Acala AcalaQuell One User manual

Instruction Manual for the Water Filter Systems: AcalaQuell®One
and AcalaQuell Swing®
Congratulations for purchasing the AcalaQuell®One/Swing Water Filter
You have in your hands a high quality product from the house of Acala GmbH. A water
system which provides safety against impurities in your drinking water, as well as good taste.
The latest filter technology has been utilised effectively to purify and treat your water.
High-performance active carbon and an ion exchanger reduce undesired lime, nitrates, bad
taste and smells, poisonous heavy metals and other substances found in tap water. The long-
lived microsponge sustains the filter capacity for a longer period. The optional lime filter
reduces in addition lime from the drinking water.
Special, highly developed materials form the nucleus of the PI-technology (PI means: back to
the origin or „living water”), to return the positive influences of nature to the water.
Your AcalaQuell offers a simple way to produce great-tasting water, anywhere and at any
time, and using only the force of gravity it creates a delicious drinking water that is
pleasurable to drink. If you want your drinking water to be cooled, just place the AcalaQuell
water system in your fridge door!
Try out for yourself how much better coffee, tea and food can taste and how plants grow in
reaction to this water. You will be pleasantly surprised!
We wish you a lot of pleasure with the AcalaQuell water filter!
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AcalaQuell
Lid with date display
Crown
Silicon sealing ring
AcalaQuell
Crown lid
AcalaQuell
Microsponge
AcalaQuell
Filter cartridge
AcalaQuell
Additional lime filter
(optional)
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Never use soap or cleaning agents on the AcalaQuell cartridge or microsponge and lime filter!
Do not use boiling water and do not put any parts of the system into the dishwasher! Touch
the filter cartridge, microsponge and lime filter only with clean hands or with household
gloves, in order to maintain the hygienic conditions!
Use only a soft cloth when cleaning to avoid scratches on the plastic!
Take off all the packaging from the filter and the filter cartridge. Clean the container and other
parts of the system (apart from all filters) with a mild soap or detergent and rinse it afterwards
with clean water.
If possible soak the cartridge under running cold water for about a minute until no more
carbon dust comes out.
Our materials are free from glue, our high-performance activated carbon and mineral rocks
are poured, they are thus loose in the cartridge. They can loosen during the transport, this is
completely harmless and this is washed out by rinsing.
Please remove the upper tank and push the cartridge with the narrow side at the head through
the round opening in the upper tank. Push the cartridge down with the narrow side, and insert
the cartridge with a screwing motion so deeply, until the cartridge seal sits on the base (see the
picture).
AcalaQuell
Base
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Put the upper tank in the filter case (take-out container).
Soak the microsponge until it becomes soft (20 to 60 minutes). By pressing the microsponge
you can accelerate this process. Place the soft, wet microsponge into the crown of the
cartridge. If it is sufficiently wet, it will remain in the crown.
Rinse the filter one more time by filling the upper tank with water four times and pouring
away the filtered water, or by watering your plants with it. Do this until the filtered water is
clear and free of any turbidity.
Adjust the date for the next change of filter.
The AcalaQuell®is now ready for use. Fill the upper tank and enjoy your filtered and
energy-enhanced water. Use only drinking or tap water, which is approved for human
consumption.
MAINTENANCE
Do not expose the water filter to direct sunlight. The darker the place where the filter is put
the better. Thanks to its ideal size you can also put your AcalaQuell in the door of your fridge.
Filter at least 2 litres daily.
Wash the water tanks regularly so that it stays clean and free of residues.
For the cleaning of the tanks use mild cleaning products, or a mild soap solution (except all
the filters).
Don’t use abrasives, scratchy sponges or paper towels to clean the plastic parts, as these will
scratch the surface.
Use a soft cloth to dry it.
If the microsponge has deposits or if it changes colour, it can be rinsed like a normal sponge
using clear, lukewarm water. Please press it and do not twist it. If the conduit pipe is in a bad
condition, more deposits can form. In this case we recommend you to rinse the microsponge
more often.
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Remove the lime from the upper tank, the collecting container and the lid 1-2 times a year or
as necessary using common household citric acid. With this you sanitize both tanks at the
same time.
If you do not use the filter for a couple of days, keep it cool, preferably in the fridge. If the
taste of the water is unusual, then empty the filter and fill it up again until the normal, good
taste has returned.
If you are away longer than 3 days then empty the filter completely of water and store your
AcalaQuell in the fridge.
If you are away for longer than 7 days do with the cartridge and the microsponge the same
you did on the first time you used the filter.
If you are away for longer than 2 weeks we recommend that you do not continue to use the
cartridge but to replace it.
Our tip: take your AcalaQuell with you on your trips and enjoy the delicious water!
FREQUENCY OF FILTER CHANGE
AcalaQuell filter cartridge: every 2 months
AcalaQuell microsponge: every 6 months
AcalaQuell lime refill unit: 2-6 weeks
The lifespan of the components depends upon the usage and can also vary according to the
water quality. The more contaminated the water, the shorter the lifespan of the filters. If you
have heavily contaminated water and intense usage at the same time, please change the
cartridge after 6 weeks, and the microsponge as necessary. In the case of filtering above-
average contaminated water, the capacity of the microsponge will be reduced in a much
smaller measure, by constantly eliminating sediments.
The lime content of your tap water determines the lifespan of the lime filter.
REMINDERS
Note down the date of the installation on the service sheet prepared for that!
The mechanical counter on the lid is made to remind you when to change the AcalaQuell®
cartridge. Set the date of the last cartridge change there (month left, day right). The
mechanical counter cannot be rotated so easily, in order to avoid an unintentional and
mistaken turning of the date. With the aid of a spoon, for instance, you can set the counter to a
later date.
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