SpectraPure MAXCAP RO Bedienungsanleitung

REV 05-11-2009

Reverse Osmosis/Ion Exchange Water

Purification System

(Single-90 or Dual-180 Membrane Model)

The MAXCAP RO/DI™System

INSTALLATION AND OPERATING

MANUAL

WARNING

Please read carefully before proceeding with installation. Failure to

follow any attached instructions or operating parameter may lead to

the product’s failure and possible damage to property.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Thank You for your purchase of a

SpectraPure® System. With proper

installation and maintenance, this system will provide you with high quality

water for years to come. All SpectraPure® products are rigorously tested

by us for safety and reliability. If you have any questions or concerns, please

contact our customer service department at 1.800.685.2783 or refer to our

online troubleshooting at www.spectrapure.com.

Table of Contents.........................................................................................................................2

Systems Information

System Specifications..........................................................................................................3

System Description..............................................................................................................4

Installation

System Initialization.........................................................................................................5-6

Measuring Waste to Product Water Ratio...................................................................7

Flow Restrictor Removal, Adjustment and Replacement.................................8-10

Using your Systems Basic Parts

Metering & Diagnostics...................................................................................................11

Filter Diagnostics

Sediment Filter Diagnostic.............................................................................................12

Carbon Filter Diagnostic.................................................................................................13

RO Membrane Diagnostic.......................................................................................14-18

Deionization Cartridge Diagnostic...............................................................................19

Troubleshooting Guide

Troubleshooting Guide...................................................................................................20

Mounting.............................................................................................................................21

Tips & Storage....................................................................................................................22

Warranty.......................................................................................................................................23

Replacement & Optional Parts............................................................................................24

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Sediment Pre-Filter 0.5 micron MicroTec™ sediment pre-filter

Carbon Filter 0.5 micron carbon block pre-filter

RO Membrane Type Thin-Film Composite (TFC)

DI Cartridges

MAXCAP DI

™

SilicaBuster™ DI

Rejection Rate Greater than 98% average

Input Water Pressure 60 psi (4.15 bar) line pressure*

Input Water Temp 77°F (25°C)

Recovery Rate 20% (i.e. 20% of the water will be

collected as pure water)

Nominal Membrane Flow Rates @ 60 psi & 77° F :

GPD (lpd) Product Water Flow Rate Concentrate Flow Rate

90 (340) 235ml/min 940 ml/min

180 (340) 235ml/min 940 ml/min

Reverse Osmosis Membrane Feed Water Requirements

For the 1 year SpectraSelect TFC membrane pro-rated warranty to be honored, the

following conditions must be met:

Operating Pressure* 40 – 80 psi (2.75 – 5.5 bar)

pH Range 3 – 11

Maximum Temperature 100° F (38° C)

Maximum Turbidity 1.0 NTU

Maximum Silt Density Index 5.0 (based on 15 min. test time)

Maximum Chlorine less than 0.1 ppm

Maximum TDS 2000 ppm

Maximum Hardness 10 grains (170 ppm as CaCO3)

Maximum Iron less than 0.1 ppm

Maximum Manganese less than 0.1 ppm

Maximum Hydrogen Sulfide 0 ppm

Langlier Saturation Index LSI must be negative

*Operating pressure less than 40 psi will require a booster pump:

less than 49 GPD use BPLF-MO-115(-230),

more than 49 GPD use BPHF-MO-115(-230).

*Operating pressure greater than 80 psi will require a pressure reducing valve.

SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS:

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1. First, the incoming feed water (1/4” Black line) is passed through a 0.5

micron Micro-Tec sediment pre-filter. This filter is required to remove excess

turbidity (particulate matter) that may cause the carbon block filter to plug.

2. The second stage of filtration is a 0.5 micron carbon block pre-filter. This filter

removes organics and chlorine from the feed water that can damage the

membrane.

3. The third filtration stage of the system is a high rejection thin film composite

(TFC) reverse osmosis membrane. It removes over 98% of most inorganic

salts, all micro-organisms and organics above 100 diatoms molecular

weight.

(90 gpd Systems have 1 membrane, 180 Systems have 2

membranes.)

4. The fourth and fifth stage filter is our

MAXCAP DI

™ cartridge followed by

SpectraPure’s SilicaBuster ™ cartridge.

The

MAXCAP DI

™ system comes equipped with two Dual Inline TDS monitors.

The first monitor shows TDS levels of pre-and post- RO membrane water. The

second monitor helps detect the exhaustion points of the DI stages.

The

MaxCap DI

™ is used as a “roughing” cartridge followed by our original

SilicaBuster™ . For example, if the RO water has 25 ppm TDS (Total Dissolved

Solids) entering a SilicaBuster™ cartridge alone, it may only process about 200

gallons of pure DI water. By placing a

MaxCap DI

™ cartridge in front of the

SilicaBuster™ cartridge,

600 gallons

of water will pass through both cartridges

before the Max Cap DI ™ is exhausted. The SilicaBuster™ DI cartridge will be only

one-third exhausted. A second Max Cap DI ™ will process another

600 gallons

and the SilicaBuster™ cartridge will now be two-thirds exhausted. Only after a

third Max Cap DI ™ cartridge processes another

600 gallons

will the

SilicaBuster™ cartridge finally become fully exhausted.

