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5.1 Special note about braided wire plumbing
Braided wire plumbing
Figure 6
Braided undersink
plumbing. DO
NOT attempt to
Install onto this
Corrugated nylon tube
kind of plumbing.
proper seal needed. The inside of braided plumbing lines may vary and therefore may look differently
from this example. Don't let this confuse you. If the plumbing line is braided, DO NOT attempt to install
the feed water needed piercing valve to it. If you have this kind of plumbing there is usually a piece of
copper pipe that is located directly under your kitchen sink's faucet assembly which you can mount to
OR see our 3/8" x 3/8" x 1/4" plumbing adaptor on our website.
5.2 Installing the Needle Piecing Saddle Clamp to the cold water line.
Rotate the horizontal turning bar of the needle piercing valve to the left (counter clockwise) as you
do not want to pierce your cold water line at this stage. Make sure the needle is retracted all the way.
Next, clamp your cold water line TIGHTLY using the needle piercing saddle clamp which can be found
in your Large Parts Bag. (Fig. 7) You will need a Phillips screwdriver and small pair or pliers for this step.
home cold water shut o
Figure 7
Needle piercing
valve in place
on home's cold
water line.
red tubing
5.3 Connecting the feed water line to your system.
Next, take the 2-4 Inch piece of red tube from the Small Parts Bag and insert it into the elbow on the
"INLET" (left) side of the pre-filters (Fig. 8 - next page), then take the manual shut off valve, also found
in the Small Parts Bag, and attach it to the other end of the red tube (Fig. 8 - next page).
To more easily insert the tubing into the various fittings of your system it
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is helpful to remove the blue "C" clip from around the collet and then in-
sert the tubing. After the tubing has been inserted into place, pull lightly
on the tubing in order to make room for the blue "C" clip and then place
the blue "C" clip back into its original position. The blue "C" clip holds the
collet in its proper position while the system is in operation.
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Please Note: DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO INSTALL THE NEEDLE PIERCING
WARNING
SADDLE CLAMP TO BRAIDED WIRE
PLUMBING (Fig. 6).
You can install the needle piercing saddle clamp to
all other forms of cold water lines found under the
common sink, just not the kind of plumbing de-
picted in Fig 6. The braided plumbing in Fig 6 is too
soft a material and will therefore not allow for the
Be sure to install above your
sink's shut off valve.
horizontal turning bar
DO NOT ATTACH TO THE HOT
WATER PIPE—AS HOT WATER
Needle piercing
WILL DAMAGE THE FILTERS
saddle clamp
WITHIN YOUR SYSTEM.
DO NOT PIERCE THE COLD
WATER LINE AT THIS
STAGE !
collet
blue
'C' Clip
S
Please make sure to FIRMLY push the tubing into the various fittings throughout this installation.
Now insert the needle piecing saddle clamp's red tubing into the other side of the Manual Shut Off
valve completing the feed water line pathway to your filtration system.
1
Insert 4 inch piece of
Figure 8
red tubing into elbow
on "water inlet" side of
Complete the
Cap
pre- lter housing
feed water
pathway to your
system by
red tubing
elbow
following the
diagram
"water inlet"
(left) side
(1st pre lter
Side
housing)
view
5.4 Piercing the cold water line
Ensuring the needle piecing saddle clamp is firmly in place, screw down the needle of the saddle
clamp using the horizontal bar on top of the clamp.
Note: You will feel resistance when the needle is piercing the cold water line, so pay attention to the
amount of resistance experienced. This resistance will stop when you have successfully pierced the
cold water line. CAUTION: Do not screw in the needle valve to its maximum depth as you then risk
piercing the opposite side of your cold water line.
After the cold water line has been pierced, turn the horizontal bar on the top of the clamp counter
clockwise (left) until it becomes snug. This retracts the piercing needle creating a path for feed water
to flow into the red tubing – supplying your system with its feed water.
PLEASE NOTE: Do not turn your home's emergency cold water shut off back to its ON position yet!
5.5 Flushing of the Pre-filters
Figure 9
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Flushing the
pre-filters
manual
shut o
valve
This will allow for the water to flow through the three pre-filters and then into your kitchen sink, flush-
ing out any and all loose particulates and carbon dust thereby preventing these initial loose particu-
lates from reaching the 4th stage (Reverse Osmosis Membrane) ensuring the maximum life span of the
Reverse Osmosis Membrane.
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Manual shut
o valve
red tubing
leads to needle
piercing saddle
clamp which
red tubing
is attached to
your home's
cold water line
2
Attach shut
3
Attach the
o valve to
long red
red tubing
tubing to other
side of shut
o valve
Found in your Large Parts
Bag is a coiled length of blue
tubing. Uncoil the tubing
and insert one end into
the "OUTPUT" elbow (right
side) of the three pre-filters
and place the other end of
the blue tubing into your
kitchen sink. (Fig 9)
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