Kenmore 625.381560 Owner's Manual page 19

How Your RO Water System Works
WASTE WATER
WATER
IN
RED
Water Flow Description
1.
Water enters prefilter. Sand, silt and other sediments are reduced. Chlorine is also reduced.
2.
Water leaves prefilter and proceeds to the Reverse Osmosis Cartridge.
3.
Water enters the Reverse Osmosis membrane. Dissolved solids are reduced.
4.
Processed water leaves the Reverse Osmosis Membrane and flows to the storage tank.
5.
Waste water with dissolved solids leave the Reverse Osmosis membrane and flows to the drain.
6.
Faucet is activated.
7.
Processed water leaves the storage tank and flows to the post filter filtered to ensure fresh taste.
8.
Water flows to the Reverse Osmosis faucet.
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air gap
gravity
drain
AUTOMATIC
drain flow
SHUTOFF
control
GREEN
1
PREFILTER
5
RO
MEMBRANE
Reverse Osmosis Water Flow Schematic
PRODUCT
WATER FAUCET
6
PRODUCT WATER
check
valve
BLUE
POSTFILTER
3
2
8
PRODUCT
WATER
STORAGE
7
YELLOW
4
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