This example illustrates that three Max Cap DI ™ cartridges plus the original

mixed-bed cartridge will process 1800 gallons of pure DI water. It would have

taken nine original mixed-bed cartridges to produce the same amount of pure DI

water.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are starting up this system for the first

time, or replacing either the membrane or DI cartridge(s), it is very

important that you follow the directions on page 5,

“System Initialization”.

SYSTEM DESCRIPTION:

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IMPORTANT: During the initial rinse-up of the

MAXCAP RO/DI

™, a large ionic load is pre-

sented to the downstream DI cartridges. Be sure to rinse up all new

MAXCAP DI

™ with

the downstream cartridge removed as shown below. This rinsing step will ensure that

the

MAXCAP DI

™ cartridge is initially rinsed up to produce high quality water before con-

necting your downstream cartridge. Failure to rinse this upstream

MAXCAP DI

™ cartridge

may reduce the lifetime of your downstream DI cartridge.

RINSE-UP PROCEDURE:

1. Remove the MaxCap DI™ & Silica-Buster ™ Cartridges and re-install the

empty housing back on the system.

Attach the garden hose adapter to your cold water source. If you want

to permently install the tap water to the system, you will need a Feed Water

Adapter and a Drain Saddle. The Feed Water Adapter connects the cold

water line to the system and the Drain Saddle connects the waste water

(concentrate) to a drain pipe. Never run hot water (greater than 100 F

(38 C)) through system.

2. Place the

Yellow (concentrate)

and

Blue (Product)

tubing into a drain. Do not

restrict flow from these lines.

3. Slowly open the cold water supply valve and allow the housings to fill.

You may use pressure up to 75 psi (5.5 bar). If the pressure is less than 40-PSI,

a booster pump will be required. If the pressure is greater than 80- PSI, a

pressure regulator will be required.

Let system run for 15-20 min.

4. There are two groups of sensor wires. At the end of the wires, you will find a

white connectors. Just insert it into the receptacle on the top of each TDS

monitor. You will then use the Velcro on the back to mount it where desired.

Turn water off to the system & re-install the MaxCap DI™ into its housing.

Turn the water back on and run for 2-5 min. Turn on both TDS meters. Set

the left-side meter to “OUT” and the right-side meter to “IN”.

5. When the right-side meter reads zero, turn the cold water feed off and place

the SilicaBuster™ DI cartridge back into its housing. Turn the cold water feed

back on and run the system until the “OUT” probe of the rigt-hand meter

reads zero.

This completes the rinse-up procedure.

6. Now follow the instructions for testing the concentrate to purified water

ratio on pages 7-10.

SYSTEM INITIALIZATION:

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Fig. A: System Components

TFC RO Membrane

(MEM-xxxx)

.5 micron

MicroTec™

Sediment

Pre-Filter

(SF-MT-.5-

10)

.5 micron

Carbon

Block Pre-

Filter (CF-.5-

10)

Pressure

Guage

(2) TDS

Monitors

DI Cartridge

#1DI-MC-10

“MaxCap”

Cartridge #2

DI-SB-10

“Silica-Buster”

Tap Water

Connection

“Black line”

BLACK LINE: Tap Water Input to system. (Comes with garden hose adapter)

BLUE LINE: Product Water. (Automate the product water with Liquid Leve Controllers)

YELLOW LINE: Concentrated Waste Water. (Goes to drain. Use a drain saddle to

connect to drain pipe)

CHECK:

- Ensure that all fittings are tight and leak-free before leaving the system unattended.

- The concentrate line (yellow) includes a smaller capillary tube (flow restrictor) that is

located “inside” of the tubing. Do not remove or discard this restrictor; the system

will not produce permeate water without the flow restrictor.

Note: It is recommended that at least 2 gallons (7.57 liters) of purified

water be discarded before collecting purified water for use. If the unit is

not used for several days, run the system for at least 15 minutes before

collecting any water.

Upon start-up, air may be trapped in the DI cartridges (housing may not

appear full), this is a normal condition and it will not affect the operation

of the DI system.

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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.

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

Purified 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: (You will need a Stop Watch and Measuring Cup)

1. Open the cold water supply valve and let the system run for 5 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

milli-liters (236 mL = 1 cup)

. Do the same with

the waste water from the yellow line.

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 your ratio is less than 4:1

Disconnect yellow drain line from the

membrane housing and then remove flow restrictor as shown on page 8-9

Use the appropriate Flow Restrictor Chart to determine how long to cut the

flow restrictor in order to obtain a 4:1 ratio. ( page 10)

4. If ratio is greater than 6:1, flow restrictor requires replacement (Please contact

SpectraPure Inc).

