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LabStrong Rapids D003312 User Manual

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Rapids
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User
Type I Water
Manual
Purification System
Rapids™ Type I Water
Purification System
D003312
01/22/2020
LT0033-4

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  • Page 1 Rapids ™ User Type I Water Manual Purification System Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System D003312 01/22/2020 LT0033-4...
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  • Page 3 LabStrong™ Corp. shall not be liable for any damages arising out of or related to the incorrect installation or operation of the unit. LabStrong™ shall have no liability to you or any other person or entity for indirect, spe- cial, incidental or consequential damages of any description, whether arising out of warranty or other con- tract, negligence or other tort, or otherwise.
  • Page 4 All cleaning, decontamination, and shipping costs shall be the sole responsibility of the buyer together with any damage to the goods that might occur in transit to or from LabStrong™ Corp.’s warranty as stated herein is rendered null and void if the defect or malfunction occurred because of misuse, neglect, accident, improper service or other reasons unrelated to defects in materials or workmanship.
  • Page 5 LabStrong™ Cop.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    LT0029-2 rev LT0033-4 ABLE OF ONTENTS Notice, Copyright, Trademarks Warranty, Accessory Limited Warranty Table of Contents List of Figures Using this Manual and Safety Information Introduction Package Contents Compatible Accessories Compatible Cartridges Replacement Parts Regulatory Information Product Information Photo Diagram of the Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System Drawing of the Rapids™...
  • Page 7 LabStrong™ Cop. List of Figures Images Tables Figures Installation step 5 Package Contents 3.11 Settings sub-menu Compatible Accessories 3.12 Specifications sub-menu Installation step 6 Compatible Cartridges 3.14 Help sub-menu Installation step 7 Replacement Parts 3.16 Maintenance sub-menu Installation step 8 Product Specifications 3.18...

  • Page 8: Using This Manual And Safety Information

    LT0033-4 SING THIS ANUAL It is highly recommended to read this manual in its entirety prior to use in order to fully understand how to appropriately install, operate and maintain the Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System. AFETY NFORMATION Your Rapids™ System was designed with safety and functionality in mind. For a safe and optimal use please pay attention to the alert signals throughout the rest of the manual.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    LabStrong™ Cop. NTRODUCTION The LabStrong™ Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System is an easy-to-use and economical Type I ASTM Water Purification System. This water system is ideal for any laboratory that is looking for a system that produces analytical grade water. The Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System is simple to install and mounts directly to the wall near your water source.

  • Page 10: Package Contents

    Items listed below. Table 1.2 Part/Form Part/Form Name Part/Form Description Number LabStrong™ Rapids™ Type I Water The ASTM Type I Water System including all major D003312 Purification System components. See schematic on page 20 Instruction manual detailing the components, LT0033-1 LabStrong™...

  • Page 11: Compatible Accessories

    LabStrong™ Cop. OMPATIBLE CCESSORIES All accessories are sold separately. Consult your distributor or visit www.labstrong.com. Table 1.3 Part Part Name Part Description Number Used for filtering the air. One (1) is included in the FL-001 Air Filter original shipment of the water unit.

  • Page 12: Compatible Cartridges

    OMPATIBLE ARTRIDGES All cartridges are sold separately as kits. Individual components of the kits are listed below along with the available kits and the contents of the kit. To purchase, consult your distributor or visit www.labstrong.com. Table 1.4 Cartridge Cartridge Kit Name...

  • Page 13: Replacement Parts

    LabStrong™ Cop. EPLACEMENT ARTS To purchase, consult your distributor or visit www.labstrong.com. Need technical assistance? Contact us via phone or email at 563-588-8900 or technicalservice@labstrong.com Table 1.5 Part # Part Name Quantity Part # Part Name Quantity ST0033-1 Strap, Velcro™ Cartridge...

  • Page 14: Regulatory Information

    This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by LabStrong Corp. could void the user’s au- thority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 15: Product Information

    Cartridge Storage Shelf life is two (2) years from date of manufacture, provided cartridge remains as delivered from LabStrong™ in the sealed plastic bag. Don’t remove cartridge from bag until use. Keep cartridge away from heat. Exchange capacity is greatly reduced if resins are allowed to dry completely.

