Culligan Aqua-Cleer Aqua-Cleer Advanced Drinking Water Systems Owner's Manual page 20

Performance
Data Sheet
(con't)
20
Total Defense (TD)
The Total Defense has been tested according to NSF/ANSI 42 and 5 for the reduction of
the substances listed below. The concentration of the indicated substances in the water
entering the system was reduced to a concentration less than or equal to the permissible
limit for water leaving the system, as specified in NSF/ANSI 42 and 5.
Substance Removal
1
Substance Influent
Challenge
Concentration
mg/L
Standard 42
Chlorine 2.0 mg/L + 10%
Chloramines .0 mg/L + 10%
Particulate at least 10,000
(0.5 - < um) Class I particles/mL
Standard 5
MTBE 0.015 + 20%
Cyst Minimum
t
50,000/L
Turbidity 11 mg/L + 1
NTU
Lead 0.15 mg/L +
(pH 6.5) 10%
Lead 0.15 mg/L +
(pH 8.5) 10%
Mercury 0.006 mg/L +
(pH 6.5) 10%
Mercury 0.006 mg/L +
(pH 8.5) 10%
Chloroform (VOC surro- 0.00 mg/L +
gate chemical) 10%
Flow Rate = 0.5 gpm (1.89 Lpm)
Capacity = 1,000 gallons (786 L)
t Based on the use of microspheres or Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts
Testing was performed under standard laboratory conditions, actual performance may vary
Organic Chemicals Included in Surrogate Testing:
Applies to Total Defense (TD) only
Maximum Reduction
Permissible Require-
Product ments
water Con-
centration
mg/L
>50%
0.5 mg/L
>85%
0.005 mg/L
99.95%
0.5 NTU
0.010 mg/L
0.010 mg/L
0.002 mg/L
0.002 mg/L
0.015 mg/L
Minimum Average
Reduction Reduction
97.6% 98.0%
97.6% 98.0%
99.9% 99.9%
74.6% 8.%
99.99% 99.99%
96.6% 98.0%
99.% 99.%
99.% 99.%
96.6% 96.6%
72.4% 95.4%
95.2% 91.0%