFILTER 12 11.00
ARSENIC FACTS
Arsenic(abbreviatedAs)isfoundnaturallyinsomewellwater.Arsenicinwaterhasnocolor,tasteorodor.Itmust
bemeasuredbyalabtest.Publicwaterutilitiesmusthavetheirwatertestedforarsenic.Youcangettheresults
fromyourwaterutility.Ifyouhaveyourownwell,youcanhavethewatertested.Thelocalhealthdepartment
orthestateenvironmentalhealthagencycanprovidealistofcertiedlabs.Thecostistypically$15to$30.
InformationaboutarsenicinwatercanbefoundontheInternetattheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency
website:
www.epa.gov/safewater/arsenic.html
Therearetwoformsofarsenic:pentavalentarsenic(alsocalledAs(V),As(+5),andarsenate)andtrivalentarsenic
(alsocalledAs(III),As(+3),andarsenite).Inwellwater,arsenicmaybepentavalent,trivalent,oracombinationof
both.Specialsamplingproceduresareneededforalabtodeterminewhattypeandhowmuchofeachtypeof
arsenicisinthewater.Checkwiththelabsinyourareatoseeiftheycanprovidethistypeofservice.
Reverseosmosis(RO)watertreatmentsystemsdonotremovetrivalentarsenicfromwaterverywell.ROsystems
areveryeectiveatremovingpentavalentarsenic.Afreechlorineresidualwillrapidlyconverttrivalentarsenic
topentavalentarsenic.Otherwatertreatmentchemicalssuchasozoneandpotassiumpermanganatewillalso
changetrivalentarsenictopentavalentarsenic.Acombinedchlorineresidual(alsocalledchloramine)maynot
convertallthetrivalentarsenic.Ifyougetyourwaterfromapublicwaterutility,contacttheutilitytondoutiffree
chlorineorcombinedchlorineisusedinthewatersystem.
TheCHP-03ARsystemisdesignedtoremovepentavalentarsenic.Itwillnotconverttrivalentarsenictopentavalent
arsenic.Thesystemwastestedinalab.Underthoseconditions,thesystemreduced0.050mg/Lpentavalent
arsenicto0.010mg/L(ppm)(theUSEPAstandardfordrinkingwater)orless.Theperformanceofthesystemmaybe
dierentatyourinstallation.Havethetreatedwatertestedforarsenictocheckifthesystemisworkingproperly.
TheROcomponentoftheCHP-03ARsystemmustbereplacedevery24monthstoensurethesystemwill
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