GE Smart Water PNRV18ZWW01 User manual

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Owner’s Manual
7178919 Part No. 215C1002P005–1 Pub. No. 49-5803
Osmosis Filtration System
Reverse
Faucet
& Base
Tested and certified to ANSI/NSF
Standard 58 for TDS reduction.

Congratulations!
You Are Now Part of the GE Family.
Welcome to the GE family. We’re proud of
our quality products and we are committed
to providing dependable service. You’ll see
it in this easy-to-use Owner’s Manual and
you’ll hear it in the friendly voices of our
customer service department.
Best of all, you’ll experience these values
each time you use your water system. That’s
important, because your new system will be
part of your family for many years. And we
hope you will be part of ours for a long time
to come.
We thank you for buying GE. We
appreciate your purchase, and hope you
will continue to rely on us whenever you
need quality appliances for your home.
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Important!
Staple sales slip or cancelled
check here.
Proof of the original purchase date
is needed to obtain service under
the warranty.
Write the model and serial numbers
here.
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You can find them on the side of the
tank.

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GE & You,
A Service Partnership.
Inside you will find many
helpful hints on how to use and
maintain your water system
properly. Just a little preventive
care on your part can save you a
great deal of time and money
over the life of your system.
Read this Manual
Ask any GE appliance owner and they will
tell you we stand behind our products with
unmatched quality service. However, did
you know that most questions result from
simple problems that you can easily fix
yourself in just a few minutes? This
Owner’s Manual can tell you how.
You’ll find many answers to
common problems here.
If you review our chart of
Troubleshooting Tips first,
you may not need to call for
service at all.
Review the Section on
Troubleshooting Tips
If you do need service, you can
relax knowing help is only a
phone call away. A list of toll-free
customer service numbers is
included in the back section.
Or you can always call the
GE Answer Center®at
800.626.2000, 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
If You Need Service
Safety Information . . . . . . .4, 5
Specification Guidelines . . . . . .6
Operating Instructions . . .7-11
Care and Cleaning . . . . . . .12–17
Troubleshooting Tips
Before You
Call For Service . . . . . . . . .18–20
Customer Service
Warranty Information . . . . . . .23
Service Telephone
Numbers . . . . . . . . . .Back Cover
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.
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For your safety, the information in this manual must be
followed to minimize the risk of property damage or
personal injury.
■Check with your state
and local public works
department for plumbing
and sanitation codes. You
must follow these guidelines
as you install the Reverse
Osmosis system.
Using
a qualified installer is
recommended.
■ If house water pressure is over
the maximum (125 pounds
per square inch), install a
pressure reducing valve in
the water supply line to the
Reverse Osmosis system.
■ Read the other limits (pH,
water hardness, etc.) in the
Specification Guidelines.
■ This product reduces fluoride
in drinking water. Please
consult your dentist if you
have any questions.
WARNING: Do not use
with water that is
microbiologically unsafe or of
unknown quality
without
adequate disinfection before
or after the system, such as
single user wells, or other non-
public water systems not
regulated by federal or state
health and safety
requirements. The water
should be tested periodically
to verify that the system is
performing satisfactorily.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
WARNING!

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This Reverse Osmosis system must be properly installed
and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions
before it is used. If you did not receive Installation
Instructions, you can receive one by calling us toll-free
at the GE Answer Center®800.626.2000.
PROPER INSTALLATION
■ Install or store where it will not
be exposed to temperatures
below freezing or exposed to
any type of weather. Water
freezing in the system will
break it. Do not attempt to
treat water over
100°F.
■
Do not install on HOT WATER.
The temperature of the water
supply to the Reverse Osmosis
system must be between the
minimum of 40°F. to the
maximum of 100°F. See the
Specification Guidelines.
■ Do Not open the water
supply/saddle valve until the
pipes have been flushed.
WARNING: Discard all
unused parts and packaging
material after installation.
Small parts remaining after
the installation could be a
choke hazard.
■Sanitizing is recommended
upon installation of the
Reverse Osmosis system, and
after servicing inner parts. It
is important for the service
person to have clean hands
while handling inner parts of
the system. See the
Sanitizing
the Reverse Osmosis System
section.
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The system makes a good supply of drinking water each day.
How much it will make depends primarily on these things…
Feed water pressure—pounds per square inch (psi)
40–125
Feed water temperature limits—minimum/maximum degrees F.
40–100
Water quality
Maximum total dissolved solids (TDS)—parts per million (ppm)
2000
Maximum water hardness @ 6.9 pH—grains per gallon (gpg)
10
Maximum iron, manganese, hydrogen sulfide
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Chlorine in water supply
Allowable*
Feed water pH limits (pH)
4–10
Percent rejection of TDS, minimum (new membrane)**
92
*Chlorine removed (maximum of 2.0 ppm) by the Reverse Osmosis
Prefilter…regular replacement of the prefilter is required. Chlorine will
destroy the Reverse Osmosis membrane.
**Feed water at 50 psig and 77°F. with 750 ppm sodium chloride. Quality
water production, amount of waste water and percent rejection all vary
with changes in pressure, temperature and total dissolved solids.
On average you should expect your Reverse Osmosis system to be
able to deliver 18 gallons of product per day, as tested by Water Quality
Association Standard S-300. Output according to ANSI/NSF Standard 58
is 10.9 gallons per day.
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SPECIFICATION GUIDELINES.
Product – length 10″width 8″ height 21″

