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The filtration assembly should already be
. placed close to its final location. Move storage
tank near its final location, which should be within four
feet of filtration assembly. The filtration assembly may
be installed under a sink or in the basement (mounted
to wood floor supports or to the basement wall). For
basement installation order Basement Installation Kit,
Part No. 4373517 available from your Whirlpool dealer.
Property/Product
Damage
DO NOT store or o
2
erate the RO water filtration
system below 32
.
Failure to follow above may result in water
damage to property
or product damage.
Electrical
Shock Hazard
Special care must be taken when drilling
into
walls. Electrical
wires may be concealed
behind
the wall covering.
l
Use only an electric drill with a 3-wire power
supply cord connected
to a grounded receptacle.
l
Check with qualified
electrician
if you are in
doubt as to whether your electric drill is
properly
grounded.
Failure to follow these instructions
could result ir
oersonal
iniurv or death.
3b
If cabinet walls are not solid, place filtration
. assembly on cabinet floor against cabinet wall. If
cabinet walls are solidly constructed, position filtration
assembly on right or left cabinet wall 2 inches (minimum)
above cabinet floor. Mark the location of mounting brackei
holes. Then set water filtration assembly aside. Drill pilot
holes for mounting bracket at locations marked on cabinet
wall. Insert mounting screws in holes and tighten, leaving
a slight gap between screw head and cabinet wall.
&plug
grey push-i
3c
Remove RO
connector
. membrane cartridg
from plastic bag. Hold the
RO cartridge over the sink.
Push in the grey push-in
connector and hold; then
pull short white plug out of
connector and discard.
top of the Rd cartridge with the
slots in the filtration assembly's
receptacle.
Push cartridge up and
turn it % turn to the right to lock it
in place. Cartridge label must face
front. Pull down on RO cartridge to
make sure it's firmly in place.
3d
Remove red cap from
. top of RO cartridge. Allow
preservative
from cartridge to drain into
sink. Rinse off the cartridge with tap
water and dry with a paper towel.
Wet O-ring seals with a little
water. Line
up
the tabs at the
o-ring
seals
t&is
\
cartridge
Product Damage
DO NOT cut or replace
red tubing with white
label. The full length is needed for proper
operation
of the filtration
system.
Failure to follow this instruction
could result in
product
damage.
eq
Push the
v s free end
grey push-in
of red tubing into
the grey push-in connector
at the bottom of the RO
cartridge as far as it will go.
Red tubing from RO cartridg
attaches to green tubing from
faucet. Remove and discard short
piece of blue tubing from push-in
ther end of red tubing. The
should be cut to the shortest
le. Do not cut red tubing.
ing into grey push-in
he red tubing as far as it
3f
To connect free end of orange tubing to saddle
. valve, place the brass compression nut on the
orange tubing (threaded side out), place the plastic
sleeve onto the tubing (discard brass sleeve), push the
insert into the tubing and thread this assembly onto the
opening of the saddle valve. Tighten brass
compression nut with Yz" wrench.
brass
orange
tubing
3s
The storage tank may sit vertically or horizon-
. tally within four feet of filtration
assembly. If storage tank is to be mounted
horizontally on the cabinet floor, use tank
base as a cradle. To set tank vertically,
3h
Push in grey push-in connector on top of
. storage tank to remove small piece of
tubing. Discard this tubing. The storage
tank contains a special disinfectant and
ust be filled with water now. To do
is, remove orange tubing from
filtration assembly and push it into
the storage tanks push-in connector
as far as it will go. Turn storage
tank's blue valve on (up). Turn on cold water
supply. Turn saddle valve handle to the left to open.
Allow tank to fill (approximately
3 minutes). Turn off
cold water supply, saddle valve and tanks valve. Push
in tank's push-in connector and remove orange tubing.
Allow water from orange tubing to drain into a bucket.
Reattach orange tubing to filtration assembly.
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To connect yellow tubing from filtration assembly
. to storage tank, cut yellow tubing to shortest
length possible - no longer than 4 feet. Make sure end
of tubing is clean and blunt and tubing is round. Push
yellow tubing from the filtration assembly as far as it will
go into storage tank's push-in connector.
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