The
f ollowing
a re
c ommon
i nstallation
p roblems
a nd
t heir
s olutions:
H
L
OUSING
Clean,
r e-‐ l ubricate,
a nd
r e-‐ s eat
" O"-‐ r ings.
C
OMPRESSION
While
w e
d on't
s upply
p arts
t hat
u se
c ompression
f ittings,
i f
y ou
u sed
a
s eparate
s addle-‐
tap
v alve
y ou
m ay
h ave
a
c ompression
f itting
t hat
l eaks.
I f
s o,
t ighten
g ently
u ntil
l eak
stops.
I f
g entle
t ightening
d oesn't
w ork,
u nscrew,
t ape
t hreads
w ith
T eflon
t ape
a nd
retighten
s ecurely.
J
G
OHN
UEST
1. Check
t hat
t ubing
i s
c ut
s quare
a nd
i nserted
t o
t he
p roper
d epth.
2. Insure
t hat
w ater
p ressure
d oes
n ot
e xceed
9 0
p si.
U
I
I
NIT
S
NSTALLED
3. Check
t hat
t he
m ain
w ater
s upply
i s
t urned
o n.
4. Check
t hat
t he
a ngle-‐ s top
v alve
a nd/or
s addle-‐ t ap
v alve
i s
o pen.
( Verify
that
S tep
# 13
a bove
h as
b een
a ccomplished
p roperly.)
5. Check
t hat
w ater
s upply
t ubing
i s
f ree
o f
k inks.
6. Check
t hat
a ll
c artridges
a re
i nstalled
w ith
p roper
e nd
u p.
U
I
I
NIT
S
NSTALLED
7. Check
t hat
m ain
w ater
p ressure
i s
a t
l east
3 0
p si.
8. Check
t hat
a ngle-‐ v alve
a nd/or
s addle-‐ t ap
v alve
i s
c ompletely
o pen.
9. Check
t hat
w ater
s upply
t ubing
i s
f ree
o f
k inks.
NOTE:
I f
a
m icrobiological
c artridge
h as
b een
a llowed
t o
d ry
o ut,
i t
m ay
r equire
2 4
–
4 8
h ours
t o
b ecome
r econditioned.
W ater
f low
d uring
t his
t ime
m ay
b e
v ery
slow.
L
W
™
IVING
ATERS
TROUBLE SHOOTING
W
T
EAKS
HERE
HREADS
F
L
ITTINGS
EAK
(P
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S
USH
N
TYLE
B
N
UT
O
B
W
UT
ATER
C
S
M
OUNTERTOP
YSTEM
C
ONNECT
) F
L
ITTINGS
EAK
W
F
ATER
LOWS
F
V
LOWS
ERY
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