GE Refrigerator warranty General Installation/Operation/Maintenance Requirements, Special Notices

Performance Data Sheet

SmartWater FiltrationSystem

GWF/ HWF Cartridge

Thissystemhas been tested accordingto NSF/ANS142,/53for reductionof the substanceslimed below.

The concentrationof theindicated substancesin water entering the systemwas reduced to a concentration less than or equal to the permissiblelimit for water leaving the system,as specified in NSF/ANS142,/53.*

(100%safety factors built in for unmetered usage)

Standard No. 42: Aesthetic Effects

Parameter

USEPA

hzfluent

Effluent

% Reduction

MCL

Challenge Concentration

Average

Maximmn

Average

Minimum

Chlodne

2.0 mg/L

+ 10%

0.02 ppm

0.05 ppm

98.90%

97.37%

T&O

m

m

pa,_dculatv**

at least 10,000

pa*_dcles/mL

3,978

7,800

98.00%

96.10%

Standard No. 53: Health Effects

F_araalleter

USEPA

hlfluent

Effluent

% Reduction

MCL

Challenge Concentration

Average

Maximum

Average

M'mlmmn

Turbidity

1 NTU***

ll

+ 1 NTU***

0.07 NTU

0.1 NTU

99.71%

99.59%

99.95%

Reduction

Minimum 50,000 L

26

55

99.97%

99.95%

Lead

at pH

6.5

15 pph

0.15

rag/L+

10%

1 ppb

1 pph

99.37%

99.37%

Lead

at pH

8.5

15 pph

0.15

rag/L+

10%

1.8 ppb

4.3

pph

98.8%

97.13%

Lindane

0.1R102 ppm

0.002

mg/i.

+ 10%

0.00005

ppm

0.0(_'105ppm

91.93%

91.93%

Atrazine

0.003

ppm

0.009

mg/L

+ 10%

0.002

ppm

0.003

ppm

76.19%

(;4.28%

2,4-1)

0.100

ppm

0.210

mg/L

+ 10%

0.042

ppm

0.090

ppm

84.89%

67.63%

Asbestos

99%

1O_Io 10" tlbm_/L;

0.32 MILL/ml

1.2 MI_L/ml

99.95%

99.82%

fibers

greamr

dmn

10 micromete*>

in length

*Testedusing a flow rate of 0.5gpm; pressureof 60 psig;pH of Z5 _ 0.5; temp.of 20° +-Z5°C

**Measurementin Particles/mLParticlesusedwereO.&-I microns

***NTU=NephelometricTurbidityunits

w,. _eqta, ed

Reduction

>50%

>85%

Mr.. R_mred

Reduction

0.5NTU

>99.95%

0.010 mg/L

0.010 mg/L

0.0002 mg/L

0.003 mg/L

0.07mg/L

99%

Operating Specifications

•Capacity: certified for up to 300 gallons (1135 1); up to six months for models without a replacement filter indicator light; up

to one year for models with a replacement filter indicator light

•	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 ale

•Replace cartridge when flow becomes too slow.

Special Notices

•Installation instructions, parts and service availahility, and standard warranty are included with the product when shipped.

•This drinking w-ater 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 1or 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 1or compliance with the state and local laws and regulations.

•Note that while the testing was performed under standard laboratory conditions, actual performance may vary. Systems

must be installed and operated in accordance with manufacturer's recommended procedures and guidelines.

System "l_smd and Certified by NSF International against ANSI/NSF Standard 42 & 53 for

the reduction o1_

Standard	No.	42: Aesthetic		Effects		Standard No. 53: Health Effects
Chemical	Unit					(;heroical		Reduction	Unit
'l_tste	and	Odor Reduction				Eead	and AtraTine		Reduction
Chlorine		Reduction				iJndane		and 2,4-I) Reduction
Mechanical		Filtration	Unit			Mechanical		Filtration	Unit
Particulate		Reduction,		Class	1	'I\u'bidity		Reduction
						(_st and Asbestus Reduction
Manufactured		fi)r: General		Electric	Company,	Louisville,	KY	40225

4O