  • Page 16: Photo Diagram Of The Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System

    LT0033-4 ™ HOTO IAGRAM OF THE APIDS Table 2.5 Ref. # Description Function Houses the touchscreen display Housing and protects the mechanical Cover components of the unit. Attached by hinge pins on the Cartridge top and magnets on the bottom. Cover It Covers the installed cartridges.
  • Page 17 LabStrong™ Cop. ™ HOTO IAGRAM OF THE APIDS Table 2.10 Ref. # Description Function Rods function as a hinge for attaching the cartridge cover to Metal Rods the unit. The bottom of the cover is secured with magnets. Cartridge Helps attach the cover to the Cover unit.
  • Page 18 LT0033-4 ™ HOTO IAGRAM OF THE APIDS Table 2.13 Ref. # Description Function Conductivity Measures the electrical conduc- Cell tivity of the product water. Pump provides optimal flow Water Pump rates for proper resin exchange while in recirculation mode and Inlet Water Allows supply water to enter Solenoid...

  • Page 19: Drawing Of The Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System

    LT0033-3 ™ RAWINGS OF THE APIDS Table 2.17 Ref. # Description Function Houses the touchscreen display Housing and protects the mechanical Cover components of the unit. Cartridge Attached by magnets, it covers Cover the installed cartridges. Touchscreen Screen that allows a user to op- Display erate the Rapids™...

  • Page 20: Flow Diagram Of The Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System

    LT0033-4 ™ IAGRAM OF THE APIDS Table 2.18 Ref. # Part # Part Name Ref. # Part # Part Name FL0016-1 0.2 µm Final Filter PM0033-8 Pressure Regulator PM-052 Conductivity Cell PM-036 Check Valve PU0033-1 Water Pump PM-050 Check Valve PM0033-6 Inlet Water Solenoid Refer to Kit...

  • Page 21: Photo Diagram Of The Rapids™ Cartridge Kits

    LabStrong™ Cop. ™ C HOTO IAGRAM OF THE APIDS ARTRIDGE D00333 D00332 D00333 D00334 D00332 D00332 D00331 D00331 Image 2.20 Image 2.21 D00336KT - Tap/DI Feed Low Organic D00337KT - Tap Feed Low Organic D00334 D00332 D00332 D00332 D00332 D00331...

  • Page 22: Graphical Touchscreen Diagrams

    LT0033-4 Table 3.6 Ref. # Description Function RAPHICAL OUCH CREEN Access the unit’s main menu Menu Button Home Screen options. Displays the time based on Clock time programmed in the settings menu. When the unit is in off or standby mode, the resistivity System Mode reading will not display.
  • Page 23 LabStrong™ Cop. RAPHICAL OUCH CREEN Main Menu Table 3.13 Ref . # Description Function Press this button to go to Back Button previous screen. Find information on the manual, how-to videos, trou- Help Menu ble shooting, contact your Button distributor, or provide feed- back.
  • Page 24 Rapids was purchased from. Using a smart phone, scan Provide Feed- the code to provide feed- back QR Code back about the Rapids™. Using a smart phone, scan Recycle the code to learn how to Cartridges recycle genuine LabStrong™ Figure 3.14 Page 24...
  • Page 25 LabStrong™ Cop. RAPHICAL OUCH CREEN Maintenance Table 3.17 Ref. # Description Function Replace Read the instructions and Exhausted follow them to replace your Cartridges exhausted cartridges. Read the instructions, click begin and follow the Cleaning prompts to clean the unit.
  • Page 26 LT0033-4 RAPHICAL OUCH CREEN Diagnostics Screen Table 3.19 Ref. # Description Function Notification View a history of all the noti- History fications given by the unit. View information about the current cartridges installed in the unit. Information is Cartridges gathered from the NFC tag, which is read by the NFC tag reader in the Rapids™...
  • Page 27 LabStrong™ Cop. RAPHICAL OUCH CREEN Settings Screen Table 3.21 Ref. # Description Function Use this setting to change Edit Date & the date and time of the Time unit. Sound Use this setting to adjust the Settings volume of the unit.
  • Page 28 LT0033-4 RAPHICAL OUCH CREEN Specifications Screen Table 3.23 Ref. # Description Function Model Shows the model number of Number your Rapids™ Each Rapids™ is given an unique serial number to Serial No. identify it. You may be asked for this number when asking for technical service.

