Lw12Ilkcac (Horizontal Housing ); Optional Cartridges; Lw12Ilcal; Lw12Ildi - Living Waters TR1 Installation, Instruction And Warranty Manual

This m icrobiological c artridge i s b est u sed w hen w ater h as b een p re-­‐ t reated b y t he
LW10PAC2.5. S uch p re-­‐ t reatment w ill n ot o nly r emove a w ide v ariety o f c hemicals, b ut w ill
substantially e xtend i ts s ervice l ife.
The a verage s ervice l ife o f t his c artridge i s 1 ,500 g allons o r 1 y ear ( if w ater h as b een p re-­‐
filtered b y t he L WKCAC®) o r 7 50 g allons o r s ix m onths w ithout s uch p re-­‐ t reatment. I n
either c ase, r eplace w hen w ater f low i s d iminished f or r easons o ther t han a n " air-­‐ l ock". A ir
locks c an h appen w hen t he s ystem i s d rained o f w ater ( usually w hen t he p receding f ilters
are c hanged) a nd a ir e nters t he f ine p ore s tructure o f t he c apillary m embrane e lement.
Water f low i s r estored o ver t ime a s t he t rapped a ir g radually d issipates ( 2-­‐ 3 d ays).
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the f ilter t hat c an h andle a v ariety o f o ptional c artridges d epending o n y our w ater n eeds. I t
comes s tandard w ith a L W12ILKCAC, w hich i s a m ini-­‐ v ersion o f o ur w hole h ouse c hemical
removal s ystem. I t c ontains c atalytic c arbon a nd K DF®55 t o r emove c hlorine, c hloramine,
disinfection b y-­‐ p roducts, v olatile o rganic c hemicals, i nsecticides, h erbicides, s olvents,
MTBE, p erchlorate, a trazine, p harmaceutical r esidues, a nd h eavy m etals a s e fficiently a s
the b est r everse o smosis s ystems w ithout t he w ater w aste a ssociated w ith R O.
Chloramines c an i mpart a n " acrid" t aste a nd o dor t o w ater a nd c an a lso c ause i rritation t o
the l ining o f t he g astrointestinal s ystem. I n s pite o f t his p roblem, w ater t reatment p lants
are u sing t his c ompound i nstead o f c hlorine t o d isinfect w ater. T his i s d one i n o rder t o
minimize t he f ormation o f t rihalomethanes ( THM's) w hich a re n ow k nown t o b e f ar m ore
carcinogenic t han p reviously s upposed. U nlike c hlorine, c hloramines a re e xtremely
persistent i n w ater. T hey d o n ot e vaporate o ut o f w ater, a nd t hey g o r ight t hrough m ost
treatment t echnologies i ncluding r everse o smosis a nd d istillation s ystems t hat d on't u se
this c artridge. T he a verage s ervice l ife o f t his c artridge i s 1 y ear.

LW12ILCAL

For p eople w ho w ant t o r aise p H o r a dd a dditional a lkaline m inerals i n t heir w ater t his
cartridge i s f illed w ith a s pecial m edia t hat w ill a dd c alcium a nd m agnesium t o t he w ater.

LW12ILDI

When i t i s n ecessary t o r emove c ertain i onic i mpurities i n t he w ater, t his c artridge i s f illed
with a s pecial m ixed b ed d eionizing r esin t hat w ill p olish w ater t o a v ery l ow T DS.
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