Hydrofarm ActiveAQUA AARO312 User manual

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AARO312
ReveRse OsmOsis 2-sTAGe
LIMITED ONE-YEAR WARRANTY
Hydrofarm, Inc. warrants the product to the original owner to be free of defects in
material and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of receipt. This
warranty covers lter cartridge housings, ngs and tubing and all components.
Filter replacements including sediment cartridges, carbon block cartridges, reverse
osmosis membranes are the responsibility of the consumer.

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Congratulaons on your new Acve Aqua RO water treatment system. Please follow the outlined
steps in regards to the installaon and maintenance of your water treatment system. Proper
maintenance will ensure fresh puried water for many years. If you have any technical dicules or
quesons, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to assist you.
This 100 GPD R/O unit is ready to hook up to your local water source with the included garden
hose bib adapter. Acve Aqua pressure tests all systems prior to shipping, and your RO membrane
cartridge comes pre-installed in the housing.
Before hooking the unit up to a water supply:
1. Unpack your unit completely.
2. Inspect for any damage or broken parts as a result of shipping.
3. Locate and connect the supply side of the equipment. This is the right side as you face the system.
4. Locate the red drain line, and place in an appropriate area for drainage.
5. Do not install the unit where the source/input pressure exceeds 80 psi.
6. Protect the unit against freezing.
7. Keep out of direct sunlight
8. Do not install where leakage or failure may cause damage to property.
*All Clear Canisters MUST be re-placed aer 3 years. Please contact us if you have problems with
your unit. Customer is responsible for lter and membrane changes and associated costs.
SETUP:
Push in the 1/4” white inlet tubing into the 1/4” ng on the top of the canister labeled “in” (#5).
Connect the 1/4” blue puried water tubing to the open outlet of the membrane (#2). The system
comes with a 3:1 waste water to puried water rao. This is industry standard for most water
sources and gives you the best trade o between membrane life and waste water.
Connect the 1/4” red waste water tubing to the outlet of the ow restrictor (#3). You are now ready
to connect to your system to the water source using the included garden hose adaptor. Make sure all
lines and canisters are secure before turning on the water supply.
1. Source/Inlet Line (White)
2. Puried Water Line (Blue)
3. Waste Water Line (Red)
1. Feed Line From Carbon/
Sediment Combo Filter to
Membrane
2. Puried Water Line (Blue)
3. Waste Water Line (Red)
4. Flow Restrictor
5. Source Water Connecon
(White)
1
2
3
4
5
Turn the source water on unl both the carbon and sediment lters have water in the housings.
Next, open source water up all the way (do not exceed 80 psi). Flush the system for 30 minutes when
the system is new and/or when you replace your membrane.
Filter Replacement Recommendaons:
MEMBRANE ELEMENT – 6 months to 1 year
SEDIMENT/CARBON COMBO FILTER – 2000 gallons (including waste water)
Accessories:
Handheld EC/TDS Meters: A very accurate way to check the performance of your water ltraon
system. Regularly checking the EC/TDS can help detect any problems with early membrane
exhauson. Checking the puried water output for EC/PPM will give you added peace of mind that
your lter is operang properly and your system is receiving the quality of water you need.
RO Water Storage Tanks: These tanks are used by many of our customers to store water or to save
up sucient water to begin a new tank. They can be equipped with automac shuto valves to
reduce waste water.
Membrane Flush Kits: Flush kits are used to extend the membrane life of the lter.
The three major variables that control water ow through the system are temperature, pressure and
incoming water quality!
Filter Change Sheet and Normal Operaon:
Note: This two-stage RO system includes a carbon/sediment combo lter
1. Carbon/Sediment Combo Filter: This combo lter is the rst stage in the RO process. The
sediment poron of the lter eecvely removes parcles and sediments. An example of a parcle
that would be removed is sand. The sediment lter’s life depends on the amount of total parcles in
your water supply. Discoloraon is also a sign that the lter is loaded with contaminants and should
be replaced with a new sediment lter. The carbon poron of the lter eecvely reduces volale
organic compounds in RO water systems. The most cost eecve way to predict carbon lter life
is by measuring the output in gallons. The carbon block will lter 2,000 gal @ 1.0 GPM of 2ppm
Chlorine.
(Do not exclude drain water from this capacity, as it is treated water.)
2. Reverse Osmosis Membrane: This is the rst component in the system that reduces Total
Dissolved Solids (TDS); a common example of dissolved solids can be salts or calcium. A TDS meter is
the best way to determine if your membrane is operang properly. A properly operang membrane
will give you a TDS reducon of at least 90%. Membranes can fail due to Clogging or Scaling, in this
situaon very lile or no puried water will be produced from the RO’s blue line.