Important Safety Information - GE GXRV10ABL01 Owner's Manual And Installation

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
WARNING!
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
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:
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.
PROPER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
This Reverse Osmosis system must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation
Instructions before it is used.
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 damage
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.
Read and follow this Safety Information carefully.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of
property damage or personal injury.
Before using the Reverse Osmosis
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 acceptable for
nitrate/nitrite reduction only for water supplies
with a pressure of 280kPa (40 psig) or greater.
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.
This Reverse Osmosis system contains a replaceable
treatment component critical for effective reduction
of total dissolved solids. This product water shall be
tested periodically to verify that the system is
preforming satisfactorily. See the About the Water
Test Kit section.
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