Specifications

3/8" Tubing Product to Storage Ta nk
Ball Valve
Ta nk
Filter
Post
Drain
Cold Water
Supply
Manifold
AC-30
1/4" Tubing
to Faucet
Air Gap
Figure 14
Aqua-Cleer
Faucet
1/4" Tubing
Feed Line
Booster
Pump
Figure 13
Drain
Cold Water
Supply
Post
Filter
1/4" Tubing
to Faucet
Air Gap
Feed Line
1/4" Tubing
AC-30
Manifold
Ball Valve
Ta nk
Figure 15
1/4" Tubing
3/8" Tubing
1/4" Tubing
Permeate
Pump
3/8" - 1/4"
Elbow
1/4" - 3/8"
Tee
Faucet
Aqua-Cleer
Tubing From
Faucet Air Gap
3/8" Tubing
to Faucet
Product
Port
3/8" Tubing Product
to Storage Tank
Tubing From
Faucet Air Gap
Figure 14
Ta nk
Ball Valve
Post
Filter
1/4" Tubing
to Faucet
Air Gap
AC-30
Manifold
Feed Line
1/4" Tubing
Cold Water
Supply
Drain
Figure 13
Pump
Delivery
Drain
Cold Water
Supply
Post
Filter
1/4" Tubing
to Faucet
Air Gap
Feed Line
1/4" Tubing
AC-30
Manifold
Ball Valve
Ta nk
Figure 15
1/4" Tubing
3/8" Tubing
1/4" Tubing
Permeate
Pump
3/8" - 1/4"
Elbow
1/4" - 3/8"
Tee
Faucet
Aqua-Cleer
Faucet
Aqua-Cleer
3/8" Tubing Product to Storage Ta nk
Tubing From
Faucet Air Gap
3/8" Tubing
to Faucet
Product
Port
3/8" Tubing Product
to Storage Tank
Tubing From
Faucet Air Gap
3/8" Tubing Product to Storage Ta nk
Ball Valve
Ta nk
Filter
Post
Drain
Cold Water
Supply
Manifold
AC-30
1/4" Tubing
to Faucet
Air Gap
Figure 14
Aqua-Cleer
Faucet
1/4" Tubing
Feed Line
Booster
Pump
Ta nk
Ball Valve
Post
Filter
1/4" Tubing
to Faucet
Air Gap
AC-30
Manifold
Feed Line
1/4" Tubing
Cold Water
Supply
Drain
Figure 13
Pump
Delivery
Figure 15
Faucet
Aqua-Cleer
Tubing From
Faucet Air Gap
3/8" Tubing
to Faucet
Product
Port
3/8" Tubing Product to Storage Ta nk
Tubing From
Faucet Air Gap
3/8" Tubing
to Faucet
Product
Port
Booster
Installing an RO to Service Other Water Using Appliances
Pressure, Pressure, Pressure
If you are installing a service line from an RO storage tank to an appliance with
a minimum pressure requirement then you may need to consider the following
options so as not to operate below the operating limits of that appliance. This is
important when the appliance has a shutoff that triggers at low or high pressures.
The shutoff low value can range from 20 psi all the way up to 35 psi. In an
RO storage tank the water pressure will drop when it’s being drained. This
reduction in pressure can trigger that shutoff, especially in households where
house pressure measures around 40 psi. Graphs 5, 6 and 7 illustrate this drop
in pressure when a certain volume of water is drained from a storage tank. To
prevent this potential issue we recommend two options. (Figures 13, 14, and 15)
Option 1 - Installation of a demand delivery pump (Figure 13)
This type of pump installs after the storage tank, but before the appliance. The
pump regulates the line pressure using variable speed technology. A setting
inside the electronics package of the pump keeps the line pressure at a set value
- usually 60 psi. This pump is more expensive than a standard booster pump, but
it offers adaptability to varying water pressure conditions. This adaptability makes
it ideal for these types of applications.
Option 2 - Installation of a booster pump (01-0093-34) (Figure 14)
Placing this pump before the RO will increases overall pressure to the system.
If you boost the water pressure from 40 to 80, then the full pressure in the
storage tank will be around 53 psi. Refer to graphs 5, 6 and 7 for the draw-down
pressures for the 2, 3 and 9 gallon storage tanks. These graphs will guide your
sizing decision when installing for this type of application. Increasing the overall
pressure in the system will allow more volume to be drawn from the tank before
the pressure dips below a shutoff value.
Installation of permeate pump (01-0093-34) (Figure 15)
You can also use the Culligan Permeate Pump (01-0161-83) to increase the
pressure inside the storage tank. Installing this non-electric pump in the RO
system will increase the pressure inside the tank up to 90% of the incoming
water pressure. For example at 80 psi house pressure a standard system would
pressurize the tank to 53 psi (80 x 0.67), with a permeate pump that pressure
would be closer to 72 psi. This is a low cost alternative that has the potential to
meet the application requirements.
Aqua-Cleer
Faucet
Drain
Cold Water
Tubing From
Supply
Faucet Air Gap
Feed Line
Post
1/4" Tubing
1/4" Tubing
to Faucet
Air Gap
3/8" Tubing
AC-30
to Faucet
Delivery
Filter
Manifold
Product
Pump
Port
Ball Valve
3/8" Tubing Product to Storage Tank
Tank
Figure 13
Aqua-Cleer
Faucet
Drain
Cold Water
Tubing From
Supply
Faucet Air Gap
Feed Line
1/4" Tubing
Post
Pump
Filter
1/4" Tubing
to Faucet
3/8" Tubing
Air Gap
to Faucet
AC-30
Product
Manifold
Port
Ball Valve
3/8" Tubing Product to Storage Tank
Tank
Figure 14
Aqua-Cleer
Faucet
Drain
Cold Water
Supply
Tubing From
Faucet Air Gap
1/4" Tubing
Post
Feed Line
1/4" - 3/8"
to Faucet
Tee
1/4" Tubing
Permeate
Air Gap
Pump
Filter
1/4" Tubing
AC-30
3/8" Tubing
1/4" Tubing
Manifold
Ball Valve
3/8" - 1/4"
Elbow
3/8" Tubing Product
Tank
to Storage Tank
Figure 15
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