GE Side-by-Side Stainless Steel Free-Standing Refrigerators specs

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		% Reduction
	MCL	Challenge
	MCL	Challenge	Average	Maximum	Average	Minimum
Chlorine	–	1.9 ppm	0.02 ppm	0.05 ppm	98.90%	97.37%

T & O	–	–	–	–	–	–

Particulate**	–	200,000	3,978	7,800	98.00%	96.10%

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%
2,4-D	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: 40-120 psi (2.8-8.2 bar), non-shock

•Temperature: 33°-100° F (0.6°-38° C)

•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 2,4-D Reduction
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

Side-by-Side Stainless Steel Free-Standing Refrigerators specifications

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