SpectraPure®
RO MEMBRANE REPLACEMENT
1.Turn off the water supply to the RO system. Place the system where the membrane housing is easily accessible.
2.Remove the black tubing from the membrane feed
by depressing the collar on the fitting with your thumb and pulling the tubing from the
3.Lift the membrane housing from the retention clips.
4.Unscrew the membrane housing lid. This may require two people.
5.Use a pair of pliers to grasp the membrane stem and pull the membrane from the housing (Fig. F).
6.Remove the black housing
7.Insert new membrane into the housing, with the double
8.Place the black housing
9.Reconnect the black tubing to the membrane feed
Note: If you have a
10.Disconnect the yellow concentrate tubing (Fig.C) from the membrane housing and remove the flow restrictor (Fig. D) from the yellow tubing (Refer to the procedure on page
Fig. E: Membrane Housing
membrane feed | black feed tubing | blue product |
water tubing |
membrane housing lid | yellow concentrate tubing |
SpectraPure®
CHECKING THE CONCENTRATE TO PURIFIED WATER RATIO
This procedure will assure you of maximum life and reliability of your SpectraPure System. Failure to perform this procedure can permanently damage the membrane and will void the
In order to maximize the life of your SpectraPure RO Membrane, you may need to adjust the ratio of the concentrate to purified water. If not enough concentrate is allowed to flow past the membrane during operation, the impurities will precipitate out on the membrane surface, clogging the RO Membrane. To keep this from happening, the Concentrate to Puri- fied Water Ratio must be checked and adjusted in order to compensate for pressure and temperature variations that exist in all water supplies. The flow rate of the concentrate must be a minimum of 4X the product flow rate. 4X to 6X is an acceptable concentrate flow rate.
Procedure:
1.Open the cold water supply valve and let the system run for 15 minutes. Direct both tube down the drain.
2.Collect product water from the blue tubing into a measuring cup for one minute. Measure the collected amount in
WASTE (YELLOW) IN MILILITERS______________
DIVIDED BY
PRODUCT (BLUE) IN MILILITERS______________
The resultant is the Concentrate to Product Ratio
(Although not needed in this proceedure, the daily product flow rate in Gallons per Day
(GPD) can be calculated to be equal to the product flow rate times 0.38 ).
3.If ratio is less than 4:1
Disconnect yellow drain line from the membrane housing and then remove flow restrictor. Use the appropriate Flow Restrictor Chart to determine how long to cut the flow restrictor in order to obtain a 4:1 ratio. ( Figure B)
* Please refer to pages
4.If ratio is greater than 6:1, flow restrictor requires replacement (Please contact SpectraPure Inc).
5.Turn on feed supply.
6.Check for Leaks.
7.This completes the procedure.
NOTE: WHEN TESTING AND ADJUSTING THE RATIO THE WATER PRESSURE
SHOULD BE BETWEEN
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