5. Turn on feed supply and check for leaks.

6. This completes the procedure.

NOTE: WHEN TESTING AND ADJUSTING THE RATIO THE WATER PRESSURE

SHOULD BE BETWEEN 40-80 PSI. IF YOUR PSI IS BELOW 40, YOU WILL

NEED A BOOSTER PUMP.

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FLOW RESTRICTOR REMOVAL, ADJUSTMENT & REPLACEMENT

1. Locate the yellow concentrate tubing (Fig. B ). Remove tubing from its push-fitting:

a.) Firmly depress and hold the push-fitting collar down with your thumbnail.

b.) While the push-fitting collar is depressed, pull the tubing straight

out of the push-fitting. Once the tubing is removed, release the collar.

2. Carefully remove the flow restrictor assembly, now visible as a plastic insert In the end

of the yellow tubing (Fig. C). You may use an object such as a dull knife to help pry the

flow restrictor insert from the end of the tubing. The entire flow restrictor (consisting

of the insert coller and thin capillary tubing) may then be gently extracted.

Note: Sometimes, the Flow Restrictor might get stuck in the membrane fitting.

To remove, use needle nose plyers and rock the collar back and forth, while

pulling. Take care not to crush or otherwise damage the delicate capillary tubing.

3. Refer to the Flow Restrictor Tables (Fig. D). Find the table that represents the

Flow Restrictor Assembly for the system that you have. Find the product

flow rate in the left-most column and the length of the flow restrictor in the

right-most column.

Example: If your Flow Restrictor Assembly is for a 90 GPD Membrane and

the product flow rate is 175 mL/min, then the flow restrictor length should

be a total of 6 inches (15.2 cm).

Fig. B: Reverse Osmosis Assembly

Top/Rear View

membrane

feed

push-fitting

black

tubing to

membrane

feed

RO membrane yellow concentrate tubing

blue purified water

tubing

black feed water

tubing

(Waste Water)

(Good Water)

(Tap Water)

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4. Using a

new

single-edge razor blade, carefully measure and then cut the

flow restrictor to the total length indicated.

(Do not cut with scissors)

5. Re-insert the flow restrictor assembly into the yellow tubing and firmly

re-seat the insert into the end of the yellow tubing by carefully pressing on

the insert with your thumbnail.

Care should be taken not to crush or other-

wise damage the end of the capillary tubing protruding from the end of

the insert.

6. Re-insert the yellow tubing into its push-fitting in the RO membrane as

follows:

a.) Moisten the O-ring seal inside the concentrate outlet fitting by dripping

a few drops of clean water into the fitting.

b.) Grasp the yellow tubing near the flow restrictor end, and insert the

tubing into the push-fitting. Push the tubing into the fitting until

resistance is felt, approximately 1/2 inch (12.7 mm). The tubing is now

resting on the O-ring seal inside the fitting.

c.) Firmly push the tubing approximately an additional 1/4 inch

(6.35 mm) further into the fitting to completely seat the line into

the fitting and O-ring seal.

7. Turn on the system water supply and check for leaks prior to further use or testing.

If a leak is observed, you may not have pushed the yellow tubing into the push-fitting

far enough to seal the tubing against the O-ring. Turn off the system water supply and

re-seat the tubing as described above.

YELLOW TUBING:

(Disconnected

from membrane

housing’s fitting.

)

CAPILLARY TUBE:

(Specific diameters are

matched for each size

membrane to restrict

the flow of waste

water leaving the RO

membrane’s housing.)

PLASTIC INSERT: (Insert keeps

capillary tube in the yellow line and

prevents it from washing down the

drain. It also forces waste water to

flow through the capillary tubing to

restrict waste water as it leaves the

housing.)

Fig. C: Flow Restrictor Assembly

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Fig. D: Flow Restrictor Tables

(For 4:1 Concentrate to Product Ratio)

ml./min. gpd in. cm.

269 102 1 2.5

233 88 2 5.1

213 81 3 7.6

198 75 4 10.2

183 69 5 12.7

175 67 6 15.2

164 62 7 17.8

154 58 8 20.3

148 56 9 22.9

141 54 10 25.4

136 52 11 27.9

133 50 12 30.5

129 49 13 33.0

128 48 14 35.6

124 47 15 38.1

124 47 16 40.6

PRODUCT RATE CUT TO LENGTH

FR-180

ml./min. gpd in. cm.

490 186 1 2.5

460 175 2 5.1

430 163 3 7.6

400 152 4 10.2

379 144 5 12.7

356 135 6 15.2

344 131 7 17.8

326 124 8 20.3

311 118 9 22.9

300 114 10 25.4

289 110 11 27.9

281 107 12 30.5

270 103 13 33.0

263 100 14 35.6

259 98 15 38.1

256 97 16 40.6

PRODUCT RATE CUT TO LENGTH

(GREEN)

(YELLOW or WHITE)

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