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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
■ Check with your state and local public works
department for plumbing and sanitation codes.
You must follow these guidelines as you install the
Reverse Osmosis system.
Using a qualified installer
is recommended
.
■ If house water pressure is over the maximum (125
pounds per square inch), install a pressure reducing
valve in the water supply line to the Reverse Osmosis
system.
■ Be sure the water supply conforms with the
Specification guidelines.
If the water supply conditions
are unknown, contact your municipal water company
or your local health department for a list of
contaminants in your area and a list of laboratories
certified by your state to analyze drinking water.
WARNING:
Before using the Reverse Osmosis
system for the first time, the system must be purged.
The Reverse Osmosis cartridge contains a food
grade preservative that must be purged from the
system. The preservative will give product water an
unpleasant taste and odor.
■ This product reduces fluoride in drinking water.
Please consult your dentist if you have questions.
WARNING:
Do not use with water that is
microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality
without adequate disinfection before or after
the system. Systems certified for cyst reduction
may be used on disinfected water that may contain
filterable cysts. This Reverse Osmosis unit contains
a replaceable membrane cartridge treatment
component critical for effective reduction of
Total Dissolved Solids. The water should be tested
periodically to verify that the system is performing
satisfactorily. This system is acceptable for
treatment of influent concentrations of no more
than 27 mg/L nitrate and 3 mg/L nitrite in
combination measured as N and is certified for
nitrate/nitrite reduction only for water supplies
with a pressure of 280kPa (40 psig) or greater.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Read and follow this Safety Information carefully.
■ Install or store where it will not be exposed to
temperatures below freezing or exposed to any
type of weather. Water freezing in the system will
break it. Do not attempt to treat water over 100°F.
■ Do not install on
HOT WATER.
The temperature
of the water supply to the Reverse Osmosis system
must be between the minimum of 40°F. and the
maximum of 100°F. See the
Specification guidelines.
■
Do Not
open the water supply valve until the pipes
have been flushed.
■
Extended non-use of the Reverse Osmosis system
If the system is not used for one week or more,
open the RO water faucet, allow the system to
drain. Close the RO water faucet and allow the
system to regenerate the water supply.
WARNING:
Discard all unused parts and
packaging material after installation. Small parts
remaining after the installation could be a choke
hazard.
■
Sanitize upon installation of the Reverse Osmosis
system and after servicing inner parts, including
replacement of prefilter, postfilter and Reverse
Osmosis cartridge. It is important to have clean
hands while handling inner parts of the system.
See the
Sanitizing the Reverse Osmosis System
section.
WARNING!
For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of
property damage or personal injury.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
PROPER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
This Reverse Osmosis system must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used. If you did not receive Installation Instructions, you can receive one by
calling us toll-free at the GE Answer Center
®
, 800.626.2000.