Safety Instructions; Important Safety Information; Safety Precautions - GE PNRQ20RBL Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
safEty INfORMatION
Read, understand, and follow all safety information contained in these instructions prior to installation and use of the GE Reverse
Osmosis systems. Retain these instructions for future reference.
Intended use:
The GE Reverse Osmosis systems are intended for use in filtering potable water in Residential applications, and has not been
evaluated for other uses. The system is typically installed at the point of use, and must be installed as specified in the installation
instructions. Contact a plumbing professional if you are uncertain how to install.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety
messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
WARNING indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death
WARNING
or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor to
CAUTION
moderate injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION used without the safety alert symbol indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, may result property damage.

safEty PREcautIONs

Be sure the water supply conforms with the specification
Guidelines. If the water supply conditions are unknown,
contact your municipal water company or your local health
department for a list of contaminants in your area and a list
of laboratories certified by your state to analyze drinking
water.
WARNING
choking:
• Do not allow children under 3 years of age to have access to
small parts during the installation of this product.
WARNING
ingestion of contaminants:
• Do not use with water that is microbiologically unsafe or of
unknown quality without adequate disinfection before or after the
system. Systems certified for cyst reduction may be used on
disinfected water that may contain filterable cysts. EPA
Establishment #10350-MN-005.
WARNING
hazardous voltage due to an installer drilling through
existing electric wiring or water pipes in the area of
installation:
• Do not install near electric wiring or piping which may be in
path of a drilling tool when selecting the position to mount
the filter bracket.
WARNING
• Depressurize system as shown in manual prior to cartridge
removal.
WARNING
to hydro-pneumatic tank rupture:
• Do not install if water pressure exceeds 120 psi (827 kPa). If
your water pressure exceeds 80 psi (552 kPa), you must install
a pressure limiting valve. Contact a plumbing professional if
you are uncertain how to check your water pressure.
• Do not install where water hammer conditions may occur. If
water hammer conditions exist you must
hammer arrester. Contact a plumbing professional if
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you are uncertain how to check for this condition.
To reduce the risk associated with
To reduce the risk associated with the
To reduce the risk associated with
To reduce the risk of physical injury:
To reduce the risk of physical injury due
install a water
• Where a backflow prevention device is installed on a
water system, a device for controlling pressure due to
thermal expansion must be installed.
WARNING
To reduce the risk associated with
irritation from Sodium Metabisulphite during installation:
• Sodium Metabisulphite (CAS 007681-57-4) is used in a 1%
preservative solution within the reverse osmosis membrane.
• Do not put this system into service before the RO tank is flushed
as specified in the installation instrucitons. Wear eye and face
protection during installation.
• To request an MSDS relating to this product call 203-238-
8965 or visit the web at
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3m/en_us/
msds (click MSDS search). For emergencies, call 800-364-
3577 or 651-737-6501 (24 hours).
WARNING
To reduce the risk associated with
ingesting of water contaminated with sanitizer:
• After installation, sanitizer MUST be flushed from the system
before first use as directed within the installation instructions.
This system has been tested for the treatment of water containing
pentavalent arsenic (also known as As(V), As(+5) or arsenate) at
concentrations
of 0.050 mg/L or less. This system reduces pentavalent arsenic, but
may not remove other forms of arsenic. This system is to be used on
water supplies containing a detectable free chlorine residual or on
water supplies that have been demonstrated to contain only
pentavalent arsenic. Treatment with chloramine (combined chlorine)
is not sufficient to ensure complete conversion of trivalent arsenic to
pentavalent arsenic. Please see the Arsenic Facts section of the
Performance Data Sheet for further information.
This reverse osmosis system contains a replaceable
component critical to efficiency of the system. Replacement of
the reverse osmosis component should be with one of identical
specifications, as defined by the manufacturer, to assure the
same efficiency and contaminant reduction performance.