Sanitization Procedure - Kinetico Water Systems Aqua Kinetic A200 Manual Del Usuario

Sanitization Procedure

If you choose to change the cartridges on your A200 Drinking Water System yourself,
you must use a sanitization kit available from your Kinetico dealer. Follow the
instructions to fully sanitize your system. Wash your hands thoroughly and do not
touch any internal portions of the system. Or call your local, authorized Kinetico
dealer who can change the necessary filters, disinfect your system and analyze your
water to be sure it is of the best quality.
WARNING: To avoid possible injury and property damage. This system must be properly
depressurized before attempting to remove any cartridge or other component.
NOTE: Be prepared to catch any water when disconnecting and sanitizing your system.
A. Remove the decorative cover. Close the cold water supply valve. Open the
drinking water tap to drain the storage tank. Wait until all the flow stops at
the open tap before continuing (this may take several minutes).
B. Remove the prefilter and postfilter cartridges
accidental water spills when removing the cartridges. Discard the cartridges.
Remove the membrane cartridge from the center of the bracket assembly
. Drain this cartridge into a pan or the sink and retain it for reinstallation
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C. Fill the sanitizer cartridges full with clean water. Add 1 dropper (5 mL) of
regular, unscented household bleach (5.25% sodium hypochlorite) to the
center of each cartridge
postfilter and membrane heads
D. Close the drinking water tap. Be sure the storage tank valve is open. Slowly
open the cold water supply valve and allow chlorinated water to fill the
storage tank for approximately four to five minutes.
E. Close the cold water supply valve and the storage tank valve. Open the
tap to depressurize the system. Remove the sanitizer cartridges
Be prepared to catch accidental spills from these cartridges. Drain the
cartridges. Set aside one of the cartridges for use in Step G. Retain the other
two sanitizer cartridges for future use. Close the tap.
F. Install the new postfilter cartridge into the postfilter head on the right-hand
side of the bracket manifold. Install the membrane cartridge into the center
of the bracket manifold
G. Mix 1/3 cup clean water with one level teaspoon of Iron Out or sodium
metabisulfite. Add this solution to the sanitizer cartridge left from Step E.
A small, plastic household funnel or the dropper provided in Kinetico's
sanitization kit may aid in adding solution to the cartridge. Be sure to
throughly wash the funnel before using for any other purpose. Add enough
clean water to this cartridge to fill it and install it to the prefilter head
. Install the sanitizer cartridges into the prefilter,
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