Instructions / Assembly

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SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
The system requires very little maintenance. Just change the filter cartridges regularly as suggested below.
Keep the system indoors away from extreme heat or cold temperatures, and run the system within its
reasonable output capacity (i.e. allow the system to rest at least a few hours a day).
To properly maintain your APEC drinking water system,
please use only genuine APEC Water replacement filters at
www.freedrinkingwater.com/filters
Stages 1, 2 Pre-Filters: Replace every 6-12 months.
(FILTER-SET-QUICK) (Private well water source: may need to replace pre-filters sooner than
6-8 months due to heavy sediments and other particles.)
Stage-3 Membrane: City Water: Replace every 3-5 years depending on input
(MEM-90) water quality, water usage, and prefilter change maintenance
Private Well Water: Replace every 2-3 years depending on
well water quality, and prefilter change maintenance.
Stage-4 Carbon Filter: Replace every 2-3 years
(CT-24CAB)
Important! It is important to change the 2 pre-filters timely, at least every 6-12 months. The
pre-filters protect the stage-3 membrane. If they are not changed timely and
become over-depleted, the membrane will be damaged and the RO system will be
contaminated.
It’s best to use APEC replacement filters. Using “non APEC” and lesser quality filters
may clog up the RO system and damage the membrane.
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asonable output capacity (i.e. allow
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m to rest at least a
f
ew hours a day
).
T
o properly maintain your APEC drinking water system,
please use only genuine APEC Water replacement
f
ilters a
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f
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Stages 1
,
,
2
2
PrPr
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Filters: Replace every
6-
6-
1212
m
o
nth
s
.
(
FILTER-
SESE
T-
T-
QUQU
ICK
)
(P
rivate well wa
te
e
r
r
so
so
urce: may need to replace pre-
f
ilters
so
onon
erer
t
t
h
ha
n
6-8 months
d
d
ue
ue
t
t
o
o
h
he
avy sediments and other particles.
)
)
St
S
ag
g
e
e-
3 Membrane:
City
W
W
at
at
er
er
:
:
W
W
Replace ever
y
3
-5 years
d
e
pe
pe
nd
nd
in
g
g
o
on
input
(M(M
E
EM
-90
)
wa
a
tete
r
r
qu
qu
a
al
ity, water usage, and pre
f
ilter
ch
h
an
a
gege
m
m
aintenan
ce
P
P
ri
ri
v
va
te Well Water
:
Replace every
2
-
3
years
d
epending on
w
we
ll water
q
uali
ty
, and
pr
efilter chan
ge
maintenance.
y
y
Stage-4 Carbon Filte
r:
r:
R
eplace every
2
-
3
years
(
CT-24CAB
)
Important!
p
I
t is important to change the 2 pr
e
e
-f
-f
il
il
tete
rs
r
timely, at least every 6-12 mon
th
th
s.
s.
TT
h
he
pre-
f
ilters protect the stage-3
me
me
mbmb
rane. I
f
they are not changed tim
el
el
y
y
a
an
d
d
become ove
r
-
depleted, the
m
m
emem
br
br
ane will be damaged and the
RO
O
s
ys
y
tem will be
c
ontaminated.
I
t’s best to use A
PE
C
C
re
re
pl
pl
a
ac
ement
f
ilters. Using “non APE
C”
C”
a
a
n
nd
lesser quality
f
ilters
may clog up th
e
e
RO
RO
s
ystem and damage the mem
br
an
e.