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CHECK:
- Ensure that all fittings are tight and leak-free before leaving the system unattended.
- The concentrate line (yellow) includes a smaller capillary tube (flow restrictor) that is
located “inside” of the tubing. Do not remove or discard this restrictor; the system
will not produce permeate water without the flow restrictor.
- All of the following conditions must be met before water will flow through the
system. The water source must be turned “ON” and the water level in the reservoir
tank must be below the low level float, if present.
Note: It is recommended that at least 2 gallons (7.57 liters) of purified water be discarded before
collecting purified water for use. If the unit is not used for several days, run the system for at least
15 minutes before collecting any water.
Upon start-up, air may be trapped in the DI cartridges (housing may not appear full), this is a
normal condition and it will not affect the operation of the DI system.
SYSTEM INITIALIZATION
IMPORTANT: During the initial rinse-up of the
MAXCAP RO/DI
™, a large ionic load is presented to
the downstream DI cartridges. Be sure to rinse up all new
MAXCAP DI
™ with the downstream
cartridge removed as shown below. This rinsing step will ensure that the
MAXCAP DI
™ cartridge
is initially rinsed up to produce high quality water before connecting your downstream cartridge.
Failure to rinse this upstream
MAXCAP DI
™ cartridge may reduce the lifetime of your downstream DI
cartridge.
RINSE-UP PROCEDURE:
1. Remove the MaxCap DI™ & Silica-Buster ™ Cartridges and re-install the empty housing
back on the system. Attach garden hose adapter to your cold water source.
Never run hot water (greater than 100 F (38 C)) through system.
2. Place the Yellow (concentrate) and Blue (Product) tubing into a drain. Do not restrict
flow from these lines.
3. Slowly open the cold water supply valve and allow the housings to fill. You may use
pressure up to 75 psi (5.5 bar). If the pressure is less than 40-PSI, a booster pump will
be required. If the pressure is greater than 80- PSI, a pressure regulator will be
required.
Let system run for 15-20 min.
4. Turn water off to the system & place the MaxCap DI™ back into its housing. Turn on
both TDS meters. Set the left-side meter to “OUT” and the right-side meter to “IN”
then turn water back on to system.
5. When the right-side meter reads zero, turn the cold water feed off and place the
SilicaBuster™ DI cartridge back into its housing. Turn the cold water feed back on and
run the system until the “OUT” probe of the rigt-hand meter reads zero.
This completes the rinse-up procedure.
6. Now test the concentrate to purified water ratio on page 9-12.
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Reconnect the tubing to the membrane housing. Place the
flow restrictor in a safe location where it will not be accidentally
crushed or damaged.
11. Put the yellow concentrate tubing and the blue product
water tubing in the drain and turn on the system water supply.
Allow the system to flush for several minutes.
12. Turn off the water supply to the system. Remove the yellow
tubing from the membrane housing and replace the flow restrictor.
13. Re-insert the flow restrictor end of the yellow tubing into
its push-fitting at the RO membrane and reconnect the yellow
concentrate tubing to the membrane housing.
14. Turn on the water supply to the system and check for leaks. Check,
and if necessary adjust, the Concentrate to Purified Water Ratio per
the procedures.
Fig. F: Removing the Membrane Element
Fig. G: Inserting the New Membrane Element
black
membrane
brine seal
black
membrane
housing
O-ring
membrane
product
water tube
double
O-ring end of
membrane
product
water stem
tube
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