AUTOMATIC
SHUTOFF
WATER IN
GREEN
PREFILTER
5
DRAIN WATER
BLACK
Drain
Water Flow Description
1. Water enters the pre-filter (Cartridge 1). Sand, silt and other sediments are reduced. Chlorine is also
reduced. See Fig. 23.
2. Water leaves pre-filter and proceeds to the Reverse Osmosis Membrane Cartridge.
3. Water enters the Reverse Osmosis membrane. Dissolved solids are reduced.
4. Processed water leaves the Reverse Osmosis Membrane and flows to the storage tank.
5. Drain water with dissolved solids leaves the Reverse Osmosis membrane and flows to the drain.
6. Faucet is activated.
7. Processed water leaves the storage tank and flows to the post-filter (Cartridge 2), where it is filtered to
ensure fresh taste.
8. Water flows to the Reverse Osmosis faucet.
How Your RO Water System Works
PRODUCT
WATER FAUCET
6
Drain Flow
Control
1
RO
MEMBRANE
RED
Reverse Osmosis Water Flow Schematic
PRODUCT WATER
Check
Valve
BLUE
POSTFILTER
3
2
64
8
7
YELLOW
PRODUCT
WATER
STORAGE
4
FIG. 23