Lancaster 7-TFC-50 Service manual

7TFC50
INSTALLATION,OPERATING
ANDSERVICEMANUAL
CongratulationsonpurchasingyournewLancasterReverseOsmosisSystem.This
unitisdesignedtogiveyoumanyyearsoftroublefreeservice.Wheninstalledin
accordancewiththefollowinginstructionsandifgivenreasonablecare,betterwater
qualitywillbetheresult.Forservicingandfutureinspectionpurposes,pleasefilethis
bookletwithyourimportantdocuments.

INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS
1)Placethefiltersintheunit.(Someunitscomewiththefiltersinstalled,othershaveabagwiththe
filtersinthem.)Thewhitesedimentandcarbonfiltershouldbeputinthevertical10”housing.The
membraneshouldbeplacedinthehorizontalhousingwiththeOringsinsertedfirst.
2)Locatecoldwaterlineunderthesink.
3)Assemblesaddlevalveoncoldwaterline.Turnthepipeclampadjustmentplatetofitthecontourof
thepipe.Tightentheboltsothesaddlevalveisattachedfirmlytothepipe.
4) Drainsaddle.Clampdrainsaddlesecurely,approximately6inchesabovePtrap.Drillaholethrough
onewallofpipeatopeningofsaddlevalve.
5)Faucetholeinsink.Thefaucetmustbepositionedwithaesthetics,functionandconvenienceinmind.
Ampleflatareaisrequiredforthefaucetbase,sothebasenutcanbetightened.Conditionsmaybe
presentthatwouldeliminatetheneedtodrillahole.
A.Aholepreviouslydrilled,coveredbyachromeholecover.Removethecoverandinstallfaucet.
B.Asprayhosethatiseithernotfunctioningornotdesired.Removethesprayhoseandplugtheoutlet
underthemainfaucet.Installfaucet.
Sinkdrilling.Thesinkdrillingprocessrequiresacertainamountofcautionandforethought.Porcelain
enameledsinkscanbechippedifcareisnotexercised.Herearetwosuggestedmethods.
I.Drillcarefullyusingahighspeeddrillanda7/16”carbidetipdrillbit.
II.Usingacarbidegrindingwheel,grindawaytheporcelainwherethe7/16”istobedrilled.Drilla7/16”
holethroughthemetal.
CAUTION:Donotallowmetalshavingstoremainontheporcelainsurfaceofthesinkforanylengthof
time.Themetalchipswillstainthesinkandarehardtoremove.
6) Faucetinstallation.Removepartsfromfaucetpackage.Placechromeplate,thenlargerubberwasher
onfaucetstem.Slidestemthroughholeinsink.Placelargewasher,lockwasherandnutonsteman
tightensecurely.
7) Attachproductlinetofaucet.Placebrassnutovertubing.Placeplasticferruleontube.Insertplastic
tubesupport.Securenuttobaseoffaucet,makingsuretubedoesnotslideout.
8) Anairgapisprovidedforinthebaseofthefaucet.DoNOTconnectthesystemdrainlinetothe
dishwasherdrainornearthegarbagedisposal.Backpressurefromtheseunitsmaycausetheairgap
tooverflow.
Attachblackdrainlinetothe3/16”hosebarbonfaucet.
Connecttheblackdraintubingwhichisshippedlooseinthebox,tothe¼”hosebarbonthefaucetby
firmlypressingoverthebarb.Allowthetubingtorelax,thenpressfirmlyagaintoinsureproper
seating.Attachotherendofdraintubingtothedrainsaddle.
9)Attachsupplylinetosaddlevalveusing#7.
10)Screwballvalveontotankandattachtubing.
11)Turnsupplysaddlevalveclosedtightlytopiercepipe.Openslowlytomakesurefittingsaresecure.
Openvalvecompletelyandcheckforleaks.
NOTICE:Yournewequipmentisshippedwithfoodqualitypreservatives.Theseshouldbeflushedbefore
use.Donotdrinkthefirsttankofwater.Althoughitwillnothurtyou,itwilltastebitter.Yournewunittakes
severalhourstoreachitsmaximumpressure.Theunitshouldbecheckedperiodicallyforleaksduring
thistime.After6hoursofusethetankshouldbedrainedcompletely.Todrainthetanksimplyturnfaucet
onandallowtorununtilwateronlycomesoutatasteadydrip,oraboutfiveminutes.Turnthefaucetoff
andallowsufficienttimeforthetanktorefill.

1YEARLIMITEDWARRANTY
LANCASTER,warrantsyourundersinkReverseOsmosisdrinkingwaterunit,to
befreeofdefectsinmaterialandworkmanship,foraperiodofoneyear,undernormal
use,withintheoperatingconditionslistedbelow.Toresolveanywarrantyproblems,
youmustfirstcontactyourlocaldealer,theyinturnwillcontactthefactory.
Uponproofofpurchase,LANCASTER,willrepairorreplace,atthefactory,the
Defectivepartorunit,andreturnittoyourlocaldealer.Freighttoandfromthefactoryistobe
paidbythebuyer.ThePreandPostfiltercartridgesarewarrantedfor
manufacturersdefectsonlyandnotfortasteandodorproblems.Themembraneiswarranted
separatelyasstatedbelow.Anyaccessories,suchaspumpsandmotors,shallbewarrantedby
themanufactureroftheseparts.
TheREVERSEOSMOSISMEMBRANEwillbewarrantedforathree
monthshelflifeandatwelvemonthinuseperiod,foratotalfifteenmonthsunderthe
manufactureswarranty.Warrantybeginsfromthedateofpurchasefromthe
manufacturer.Membraneiswarrantedagainstdefectswhenusedunderstandard
Operatingconditions.Membranessentforreviewwillbesenttothemanufactureofsaid
elementforreview.
Membranesmustbekeptmoistatalltimes.Defectivemembranesmustbe
returnedinasealedbagandkeptmoistwithanappropriatepreservativesolutionor
R.O.water. Membranesreturneddry,opened,orimproperlypackagedcannot
beevaluatedforwarrantyandwillbereturnedtothesenderatyourexpense.
StandardOperatingConditions
MembranetypeTFM
Maximumfeedwaterpressure100psi
Watertemperature40100°F
TDS2000ppm
pH311
Hardness1012grains
THEREARENOOTHERWARRANTIESEITHEREXPRESSEDORIMPLIED
ANDTHEREISNOLIABILITYFORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES
OFANYNATUREORKIND.
SERIAL#
11/2008