Performance Data Sheet
GE SmartWater Filtration System
GWF Cartridge
Health Claim Performance Certified by NSF/ANSI*
(100% safety factors built in for unmetered usage)
Standard No. 42: Aesthetic Effects
Parameter | USEPA | Influent | Effluent |
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| MCL | Challenge |
| Average |
| Maximum | Average | Minimum |
Chlorine | – | 1.9 ppm | 0.02 ppm |
| 0.05 ppm | 98.90% | 97.37% | |
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T & O | – | – | – |
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Particulate** | – | 200,000 |
| 3,978 |
| 7,800 | 98.00% | 96.10% |
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Standard No. 53: Health Effects
Parameter | USEPA | Influent | Effluent | % Reduction | |||
| MCL | Challenge |
| Average | Maximum | Average | Minimum |
Turbidity | 1 NTU*** | 24.3 NTU | 0.07 NTU | 0.1 NTU | 99.71% | 99.59% | |
Cysts | 99.95% Reduction | 105,750 |
| 26 | 55 | 99.97% | 99.95% |
Lead at pH 6.5 | 15 ppb | 160 ppb | 1 ppb | 1 ppb | 99.37% | 99.37% | |
Lead at pH 8.5 | 15 ppb | 150 ppb | 1.8 ppb | 4.3 ppb | 98.80% | 97.13% | |
Lindane | 0.0002 ppm | 0.00062 ppm | 0.00005 ppm | 0.00005 ppm | 91.93% | 91.93% | |
Atrazine | 0.003 ppm | 0.0084 ppm | 0.002 ppm | 0.003 ppm | 76.19% | 64.28% | |
0.100 ppm | 0.272 ppm | 0.042 ppm | 0.090 ppm | 84.89% | 67.63% | ||
Asbestos | 99% | 690 MFL/ml | 0.32 MFL/ml | 1.2 MFL/ml | 99.95% | 99.82% | |
*Tested using a flow rate of 0.5 gpm (1.8927 l/m); pressure of 120 psig (8.437 kg/cm 2); pH of 7.5±0.5; temp. of 68°±4.5° F (20°±2.5° C)
**Measurement in particles/ml
***NTU = Nephelometric Units
Operating Specifications
•Capacity: certified for up to 500 gallons (1893 liter); up to one year
•Pressure requirement:
•Temperature:
•Flow rate: 0.5 gpm (1.9 lpm)
General Installation/Operation/Maintenance Requirements
•Flush new cartridge at full flow for 3 minutes to purge out trapped air.
•Replace cartridge when flow becomes too slow.
Special Notices
•Installation instructions; parts and service availability; and standard warranty are included with the product when shipped.
•This drinking water system must be maintained according to manufacturer’s instructions, including replacement of filter cartridges.
•Do not use with water that is microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality without adequate disinfection before or after the system. Systems certified for cyst reduction may be used on disinfected water that may contain filterable cysts.
•The contaminants or other substances removed or reduced by this water treatment system are not necessarily in your water.
•Check for compliance with the state and local laws and regulations.
System Tested and Certified by NSF International against ANSI/NSF Standard 42 & 53 for the reduction of:
Standard No. 42: Aesthetic Effects | Standard No. 53: Health Effects |
Chemical Unit | Chemical Reduction Unit |
Taste and Odor Reduction | Lead and Atrazine Reduction |
Chlorine Reduction, Class I | Lindane and |
Mechanical Filtration Unit | Mechanical Filtration Unit |
Particulate Reduction, Class I | Turbidity Reduction |
| Cyst and Asbestos Reduction |
NSF®
Manufactured for: General Electric Company, Louisville, KY 40225
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