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WaterWorks TM
Undersink Reverse Osmosis
HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
Model RO 2000
Installation
Operation
Maintenance
Repair Parts
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS WHEN
INSTALLING, OPERATING
AND MAINTAINING YOUR REVERSE
OSMOSIS SYSTEM...
CALL TOLL FREE
System Tested and Certified to
ANSI/NSF Standard 58. See
1-800-86 WATER
performance data sheet for details,
Manufactured by EcoWater Systems, Inc, PO BOX 64420, ST. PAUL, MN 55164 Part No. 721 4105 (10/99)
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS - Safety Guides ................................................ 2-3 What Your Home Drinking Water System Will Do ..................... 3 Things To Check Before You Start To Install ....................... 4-5 How To Install Your Home Drinking Water System ................. 5-11 How Your Home Drinking Water System Works .................. 11-12 Care Of Your Home Drinking Water System ..................... 13-16 Dimensions And Specifications ...................................
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- SAFETY GUIDES - house water pressure is over the maximum, DO NOT USE THE SYSTEM ON install a pressure reducing valve in the water MICROBIOLOGICALLY UNSAFE WATER, OR WATER OF UNKNOWN QUALITY supply to the Home Drinking Water System. WITHOUT ADEQUATE DISINFECTION BEFORE OR AFTER THE SYSTEM. Do not install the Home Drinking Water System Systems certified for cyst reduction may outside, or in extreme hot or cold temp- be used on disinfected water that may eratures. Temperature of the water supply
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- THINGS TO CHECK BEFORE YOU START TO INSTALL - I ELECTRONIC • PARTS IN THE SHIPPING CARTON -- Unpack FAUCET the carton carefully so needed parts are not discard- BASE ed by mistake. Included are: DRAIN ADAPTER _ _ WATER £ _,/_1 _b')_tl SADDLE VALVE (_ _ _ t SUPPLY _,,_ --. RO , I ASSEMBLY _ .t FAUCET ASSEMBLY _ BATTERY _ WITH HOLDER BATTERIES (4) • WATER SUPPLY -- The cold water supply to filter carbon cartridge removes chlorine from the water before it enters the RO membrane. your Home Drinkin
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- THINGS TO CHECK BEFORE YOU START TO INSTALL - REMOTE LOCATION -- You can install the RO • REPLACING ANOTHER RO SYSTEM -- We assembly or water supply saddle valve in another suggest you remove all parts of another RO system, place away from the RO faucet (please see page and use everything included with your new RO system. 2O). - TOOLS AND MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED - ==9/16" open end, or adjustable wrench • electric drill and bits, if hole is needed for the • standard pliers, and larger adjustabl
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- HOW TO INSTALL YOUR HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM - STEP 1 -- INSTALL THE COLD WATER SUPPLY SADDLE VALVE (FIG. 2) • Install this valve on the COLD water pipe to the WATER SUPPLY SADDLE VALVE kitchen sink (FIG. 2). NOTE: In Massachusetts, use • This valve has a cutting pin and will make its own plumb4ng code 248-0MR. hole in copper or plastic pipe. To install on iron pipe, you have to drill a 1/8" diameter hole for the cut- ting pin. COLD DANGER (IF DRILLING PIPE): TO PROTECT CHECK LOCAL WATER COD
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- HOW TO INSTALL YOUR HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM - INSTALL THE DRAIN ADAPTER • Use FIG. 3 and the following guides. Note: Consult a plumber if you are not familiar with plumbing procedures• 1. Use a ferrule and nut to assemble the drain tubing connector to the drain adapter. Turn the connector to about 45 ° from the 12:00 position, as shown (to 10:00 or 2:00 position). Tighten the nut securely. 2. Carefully disassemble the sink drain pipe and clean the tailpiece to assure a leak-tight fit• ferru
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- HOW TO INSTALL YOUR HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM - ASSEMBLE FAUCET AND INSTALL - continued B. ASSEMBLE FAUCET (FIG. 4) 1. Remove the hex nut, and all other parts shown in the dotted line box, FIG. 4. FAUCET AND BASE ASSEMBLED 2. Insert the faucet stud through the top gasket and faucet base. Then, replace the hex nut and tighten. faucet body DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN AND BREAK THE FAUCET BASE. NOTE: The faucet may include some small parts that are not used. 3. Wet the o-rings (2) on the faucet spout. Pu
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- HOW TO INSTALL YOUR HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM - tighten the nut. NOTE: Cut tubing as needed for neat appearance, but keep long enough to alllow easy service of the RO system. 7. If needed, cut the 1/4" tubing (marked "1/4" BARB ON FAUCET") to length. Then, push the end faucet base -_ all the way onto the 1/4" barb fiting on the faucet. 1/4" barb fitting 3/8" barb 8. Take the 27" long separate piece of 3/8" tubing fitting and pass 1 end down through the faucet support. Push the other end all t
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- HOW TO INSTALL YOUR HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM - MAKE REMAINING RO CONNECTIONS - continued C. CONNECT TUBING TO WATER SUPPLY Use the tubing insert, ferrule and nut, at the water B. CONNECT TUBING, FAUCET TO DRAIN TUB- supply saddle valve, to fasten the remaining 1/4" ING CONNECTOR tubing (marked "WATER SUPPLY"). Tighten the Looking at FIG. 7 and page 16, run the 3/8" x 27" nut with a wrench. tubing from the RO faucet, to the connector at the adapter you installed in the sink drain pipe. Cut th
