Alpkit HIPPO User manual

EASTWOOD | HATHERSAGE | AMBLESIDE
HIPPO
KEEP ME SAFE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE
Introducing Hippo, your new compact water
lter.
IMPORTANT
Thank you for purchasing the Alpkit Hippo hydration lter.
Please curtail your excitement and do not use this product
until you have read, understood, and complied with all the
instructions and warnings contained within this manual.
Failure to do so can result in exposure to harmful
microorganisms and an increased risk of gastrointestinal
illness.
Filter
Filter
Filter
Disposable Bottle
Hydration
Pack
Hydration Pack
Plastic Tube
Plastic
Tube
Plastic Tube
Gravity Feed:
Screw the cap onto a 28 mm
disposable water bottle and attach
the Hippo via the hose, making sure
of the current direction of ow. Insert
the out ow tube into the hydration
pack.
Inline:
Attach hippo to two tubes,
inserting the dirty water end
into the water source. Drink
through the clean water end.
Drink directly from fresh water lakes, rivers and streams with
the attachable straw. Hollow bre membrane lters water
eectively and eciently without chemicals. Lightweight,
compact and easy to use. Setup a gravity ltration system with
hydration pack, PET bottle, or plastic bag. Filter can be easily
cleaned for a longer life; no syringe necessary. Includes water
lter, drinking tube, and collapsible 1l pouch with sport bottle lid.
Weight: 55g
Size: 145 x 39 x 39 mm
Flow rate: up to 1L/min
Filtration pore
size: 0.1 micron
Filters up to 3000L
BPA free, PVC free
Meets USA, EPA and NSF guidelines for removal of 99.99%
bacteria (E.coli, Salmonella, Cholera) and 99.99% protozoa
(Giardia, Cryptosporidium).
HOW TO USE: FILTRATION
Make sure you are always drinking out of the OUT end of
the lter, and that dirty water is fed into the IN end.

SPECIFICATION
Filtration pore size 0.1 Micron
Size 39*15 cm
Weight 55g
Material ABS, UF (Medical Grade), Silicone
Water Flow Approx. 1L/min @ 1.5m water pressure
Shelf Life 5 years
After Usage 2-3 years
Life Capacity Up to 3000L (Depending on water quality)
STERILISING THE FILTER
Sterilise your lter before or after long-term storage to ensure
fresh tasting water.
1. Mix 2.5ml (≈ quarter teaspoon) of dye- and perfume-free
household bleach with 1L water.
2. Filter the bleach solution through the Hippo. Pause when the
lter is still lled with the solution, leave for 30 minutes.
3. Empty the lter, then lter 1 litre of clean water to clear any
remaining solution.
4. After cleaning, open the caps and leave to air dry at room
temperature for one week.
5. After drying, seal caps and store in a cool and dry location
to avoid cross-contamination or damage to the lter’s internal
bres
IN
(Dirty Water)
OUT
(Clean Water)
Drink from
here! Filtration
direction
Backush
direction
Clean Water
Bottle
Dirty
Water
CLEANING AND STORAGE
When the lter slows down or clogs, clean it by backushing with clean water:
· Attach to the bottle to the hippo in the back ush direction and squeezing clean water through.
· Clean the lter every 10 litres to prevent build up and to extend the lter’s lifespan.
WARNING
You are responsible for your own safety and the safety of
those in your group, please use good judgement
! Use the cleanest, clearest water available.
!Filtering silty, cloudy, muddy or glacial stream water or tea-
coloured water that contains visible tannins can clog the lter
faster.
! Discard the rst 200ml of water on rst use.
! Never use the lter to lter seawater or chemically
contaminated water. The lter does not does not remove
chemicals, radioactive materials, or particles smaller than 0.1
microns.
! Do not drop, this may damage the ltration mechanism and
render it inecient/unusable.
!Children must be supervised by adults when using the
Hippo.
!Keep the inlet hose and other potentially contaminated parts
away from ltered water to prevent cross contamination.
!DO NOT freeze the Hippo with water inside; optimum
temperature range: 0˚C - 40˚C.
!Never use a dishwasher or microwave to disinfect parts
because the high heat will damage or melt them.
HOW TO USE: FILTRATION
Make sure you are always drinking out of the OUT end of
the lter, and that dirty water is fed into the IN end.