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HOW TO REPLACE MEDIA IN A
BACKWASHING FILTER
GENERAL INFORMATION
Point-‐ o f-‐ e ntry
( POE)
w ater
t reatment
a ppliances
a re
d esigned
t o
t reat
w ater
a s
i t
enters
a
b uilding
o r
a
h ome.
U nlike
p oint-‐ o f-‐ u se
( POU)
f ilters
t hat
t reat
s mall
amounts
( up
t o
1
g allon
p er
m inute)
o f
w ater
f or
d rinking
p urposes,
P OE
a ppliances
are
u sually
i nstalled
o n
¾ "
o r
l arger
w ater
l ines
a nd
t reat
a ll
t he
w ater
( flows
o f
6
t o
10
g allons
p er
m inute
o r
m ore)
a fter
i t
e nters
t he
b uilding.
The
p urpose
o f
t he
t reatment
d etermines
t he
t ype
o f
e quipment.
H ardness
i s
often
c ontrolled
b y
w ater
s ofteners
t hat
u se
a
r esin
t o
r emove
c alcium
a nd
magnesium
i ons.
T hese
r esins
m ust
b e
r egenerated
w ith
s alt
f rom
a
s eparate
b rine
tank
a nd
b ackwashed.
C arbons
a re
u sed
t o
r emove
a
v ariety
o f
c ontaminants
l ike
volatile
o rganic
c hemicals
t hat
c an
c ause
o ff-‐ t astes
a nd
o dors.
S pecialty
c arbons
a re
used
t o
r emove
m ore
d ifficult
t o
r emove
c ontaminants
l ike
c hloramines,
M TBE,
hormone
d isruptors,
e tc.
A
v ariety
o f
s pecialty
r esins
a re
u sed
t o
r emove
c olor
caused
b y
t annins.
S till
o ther
m edia
a re
u sed
t o
r emove
e xcess
i norganic
contaminants
l ike
h ydrogen
s ulfide
( rotten-‐ e gg
o dor),
i ron
a nd
m anganese
t hat
cause
r ed
a nd/or
b lack
s taining,
o r
t reat
w ater
t o
p revent
c orrosion.
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Summary of Contents for Living Waters AuaRinse LWMMF10
- Page 1 HOW TO REPLACE MEDIA IN A BACKWASHING FILTER GENERAL INFORMATION Point-‐ o f-‐ e ntry ( POE) w ater t reatment a ppliances a re d esigned t o t reat w ater a s i t enters ...
- Page 2 No m atter t he t ype, e ach o f t hese m edia m ust b e r egenerated a nd/or backwashed p eriodically t o m aintain t heir e ffectiveness. T his p rocess i s u sually automatic, ...
- Page 3 DIAGRAM OF A LIVINGWATERS™ BACKWASHING FILTER WITH CLACK VALVE AND VORTECH TANK VS. TYPICAL FILTER. Page 3 of 8...
- Page 4 GUIDE TO REPLACING MEDIA Get a copy of the service manual for the appliance, read it, and keep it handy. If this is a first time installation skip to step to Step 15 below. Otherwise go on to Step 3. Turn off the water to the unit by using the bypass valve.
- Page 5 Unplug the electrical connection to the control valve. Remove any tubes or plumbing that connect the control valve to other equipment such as brine tanks, etc. Remove any tubes or plumbing that connect the appliance to drains for backwashing purposes. Carefully unscrew the control valve from the top of the tank and set aside.
- Page 6 Make sure distributor tube is properly connected to the Vortech® plate. Fill the tank approximately one-third with water to act as a buffer so the media will not break the distributor tube. Slowly pour the appropriate amount of media. For carbon/KDF® tanks pour KDF®...
- Page 7 Screw the control valve on the tank until it becomes tight. (Be sure to hold the control valve where there will be no damage to the valve from the pressure you exert from tightening the valve back onto the tank.) Reposition and level the tank if necessary to assure proper alignment.
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