Parts needed, Installation steps – Watts PWPERMKIT User Manual

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Permeate Pump Installation

with the Standard System

Parts Needed

(1) Permeate Pump with mounting clip
(1) 48" long,

⁄

" Blue tube

NOTE: When mounting the Permeate Pump, make sure the

outlet ports of the Permeate Pump are above the inlet ports in

order to allow entrapped air to escape

1. Turn off the incoming water to the reverse osmosis unit. Lift the

handle on the reverse osmosis drinking water faucet to drain the

water from the system and storage tank .

Note: If tank is equipped with a ball valve, close valve to

preserve the tank water.
2. Before installing the Permeate Pump, remove the blue tube in-

serts from the ports . Refer to the diagram on Page 2 for instruc-

tions for disconnecting from a Quick-Connect fitting .

3 . Cut the blue tube between the shutoff valve and the membrane

housing . Then insert the end from the reverse osmosis mem-

brane into the Permeate Pump “PERMEATE IN” port .

4 . Insert the tube from the shutoff valve into the Permeate Pump

“PERMEATE OUT” port . Use the additional blue tubing if extra

length is needed .

5 . Cut the

⁄

" waste line from the membrane (after the flow restric-

tor) and insert the tube from the membrane into the Permeate

Pump “BRINE IN” port (Make sure the flow restrictor is located

between the Permeate Pump and the membrane).

6 . Insert the

⁄

" red tube from the faucet air gap inlet into the

Permeate Pump “BRINE OUT” port.

7 . Make sure your installation matches the diagram shown in

Figure 1.

8 . Turn on the water supply . Check for leaks periodically for the

next 24-48 hours as the system fills and again after it shuts off

when the tank is full .

Figure 1: Standard System after installation of Permeate Pump

Installation Steps

⁄

" BLACK TUBE DRAIN

RED TUBE

BLUE TUBE

GREEN TUBE

RED TUBE