  • Page 29: Safety Precautions Before Installation

    LabStrong™ Cop. AFETY NSTURCTIONS RECAUTIONS EFORE NSTALLATION Precautions before installation (wall mounting) Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System. The Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System can be fed from a pretreated or tap water source. You may find that some municipal tap water supplies contain a high concentration of suspended particles, and dis- solved organic and inorganic materials that can decrease the life of the cartridges installed in the Rapids™.

  • Page 30: Installation Requirements

    LT0033-4 ™ W NSTALLATION EQUIREMENTS FOR THE APIDS ATER URIFICATION YSTEM Table 4.1 Feed Water Requirements Type of Feed water Tap (TDS 100-300 ppm), RO, DI, Distilled Inlet Water Pressure 15 PSI Minimum, 100 PSI Maximum Inlet Water Temperature 4°C to 38°C (40°F to 100°F) <...

  • Page 31: Installation Instructions For The Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System

    225lbs./102kg (56lbs + 4x safety factor).  Mount the system above or close to a sink. The LabStrong™ Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System will weigh approximately 56lbs./26kg once operating. When the system is on and the pump is running, the Rapids™ will also vibrate.
  • Page 32 LT0033-4 NSTALLATION NSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APIDS CONT STEP 3 | Prepare the Rapids™ system by carefully removing the housing cover and detaching the Display Cable.  The metal housing cover is screwed in and attached to the system for shipping. The metal cover needs to be removed before mounting the unit.
  • Page 33 LabStrong™ Cop. NSTALLATION NSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APIDS CONT STEP 6 | Remove the template and screw in the fasteners that will hold the Rapids™ unit to the wall.  Do not tighten yet. Leave about ¹⁄₂ in. - ³⁄₈ in./1.27 cm - 0.95 cm sticking out of the wall in order to mount the system on top of the fasteners.
  • Page 34 LT0033-4 NSTALLATION NSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APIDS CONT STEP 10 | Reattach the metal housing cover back onto the housing of the Rapids™ unit.  It is suggested that two people perform this task to make it easier to complete.  Once the cover is in place, screw back in the seven (7) Phillips™-head screws to reattach the housing cover.
  • Page 35 LabStrong™ Cop. NSTALLATION NSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APIDS CONT INSTALLING CARTRIDGES STEP 14 | Using the Fitting Removal Tool, remove the fittings from the cleaning tubes. If your fittings are not connected to the cleaning tubes, skip this step.  The Fitting Removal Tool is included with your shipment of the Rapids™...
  • Page 36 A green check mark will appear once the Reader successfully scans the tag. - If the NFC tag on your genuine LabStrong™ cartridge is not reading/ scanning, use the test NFC tag in the back of the manual to ensure the NFC tag reader in the unit is functioning.
  • Page 37 LabStrong™ Cop. NSTALLATION NSTRUCTIONS FOR THE APIDS CONT STEP 19| Install the air filter and purge the air from the Rapids™ unit and car- tridges.  Take the air filter that came with the Rapids™ unit and with the arrow facing up, connect it to the air filter tube located on the back right of the housing unit.

  • Page 38: Operation Of The Rapids

    LT0033-4 ™ PERATION OF THE APIDS Failure to follow the instructions and warnings mentioned in this manual will result in the inability to maintain safe operation. Unit is equipped with a timed dispense option. User must be aware of flow rate of water so as not to overfill containers and cause spills onto a bench or floor.
  • Page 39 LabStrong™ Cop. ™ PERATION OF THE APIDS & S CCESSING THE ENUS  The ’MENU’ button is located at the top left of the home screen. This button looks like this:  Once pressed, additional sub-menus are available to choose from in order to perform various functions with the unit.
  • Page 40 All parts listed herein may be ordered from the LabStrong™ distributor from whom you purchased this unit or can be obtained promptly directly from LabStrong™ . When service or replacement parts are needed, Lab- Strong™...

