Use and Care Manual
Table Of Contents
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- iSpring Whole House Ultraviolet Light Water Filter
- Installation and Maintenance Manual
- Model UVF55FS
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- Please read the User's Manual Carefully and keep it available
- Overview
- Reminders
- - Please do not install this product outside or at a place where it is exposed to direct sunlight or freezing temperature.
- - Please install this product at a place where it is easy to access and maintain.
- - Avoid jarring/bumping, freezing, overheating and corrosive chemicals.
- Specs and Conditions
- Installation
- Before Installation
- The unit comes with two ports. Both are 1-inch MNPT and can be used as an inlet or outlet. Please choose the correct fittings to fit your plumbing. For easy maintenance, it is recommended that you install an inlet valve and an outlet valve before and ...
- The unit should be installed after a sediment filter, as sediments in the water can block UV light and become a shelter for germs. Thus, water coming into the UV filter must be clear (free of particles larger than 20 microns). It is recommended that y...
- If water flow speed exceeds rated flow, pleaseinstall a flow-limiting or pressure-limiting device. If the water pressure is over 43 psi, pleaseinstall apressure regulator in the inlet/outlet in order to protect the quartz sleeve.
- Please install the filter at a position by the retaining clip, retaining nuts or other mounting device in order to prevent it from dropping due to the vibration caused by water and causing damages to the internal fragile parts.
- The ultraviolet water filter is nota water filter. It is unable to eliminate bad tastes or smells, biological materials, chemicals, silt, heavy metal and other kinds of impurities,and it does it does not reduce sediments which affects the efficiency o...
- Installation Steps
- Step1 - Before mounting the two black plastic clips onto the wall, make sure there is enough room for boththe stainless-steel housing and access for future servicing. It can be installed horizontally or vertically. (If you choose vertical mounting, ma...
- Step2–Open the package to check all components inside: Filter Chamber, UV Lamp, Quartz Tube, O-rings, Electronic Ballast, Clamps, Flow switch. Make sure that the Quartz Tube and UV Lamp are clean before installation (clean it with alcohol or mild dete...
- Step3–Remove both Open and Closed End Nut from filter Chamber.
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- Step4–Install O-ring onto the open end of Quartz Tube (12mm from the edge).
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- Step 5–Insert the quartz tube into the Filter chamber. Step6–Install O-ring onto the closed end of the quartz tube.
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- Step7–Hand-screw closed end nut on the filter chamber(closed end of quartz tube). To protect the O-ring, do not over tighten.
- Step8 –Hand-screw open end nut on the filter chamber (open end of quartz tube). To protect the O-ring, do not over tighten.
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- Step10 –Carefully insert the UV lamp into the quartz tube through open end nut.
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- System Operation
- Water Quality Guidelines
- Maintenance
- - For your safety, ALWAYS wear goggles and turn the power OFF before REPLACING the UV lamp or CLEANING the quartz sleeve!Servicing the unit with power on will also cause damage to the ballast. Never service the UV lamp or quartz sleeve without wearing...
- - Over time, minerals in the water slowly form a coating on the quartz sleeve. This coating must be removed periodically, as it reduces the amount of UV light reaching the water. Please carefully clean the lamp and quartz sleeve at least 3 times a yea...
- - To clean the lamp—Wear rubber, latex or nitrile gloves to avoid contaminating the lamp.
- Unplug the power, shut off both inlet and outlet valves, and remove the entire housing from the water line.Next, drain the water and remove the black rubber cap which has the power cord attached, then remove the lamp from the quartz sleeve. Wipe the l...
- - To clean the quartz sleeve—Use great care when handling the quartz sleeve as it is very fragile; avoid bumping or jarring it.
- Unplug the power, shut off both inlet and outlet valves, and remove the entire housing from the water line. Next, drain the water and remove the black rubber cap which has the power cord attached, then remove the lamp from the quartz sleeve. Pour vine...
- - The UVF55FS is designed to operate continuously and should not be switched on and off frequently.
- The UVF11 series come with a flow sensor that turns the UV unit on and off automatically with water flow.
- - The amount of UV light created by the lamp decreases over time, therefore the lamp should be replaced every 12 months.
- Troubleshooting
- Warranty
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- iSpring Water Systems,LLC
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Reminders
- Please do not install this product outside or at a place where it is exposed to direct sunlight or freezing temperature.
- Please install this product at a place where it is easy to access and maintain.
- Avoid jarring/bumping, freezing, overheating and corrosive chemicals.
Specs and Conditions
Operating Parameters
Maximum Operating Pressure
85psi
Minimum Operating Pressure
4psi
Maximum Ambient Air Temperature
100°F
Minimum Ambient Air Temperature
32°F
Maximum Humidity
100%
Maximum Hardness
120ppm
Maximum Iron
0.3ppm
Minimum UVT
70%
Installation
Vertical or horizontal
Rated Flow
UVF55FS – 12GPM
Rated Service life of the lamp
1 Year
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