Culligan Aqua-Cleer Advanced Drinking Water Systems - Manual (Page 20)

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Total Defense (TD)
The Total Defense has been tested according to NSF/ANSI 42 and 5 for the reduction of
the substances listed below. The concentration of the indicated substances in the water
entering the system was reduced to a concentration less than or equal to the permissible
limit for water leaving the system, as specified in NSF/ANSI 42 and 5.
Substance Removal 1
Substance Influent
Challenge
Concentration
mg/L
Maximum
Permissible
Product
water Con-
centration
mg/L
Reduction
Require-
ments
Minimum
Reduction
Average
Reduction
Standard 42
Chlorine
2.0 mg/L + 10% >50% 97.6% 98.0%
Chloramines .0 mg/L + 10% 0.5 mg/L 97.6% 98.0%
Particulate
(0.5 - < um) Class I
at least 10,000
particles/mL
>85% 99.9% 99.9%
Standard 5
MTBE
0.015 + 20% 0.005 mg/L 74.6% 8.%
Cyst t Minimum
50,000/L
99.95% 99.99% 99.99%
Turbidity 11 mg/L + 1
NTU
0.5 NTU 96.6% 98.0%
Lead
(pH 6.5)
0.15 mg/L +
10%
0.010 mg/L 99.% 99.%
Lead
(pH 8.5)
0.15 mg/L +
10%
0.010 mg/L 99.% 99.%
Mercury
(pH 6.5)
0.006 mg/L +
10%
0.002 mg/L 96.6% 96.6%
Mercury
(pH 8.5)
0.006 mg/L +
10%
0.002 mg/L 72.4% 95.4%
Chloroform (VOC surro-
gate chemical)
0.00 mg/L +
10%
0.015 mg/L 95.2% 91.0%
Flow Rate = 0.5 gpm (1.89 Lpm)
Capacity = 1,000 gallons (786 L)
t Based on the use of microspheres or Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts
Testing was performed under standard laboratory conditions, actual performance may vary
Organic Chemicals Included in Surrogate Testing:
Applies to Total Defense (TD) only
Performance
Data Sheet
(con’t)