General Information; Sanitizing Procedure - EcoWater ETF2300PF10 Owner's Manual

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SEDIMENT FILTERS
A sediment filter removes, sand, clay, silt, or fine
organic matter from water. You can see sediment in
water by holding a sample, in a clear glass, up to a
light. The particles are either suspended or settled to
the bottom of the glass.
"Filter Aggregate" mineral mechanically filters the sed-
iment particles as water passes through the bed.
This mineral lasts indefinitely when properly main-
tained.
ACID NEUTRALIZERS
Acidic water (6.0 to 6.8 pH) is corrected with an acid
neutralizer filter. Acidic water, although sometimes
clear in appearance, shortens the life of iron pipe, and
corrodes copper or brass pipe and fittings. It causes
green or blue stains on plumbing fixtures and may
etch porcelain enamel over a period of time.
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Care is taken at the factory to keep your water filter
clean and sanitary. Materials used to make the filter
will not infect or contaminate your water supply, and
will not cause bacteria to form or grow. However,
during shipping, storage, installing and operating,
bacteria could get into the filter or media. For this
reason, sanitizing as follows is suggested* when
installing.
Pour about 1 oz. (for ETF2300PF10), or 2 oz. (for
ETF2300PF12), of the following disinfectant into the
filter:
1. Calcium hypochlorite, available in granular or tablet
form, under trade names such as Perchloron or
HTH.
2. Common 5.25% household bleach, such as Clorox.
NOTE: ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS - Activated
carbon will absorb the sanitizing agent,
expending some capacity.
Acidic water, as it passes through the filter's
Neutralite mineral bed, dissolves some of the mineral.
This raises the pH above 6.8, to neutralize the acid.
Because the mineral does dissolve, the filter eventu-
ally needs refilling. The time between refills varies
with the degree of acidity and how much water is
used. The average life of the bed is about one year.
TASTE & ODOR FILTERS
A taste and odor filter removes most tastes, odors
and certain organic colors from water. Bad tastes
and odors are due to a variety of causes (chlorine,
petroleum, tannins, etc.). The activated carbon min-
eral of a taste and odor filter has a high capacity for
absorbing these im-purities.
The activated carbon bed usually lasts for about one
year. However, high amounts of tastes and odors
and/or excessive water usage may shorten this time.
Activated carbon is nonregenerative and needs
replacing when exhausted.
Start a recharge: From the rolling status screens,
press the SELECT ( ) button to display the Main
menu. Make sure Recharge is highlighted, then
press SELECT ( ). Press DOWN (6) to scroll to
Recharge now, then press SELECT ( ) twice. You
should hear the valve motor run as the filter begins
recharging. This recharge flushes "fines" from the
new mineral. The sanitizing bleach and any air
remaining in the unit are purged to the drain.
The filter returns to service in about 30 minutes. After
the recharge has completed, fully open a cold water
faucet downstream from the filter and allow 50 gal-
lons of water to pass through the filter. This should
take 20 minutes. Close the faucet. Sanitizing
process is complete.
*NOTE:
Sanitizing is recommended by the Water Quality
Association for disinfecting. On some water sup-
plies, they suggest periodic sanitizing.
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