Octopus Installation Instructions
Congratulations on your acquisition of the Octopus water treatment system from
Aqua Engineering & Equipment. We hope your system brings you many years of service and
Ultra Pure, Fresh, Clean water. There are a few basic steps we wanted to inform you about when
it comes to installation and maintenance of your water treatment system. If you should have any
difficulties or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us, we would be happy to help you in
any way we can. Your system was custom built to order, and it is now ready to be installed
after you follow a few easy steps. Please follow the steps below closely.
1) Unpack your unit completely. Inspect for any damage or broken parts as a result of
shipping.
2) Unscrew the cap from the right side of the white horizontal canister(s) (RO Membrane
Housing), Remove the BLUE RO Membrane from the clear plastic wrapper and insert
the BLUE RO Membrane in the white horizontal membrane housing, double O
-Ring end
first. Repeat for each RO membrane if you have multiple membranes on your RO system.
*DO NOT REMOVE ANY OF THE WRAPPING FROM THE RO MEMBRANE ITSELF, ONLY
REMOVE THE RO MEMBRANE FROM THE CLEAR PLASTIC PROTECTIVE BAG*
3) Locate and connect the supply side of the equipment. This will be the right side as you
face the system.
Only feed the unit from the
COLD
water supply , DO NOT USE
HOT
WATER as this will melt your membrane. Connect the (1/4”)
BLACK
tubing to the
water supply type you have specified. (IE The Feed adaptor)
4) Locate the
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drain line, and
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open T coming
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flush
loop on the drain exit of the unit. Then place opposite end of the tube
in an appropriate
area for drainage when the unit is operating
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5) Connect the BLUE
(1/4)”
product line that is provided
, in to
the black High Pressure
switch that has a 2” length of Blue tube attached. Plug the opposite end of the pressure
switch into the
left most canister
for
your treated water, When installing a RO, Octopus‟
(Not RO/DI) your High Pressure Switch will be installed and you will simply just plug
your product line into the High pressure switch. You can
now
hook up the opposite end
of the BLUE line to an externa l float or other method of flow control
(like a ball valve)
.
6) Once installed, slowly turn on the water and check for leaks.
Then proceed to plug in the
power chord provided to an electrical outlet. The controller will begin its operations
(discussed in detail below)
It is recommended for RO/DI Octopus‟
that you remove the
DI from its canister and allow the unit to run for an initial
15
minutes,
(skip to step 7 at
this point to create RO product water, if you don‟t restrict the „T‟ valve you will not see
any product water!) both RO and RO/DI Octopus‟ should
discard both the product and
the drain water for the 15 minutes
(assuming you have removed your DI). You can then
reinstall the DI into its original position. The reason for this exercise is to prevent t
he DI
from premature exhaustion from the RO membranes initial
manufacturers
preservative,
Sodium Meta- Bisulfate.
7) IMPORTANT STEP: Locate the
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drain line flush loop again, on the top of the
loop is a „T‟ flow restrictor, This valve will be mostly open as you see it, slowly close
(restrict) the valve until either:
a) 80 psi is reached on the pressure gauge
*Or*
b) The 1:1 waste water ratio is reached.
The system should not be run at any pressure exceeding 80 psi. If the unit is run at any
pressure exceeding 80 psi, this will void all manufacturers‟
warranties.
8) You can now hook your unit into an Aqua Engineering & Equipment Float Valve or
other type of external control, and begin making pure
water!