  • Page 41: Service Service Warranty

    The RFID tag does not collect information and is just an electronic label. Information about which cartridges are sold and to what user is collected by LabStrong™ at the time of purchase. This information is associated with the tag for the purpose of enabling the LabStrong™ Link. Information collected at the time of purchase is used by the distributor and manufacturer to provide the user with high quality service.

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting-Notification Codes

    ROUBLESHOOTING NOTIFICATION CODES LabStrong ™ Rapids™ Type I Water Purification System will display notification codes to alert you to situa- tions which require your attention. These situations include periodic maintenance tasks, such as replacing cartridge kits, as well as the occasional malfunction, such as a failure of the Rapids™ to read the NFC tag on a cartridge kit.
  • Page 43 LT0033-3 ROUBLESHOOTING Table 6.3 Issue Possible Causes Solutions The inlet water pressure has Check the inlet water shut off valve, (failed dropped or stopped. valve) PM0033-6. The inlet water flow rate has Check the inlet water filtering system for a Product water flow rate is too low.
  • Page 44 LT0033-4 ROUBLESHOOTING Table 6.4 Issue Possible Causes Solutions Depressurize the system, (relieve the water Water Leak at one of Check to make sure the fitting is pressure) then remove the fitting that is leak- the cartridge connec- pressure down on the cartridge nip- ing and re-seal the fitting back to the cartridge tion fittings ple as far as possible.

  • Page 45: System Maintenance-Initial Cartridge Installation

    INITIAL CARTRIDGE INSTALLATION Carefully read and understand the full written instructions prior to installing cartridges. This unit was designed to work in optimal condition with genuine LabStrong™ cartridges. STEP 1| Press the MENU button. STEP 2| Select and press the MAINTENANCE BUTTON.

  • Page 46: System Maintenance-Exhausted Cartridge Replacement

    LT0033-4 YSTEM AINTENANCE EXHAUSTED CARTRIGE REPLACEMENT Carefully read and understand the full written instructions prior to replacing exhausted cartridges. STEP 1| Press the MENU button. STEP 2| Select and press the MAINTENANCE BUTTON. STEP 3| Select and press the REPLACE EXHAUSTED CARTRIDGES button. STEP 4| Press the BEGIN button.
  • Page 47 LabStrong™ Cop. YSTEM AINTENANCE EXHAUSTED CARTRIGE REPLACEMENT (CONT.) STEP 18| Install the tubing and fittings to the top of cartridges and press the NEXT button. STEP 19| Install the remaining three cartridges in the proper order. Press the NEXT button.

  • Page 48: System Maintenance-When To Change The 0.2 Micron Final Filter (Fl0016-1)

    LT0033-4 YSTEM AINTENANCE WHEN TO CHANGE THE 0.2 MICRON FINAL FILTER (FL0016-1) The final filter is able to remove particulates down to 0.2 µm to provide bacteria-free water . Table 6.5 Issue Solutions When the flow rate through the final filter drops below one liter per minute.

  • Page 49: System Maintenance-Cleaning

    LabStrong™ Cop. YSTEM AINTENANCE CLEANING Wear protective gloves and eye protection when performing the cleaning procedure Carefully read and understand the full written instructions prior to cleaning the Rapids™. Cleaning intervals are dependent on feed water to the unit and product water usage.
  • Page 50 LT0033-4 YSTEM AINTENANCE CLEANING (CONT.) STEP 15| Inject the cleaning solution, Cleaning Syringe, CMX25LS, in the luer lock port until the cleaning syringe is empty. Reattach the plug in the luer lock fitting. Press the NEXT button. STEP 16| Press the CLEAN button. STEP 17| Remove the cleaning tubes and drain tube, begin to install the new cartridges.

  • Page 52: Nfc Tag Reader Tester

    NFC Tag LabStrong™ Cop. Reader Tester 7709 Commerce Park Dubuque, IA 52002 Phone: 563-588-8900 Fax: 563-588-3601 Keep this tag for testing your NFC E-mail: info@labstrong.com tag reader in the Rapids™.

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