Everclean Rinse; Macguard Filter; Puremometer Filter Life Indicator - Kinetico K5 Owner's Manual

Kinetico K5 Drinking Water Station
What Makes Your Drinking Water System
Different is What Makes It Better
Like other Kinetico equipment, the Kinetico K5 Drinking Water Station is
non-electric and demand operated. With demand operation, Kinetico
systems produce high quality drinking water, while they maximize water
efficiency and performance.
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EverClean Rinse
After shutdown, the system initiates
the EverClean Rinse feature, which is
patented and exclusive to Kinetico. The
membrane's surface is automatically
cleansed with and left to bathe in clean,
processed water. The system then
depressurizes the membrane. These
actions extend the useful life of the
membrane, enables it to maintain a
high level of performance and prevents
inorganic contaminants from migrating
into the treated water during shutoff.

MACguard Filter

One of the system's most unique features is the automatic shutoff of the
MACguard Filter. ("MAC" stands for Metered Automatic Cartridge.)
After 500 gal (1895 L) of water have been processed through the
MACguard Filter, it shuts off (no flow or fine stream) to alert you that the
filter is exhausted. The filter cannot be reset, and no more water can be
drawn from the system. This signals the need to change the prefilter and
postfilter cartridges, but more importantly, it prevents you from using the
cartridges beyond their capacity. If overused, cartridges lose their filtration
ability.
PureMometer
Your system is equipped with the PureMometer (rhymes with
thermometer) Filter Life Indicator so you can tell how much capacity
remains in your filter cartridges. Use the PureMometer to estimate when
to purchase replacement prefilter and postfilter cartridges so you won't be
surprised when the failsafe MACguard Filter shuts down the system.
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Filter Life Indicator
Feed
water in
Reverse
Osmosis
membrane
6
Processed
water out
Contaminants
flushed to drain