How To
Install Your Countertop Water Filter
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This is a simple process.
Start by removing the aerator from your faucet. (See Figure
A at right.) Usually you
can take it off with your fingers. If needed, use pliers.
It's a normal "right hand" thread. Remove by
turning counterclockwise. Save the aerator. If you move your
filter later, you'll need it.
Next, simply screw the diverter valve on in place of the
aerator. It will screw right on to most faucets without a
problem. Be sure the black washer is in place in the diverter
valve. If the valve doesn't fit your faucet, use one of the adapters
included with your filter. (See Figure B.) Probably it will be necessary to use
one of the washers with the adapter.
Our picture (Figure C) shows a faucet that needed an adapter. The white
adapter was screwed onto the faucet, then the diverter valve was
attached to the adapter. Remember that in most cases you won't
need an adapter; the diverter will attach directly to the faucet
threads.
Locate the filter beside the sink, and when you're ready,
turn on the cold water. Start the filter (Figure D)
by pulling out
the small stem on the diverter valve. This will divert water
through the filter. When you first start the filter, there
will be a considerable delay while the filter fills with water.
Eventually, water will come out of the filter's spout. On
subsequent uses, water will come out of the filter
immediately.
Let the filter run for four or five minutes to rinse the new
cartridge and to drive as much air as possible from the filter.
(Figure F.) New filters (and old filters with newly replaced cartridges)
hold much trapped air. Until the air is expelled (which
sometimes takes a couple of days), the filter will not operate
normally. You can drink the water, although it may appear
cloudy and water may continue to dribble from the spout after
the unit is turned off. Both conditions are the result of
trapped air and will soon go away.
As water runs through the filter, the diverter valve remains
opened. When the water is turned off, the valve will return
automatically to closed position and you will have normal use of
your sink. (Figure E.)
Do not run hot water through the unit. It is designed to
process cold water only.
If neither of the adapters included with the unit will adapt
the filter to your faucet, please call or email us for advice.
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