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Helicon S10/S40 Spiral Cartridges Installation Guide 15
Installing the Cartridge Assembly in the Housing, continued
1. Remove the clamps at both ends of the housing sleeve, and remove the inlet
and outlet headers and gaskets.
2. Lubricate the white chevron seals on the cartridge assembly with pure
glycerin.
3. Slide the cartridge assembly into the housing sleeve, outlet end first (the end
without a chevron seal).
4. Lubricate the permeate connector O-rings with glycerin.
5. Push the short end of the permeate connector into the elbow inside the inlet
header.
6. Place a rubber gasket in the groove at the inlet end of the housing sleeve (the
end with a chevron seal visible on the cartridge assembly inside).
7. Place the inlet header onto the sleeve, directing the permeate connector into
the permeate tube in the center of the cartridge assembly.
8. While preventing the outlet end of the cartridge assembly from being pushed
out of the sleeve, push the inlet header towards the cartridge assembly, until
the permeate connector is seated within the cartridge assembly.
9. Clamp the sleeve and inlet header together, tightening the bolts evenly until
the header is secure.
10. Insert the permeate plug into the center hole of the third ATD.
11. With the circular groove in the ATD facing towards the cartridge assembly,
insert the permeate plug into the outlet end of the cartridge assembly.
For proper seating inside the permeate tube, twist the plug slowly, while
gently pushing towards the cartridge assembly.
12. Place a rubber gasket in the groove at the open end of the housing sleeve.
13. Place the outlet header onto the sleeve.
14. Push the outlet header towards the cartridge assembly, until the permeate
plug in the outlet end of the cartridge assembly is seated in the outlet header.
15. Clamp the sleeve and outlet header together, tightening the bolts evenly until
the header is secure.
After installation, follow the instructions in the sections S40/S120: Flushing and
Cleaning and S40/S120: Integrity Testing. Integrity test specifications for three S40
cartridges in an S120 housing are provided.