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- HOW TO INSTALL YOUR HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM - the RO system. At that time, carefully check all fit- tings and tubing connections for any water leaks. 1. After the storage bladder has filled (takes about Correct leaks if any are found. 4 hours), open the system faucet until the bladder is empty. E. IMPORTANT PURGING INSTRUCTIONS: The RO cartridge contains a food grade preser- 2. Allow the bladder to fill again for about 4 hours, vative that you should clean from it before using then open the
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- HOW YOUR HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM WORKS - POSTFILTER - continued light comes on after 6 months, or after 900 gallons of product water use. water. High quality drinking water flows from the FLASHING AMBER "RO" - The RO membrane postfilter and to the faucet. cartridge needs replacing. (BE SURE TO NOTE: Before going to the faucet, product water REPLACE BA-I-FERIES...SEE ABOVE, TO passes through the electronic box and remaining ASSURE PROPER "RO" LIGHT OPERATION.) TDS is measured by a sensor. Th
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- CARE OF YOUR HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM - PREFILTER CARTRIDGE - You must replace POSTFILTER - Always replace the postfilter at the the prefilter cartridge often to protect the RO mem- same time you replace the prefilter cartridge. The brane from being destroyed bychlorine, and/or from postfilter gives the product water a final filtering of plugging with sediments from the water supply. If any tastes and/or odors that may remain. you have chlorine in the water, replace the cartridge TO REPLACE
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- CARE OF YOUR HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM - RO MEMBRANE CARTRIDGE - The useful life for the RO membrane to become useless. A small, of the membrane cartridge depends mostly on the cone-shaped screen is positioned over the flow con- pH (see page 17) of your supply water. The lower trol (FIG. 9) to help keep the flow control clean. the pH, the longer the membrane will last. For ex- ample, if the feed water has a pH of about 7.0, the Every time you work on the RO system, check the cartridge may las
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- CARE OF YOUR HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM - SANITIZING THE RO SYSTEM 7. Install the RO housing, push downward and rotate 900 clockwise to lock in place. Sanitizing is recommended upon installation of the 8. Replace the tank shutoff valve and rotate 900 to RO system, and after servicing inner parts of the lock. RO housing, and cap. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE SERVICE PERSON TO HAVE CLEAN HANDS 9. Using the o-ring seal, replace the vacuum relief WHILE HANDLING INNER PARTS OF THE valve. SYSTEM. 10. DO
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- CARE OF YOUR HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM - RO CARE GUIDE MODEL RO 2000 WITH MONITOR IMPORTANT: BEFORE DOING THE FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE, BE SURETO RELIEVE PRESSURE AND ALLOW AIR TO ENTER THE TANK, STEPS 1, 2 AND 3, PAGE 12. t. Replace the prefilter cartridge and postfilter when the amber "FILT" light begins to flash while taking product water from the RO faucet. Clean or replace the flow control and screen. and replace the batteries in the electronic control box. 2. Replace the RO membrane cartri
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- DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS - •=-- 8_ 1/8,,--.-_ 21" METRIC Supply water pressure limits ...................................... 40-125 PSI 280-860 kPa Supply water temperature limits ..................................... 40-100OF 5-40oc Maximum total dissolved solids (TDS) ............................... 2000 PPM Maximum water hardness @ 6.9 pH .................................. 10 GPG Maximum iron, manganese, hyd. sulfide .................................... 0 Chlorine in supply water (SEE PA
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- REPAIR PARTS - WaterWorks _ HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM Undersink Reverse Osmosis MODEL RO 2000 ] I 36 -----_(_ DRAIN I ADAPTER I 35 ---'-'-"_(_;J[ I"'---,_ 5 34 "'"""_ _ 33 .-.----.-_ "_ 37 32 --"--'-_,_ 27 i I 1 I O I I TO 7 AIRGAR i • 1/4" BARB 24 _ 26 \ Z 3 "'\ I / 19 ..... _ ....... ""-L I 18 ...,..,_ 38 / L_ SADDLE VALVE NOTE: Codes in the state of Massachu- setts require installation by _ licensed plumber, and do not permit the use of the saddle valve, For installation, use pFumbfng code
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- REPAIR PARTS - WaterWorks TM HOME DRINKING WATER SYSTEM Undersink Reverse Osmosis MODEL RO 2000 KEY PART KEY PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF PART NO. NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF PART 1 7205465 Faucet 27 7167764 Flow Control 2 1260600 Washer 28 709503O Cone Screen 3 7207734 29 Adaptor (Includes key nos. 2 & 4) 4 9043201 3O 7115610 Nut, 3/8" Tubing O-ring Seal, 3-1/8" x 3-3/8" O.D. 5 7192230 31 7110466 Drain Adapter RO Cap 6 9003204 32 7113846 Nut, 1/4" Tubing (6) Support, Plunger 7131331 7 33 7113838
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- REMOTE INSTALLATION LOCATION - INSTALLING RO ASSEMBLY, AND/OR SUPPLY SADDLE VALVE IN REMOTE LOCATION Longer lengths of tubing are available from Sears stand pipe drains. It is very important to keep the (see page 19) for installingthe RO assembly, and/or end of the RO drain tubing at least 1-1/2" above water supply saddle valve away from the RO faucet. the drain point. This provides an air gap to prevent Examples: In the basement, under the kitchen or a back-siphon of sewer water. bathroom sin