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About the reverse osmosis system.
The system is a REVERSE OSMOSIS filtration unit. Reverse osmosis is
a way of removing dissolved solids and organic matter from water by
passing it through a special membrane. The membrane separates
minerals and impurities from the water and they are flushed to the
drain. High quality product water goes directly to the drinking
water faucet, or to the storage tank.
The system includes an electronic faucet assembly with an
integrated water testing feature. When water is taken from the
faucet, a green indicator light means removal is within the specified
limits.
Prefilters and postfilters are replaceable cartridges. The prefilter
removes up to 2 ppm (parts per million) of chlorine while also
filtering sediments. The postfilter removes any other undesirable
tastes and odors before you use the water.
High quality product water may have a different taste than what
you’re used to.
What the Reverse Osmosis system will do

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About the reverse osmosis system.
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Prefilter —Water from the cold supply pipe
enters the Reverse Osmosis assembly and is
directed to the prefilter cartridge.
NOTE: Before
going to the prefilter, supply water first passes
through the electronic box to measure TDS.
The prefilter is a replaceable sediment cartridge
with activated carbon in its composition. The
cartridge removes sand, silt, dirt, other sediments
and up to 2.0 ppm of chlorine from the feed
water.
CHLORINE DESTROYS THE REVERSE OSMOSIS
MEMBRANE.
Filtered, clean, chlorine-free water
flows from the prefilter to the Reverse Osmosis
membrane cartridge.
IMPORTANT: See prefilter in
the
Care and Cleaning section.
Product Water Storage— The storage area
holds up to 1.9 gallons of product water. The
flexible bladder keeps water pressurized for fast
flow to the faucet when drinking water is
needed.
Check Valve— A check valve is built into the
bottom end of the Reverse Osmosis housing.
The check valve prevents a backward flow of
product water from the storage area. A backward
flow could cause rupture of the Reverse Osmosis
membrane.
Shutoff Assembly— To conserve water, the
drinking water system has an automatic shutoff.
When the storage tank has filled to capacity and
the drinking water faucet is closed, pressure
closes the shutoff. Water flow to the Reverse
Osmosis housing is shut off until drinking water
is used again, and pressure drops in the Reverse
Osmosis system.
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How the Reverse Osmosis system works
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Reverse Osmosis Cartridge—
The cartridge, inside the Reverse
Osmosis housing, includes a tightly
wound, special membrane. Water is
forced through the cartridge where the
membrane removes the dissolved solids
and organic matter. High quality
product water exits the Reverse Osmosis
housing and goes to the storage area.
Reject water, with the dissolved solids
and organic matter, leaves the housing
and is discharged to the drain through
1⁄4″tubing.
Postfilter— After leaving the storage
area, but before going to the faucet,
product water goes to the postfilter.
The postfilter is also the activated
carbon type sediment filter. Any
remaining tastes, odors, or sediments
are removed from product water.
Clean, high quality drinking water flows
through the tubing and to the faucet.
See the
Care and Cleaning section for
location.
Flow Control— The flow control
regulates flow through the Reverse
Osmosis cartridge to the required rate
to get the desired quality of product
water. The control is located in the
drain tubing, at the Reverse Osmosis
cap fitting. A small, cone-shaped screen
fits over the front end of the flow control
to help prevent plugging with drain
water sediments.
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How the Reverse Osmosis system Works
Further description of this illustration
in the Care and Cleaning section.
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About the reverse osmosis system.
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The Faucet and Indicator Lights
Faucet and Electronics—
The countertop faucet
dispenses the filtered drinking water when opened. It
has a hand operated, spring loaded closed lever to
prevent waste. You can keep the faucet open by pushing
upward on the lever to lock it against the faucet spout.
To comply with plumbing codes, an air-gap is built into
the faucet drain water connection.
The electronic faucet provides an integrated water
quality tester. As water is taken from the faucet, the
indicator lights show how the Reverse Osmosis system is
operating to provide high quality drinking water.
Flashing Green Light— The Reverse Osmosis system
is providing you with higher quality drinking water.
NOTE: The green light may stop flashing when the
supply of Reverse Osmosis water is nearly gone and flow
from the Reverse Osmosis faucet decreases. This is a
normal condition.
Flashing Amber “FILTER” Light— The prefilter and
postfilter cartridges need replacing. See the
Care and
Cleaning
section.
Flashing Amber “RO” Light— The Reverse Osmosis
cartridge is no longer removing at least 75% of the TDS
from the supply water and needs replacement.
NOTE:
Disregard initial or short periods of the flashing “RO”
light.
WHEN THE AMBER “RO” LIGHT FLASHES… Replace the
Reverse Osmosis cartridge, flow control and screen.
Countertop sink and base.
If the Reverse Osmosis Filtration System Is Connected to Your Icemaker
“Before you service the filter, change the filters, or purge the
Filtration system, YOU MUST turn off the icemaker by raising
the feeler arm. Three hours after servicing your unit, lower
the feeler arm to resume icemaking.”