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Waterite Excelight EL08NSFAK Owner's Manual

Waterite Excelight EL08NSFAK Owner's Manual

Nsf 55a certified residential ultraviolet water disinfection system
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NSF 55A CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL ULTRAVIOLET
WATER DISINFECTION SYSTEM
OWNER'S MANUAL
For Excelight Ultraviolet system model
EL08NSFAK
IMPORTANT!
READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TERMS OF THE
MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY ON PAGE 14 OF
THIS MANUAL.
FILL OUT THE WARRANTY
REGISTRATION CARD WITH THE CSA NUMBER
FOUND ON THE BALLAST
R1
©Copyright 2020 by Waterite, Inc.

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  • Page 1 For Excelight Ultraviolet system model EL08NSFAK IMPORTANT! READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TERMS OF THE MANUFACTURER’S WARRANTY ON PAGE 14 OF THIS MANUAL. FILL OUT THE WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD WITH THE CSA NUMBER FOUND ON THE BALLAST ©Copyright 2020 by Waterite, Inc.
  • Page 2 Please take the time to read this manual completely so that you may provide the correct installation and maintenance, ensuring optimal system safety, performance and life. REGISTER YOUR PRODUCT ONLINE AT WATERITE.COM OR FILL OUT THE INCLUDED PRE-PAID, SELF ADDRESSED POSTCARD. WARNING!

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Danger - To reduce the risk of electrical shock, this system must be grounded. Connect your UV system to a grounded, GFI protected (3 pronged) receptacle (120vac 60hz) and ensure that the lamp connector ground wire is securely attached to the grounding lug on the UV chamber.
  • Page 4 SYSTEM COMPOMENTS Electrical Sleeve Mounting Chamber Thermal Sleeve O rings Bracket (2) Control Valve Power Flow Cord Restrictor Transmittance Ballast Quartz Ultraviolet Thermal Control Sensor 120vac Sleeve Lamp Valve Adapter BALLAST AND DISPLAYS Function display mj/cm Reset Transmittance indication Button Monitor Port (2 pin) On/Off...

  • Page 5: Installation Cautions

    Where microbiological activity is indicated to be present in your water source, it is highly recommended that additional disinfection barriers be used in addition to your UV system. This could include water well chlorination using a pellet dispenser, inline chlorine injection using a dosing pump and a contact tank, <1-micron absolute filtration or ozone injection.
  • Page 6 1. Shut off the main water supply valve. 2. Mount the unit to the wall in the selected location using the brackets and screws provided. (Fig. 1) 3. Mount the power supply beside or above the reactor vessel to assure that any leaks cannot migrate to the power source.
  • Page 7 WARNING: If soldering copper pipes, do not allow heat near plastic or nylon threads or fittings. 10. Remove the chamber end caps. Note that the quartz sleeve has not been factory installed. Remove it from its packaging. Use a soft non-abrasive cloth to handle the sleeve.
  • Page 8 ON/Lamp Fault and the cumulative operation hours will be displayed on the screen. 19. Before service begins all household, plumbing lines should be disinfected. (See PLUMBING DISINFECTION PROCEDURE BELOW). 20. Your Excelight NX UV Disinfection System is now ready for use. PLUMBING SYSTEM DISINFECTION PROCEDURE THE FOLLOWING DISINFECTION PROCEDURE IS GENERALLY ACCEPTED AS BEING SUITABLE FOR THE DISINFECTION OF PLUMBING SYSTEMS...
  • Page 9 4. Turn the valves to the open position and let the water flow. 5. Open all faucets, fixtures and appliances in turn until you can easily smell chlorine. This includes outside faucets, laundry machines, showerheads and any device or appliance attached to the plumbing system. Close the fixtures and let the system sit for 4 hours.
  • Page 10 rises in the UV chamber. This should change back to Green when water is being used. Lamp Failure: When the UV power source detects a lamp failure or enters the auto shut down mode due to abnormal operating conditions, the Lamp Operation Hours timer will freeze and “LAMP FAILURE”...

  • Page 11: Operating And Maintenance

    OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE Your Excelight NX UV System is “ON” continuously during normal operation. After periods of not using your water supply exceeding two to three days, it is recommended to open all faucets and flush your plumbing system for one to two minutes.

  • Page 12: System Replacement Parts

    8. Once the unit is re-assembled, Open a tap downstream of the UV. Slowly open the shutoff valves and purge the air from the system. 9. Ensure there are no leaks at the end caps before connecting the power to the system.
  • Page 13 UV DOSAGE CHART FOR 3-LOG ORGANISM INACTIVATION Approximate ultraviolet energy levels at 254-nanometer units wavelength required for 99.9% destruction of various microorganisms UV energy in mWs/ cm² (1mj/cm² = 1000 mWs/cm²): BACTERIA MOULD SPORE mWs/ cm² mWs/ cm² Agrobacterium Aspergillus flavus 8,500 99,000 tumefaciens...
  • Page 14 BACTERIA Pseudomonas aeruginosa 10,500 (environmental strain) Salmonella enteritidis 7,600 VIRUS Salmonella paratyphi Bacteriophage 6,100 6,600 (Enteric fever) (E. coli) Salmonella 15,200 Hepatitis virus 8,000 typhimurium Salmonella typhosa 6,000 Influenza virus 6,600 (Typhoid fever) Sarcina lutea 26,400 Poliovirus 21,000 Serratia marcescens 6,200 Rotavirus 24,000...
  • Page 15 Waterite, Inc. does not assume any liability for personal injury or property damage caused by the use or misuse of any of the above products. Waterite, Inc. shall not in any event be liable for special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages.
  • Page 16 WATERITE, INC. Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada www.waterite.com...

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