GE 215c1002p004-4 User Manual

PNRV12ZBL01

GE Appliances

Reverse Osmosis

Filtration System

Part No. 215C1002P004–4 Pub. No. 49-5802-4

5-98 CG

7178901

Owner’s Manual

Faucet & Base

Reverse Osmosis Unit

Storage Tank

Tested and certified to ANSI/NSF

Standard 58 for TDS and cyst reduction.

Operating Instructions Safety InstructionsCustomer Service Troubleshooting Tips

Congratulations!
You are Now Part of the GE Family.

Safety Information

. . . . . . . . . 3

Operating Instructions

. .4–10

Specification Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Care and Cleaning of the Reverse

Osmosis System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7–10

Cartridge Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Prefilter and Postfilter Cartridge

Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Reverse Osmosis Cartridge

Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Sanitizing the Reverse Osmosis

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Flow Control and Screen . . . . . . . . .10

Purging the Reverse Osmosis

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Troubleshooting Tips

Before You Call For Service

. . . . . .11, 12

Customer Service

Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . .13, 14

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Service Telephone

Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

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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 the 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.

FOR YOUR RECORDS

Write the model and serial numbers here:

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You can find them on the sump bracket.

Staple sales slip or cancelled check here.

Proof of the original purchase date is needed to obtain service under
the warranty.

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. A video has been included with the product containing
important use and care instructions.

You’ll find many answers to common problems in the

Before You Call

For Service

section. If you review our chart of

Troubleshooting Tips

first,

you may not need to call for service at all.

READ THIS MANUAL

IF YOU NEED SERVICE

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.

IMPORT ANT!

Fill out and return the Consumer Product Registration Card that is
packed with this product. If you cannot find it, please send in the
duplicate card printed in the back of this manual.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

■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.

■Be sure the water supply conforms with the

Specification guidelines.

If the water supply conditions
are unknown, contact your municipal water company
or your local health department for a list of
contaminants in your area and a list of laboratories
certified by your state to analyze drinking water.

WARNING:

Before using the Reverse Osmosis
system for the first time, the system must be purged.
The Reverse Osmosis cartridge contains a food
grade preservative that must be purged from the
system. The preservative will give product water an
unpleasant taste and odor.

■This product reduces fluoride in drinking water.

Please consult your dentist if you have questions.

WARNING:

Do not use with water that is
microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality
without adequate disinfection before or after
the system. Systems certified for cyst reduction
may be used on disinfected water that may contain
filterable cysts. This Reverse Osmosis unit contains
a replaceable membrane cartridge treatment
component critical for effective reduction of
Total Dissolved Solids. The water should be tested
periodically to verify that the system is performing
satisfactorily. This system is acceptable for
treatment of influent concentrations of no more
than 27 mg/L nitrate and 3 mg/L nitrite in
combination measured as N and is certified for
nitrate/nitrite reduction only for water supplies
with a pressure of 280kPa (40 psig) or greater.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Read and follow this Safety Information carefully.

■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. and the
maximum of 100°F. See the

Specification guidelines.

■

Do Not

open the water supply valve until the pipes

have been flushed.

■

Extended non-use of the Reverse Osmosis system

If the system is not used for one week or more,
open the RO water faucet, allow the system to
drain. Close the RO water faucet and allow the
system to regenerate the water supply.

WARNING:

Discard all unused parts and
packaging material after installation. Small parts
remaining after the installation could be a choke
hazard.

■

Sanitize upon installation of the Reverse Osmosis
system and after servicing inner parts, including
replacement of prefilter, postfilter and Reverse
Osmosis cartridge. It is important to have clean
hands while handling inner parts of the system.
See the

Sanitizing the Reverse Osmosis System

section.

WARNING!

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of
property damage or personal injury.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

PROPER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE

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.

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Specification guidelines.

About the reverse osmosis system.

What the Reverse Osmosis System Does

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
For water with hardness greater than 10 grains (at 6.9 pH) the use
of a softener is recommended. Failure to install a water softener
will reduce the life of the Reverse Osmosis membrane. See chart
for additional information on the possible need for a water softener.

Maximum iron, manganese, hydrogen sulfide (ppm)

<0.1

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 changing 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 12 gallons of product per day, as
tested by Water Quality Association Standard S-300. Output according to ANSI/NSF Standard 58 is 10 gallons per
day. Process water used per gallon of water produced is four gallons.

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Product – height 16″ width 17″ depth 6″

Reverse Osmosis removes Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and organic matter from water by diffusing 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 makes a good supply of drinking water each day (see

Specification guidelines)

.

How much it makes depends on the feed water supply pressure, temperature, and quality.

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 TDS removal is within the specified limits, and that
water quality is good.

The prefilter and postfilter are replaceable cartridges. The carbon prefilter removes chlorine while also
filtering sediments. The postfilter removes any other undesirable tastes and odors before you use the water.

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Water Softener Chart

Incoming Water ph

WATER SOFTENER RECOMMENDED

INCOMING WATER HARDNESS (GPG)

60

50

40

30

2010

8

6

7

7.5

6.5

Water Softener

not required

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Prefilter

—Water from the cold supply pipe is directed to the prefilter cartridge, which is inside the sump.

The
prefilter is a replaceable sediment cartridge containing activated carbon. The cartridge removes sand, silt, dirt, other
sediments and up to 2.0 ppm of chlorine from the feed water. The prefilter reduces chlorine in the feed water because

CHLORINE DESTROYS THE REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANE.

Filtered, clean, chlorine-reduced water flows from the

prefilter to the Reverse Osmosis cartridge.

Storage Tank—

The storage area holds up to 2.1 gallons of product water. A diaphragm inside the tank keeps water

pressurized, when the tank is full, for fast flow to the faucet when drinking water is needed.

Check Valve—

A check valve is built into one end of the Reverse Osmosis housing under the tee fitting. The check
valve prevents a backward flow of product water from the storage area. A backward flow could cause the Reverse
Osmosis membrane to rupture.

Automatic 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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Sump

Sump

Postfilter
cartridge

Prefilter
cartridge

Inlet cover

Reverse Osmosis cartridge

Reverse Osmosis housing

Turn sump this way to remove

O-ring

inside

sump

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 tank. 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 system faucet, product water goes to the postfilter
which is inside the sump. The postfilter is also a replaceable sediment cartridge that contains activated carbon. Any
remaining tastes, odors, or sediments are removed from product water by the postfilter. Clean, high quality
drinking water flows through the tubing and to the system faucet.

Flow Control—

The flow control regulates the flow of water through the Reverse Osmosis cartridge at the required
rate to produce high quality water. The control is located in the elbow fitting at the Reverse Osmosis housing drain
port. A small, cone-shaped screen fits over the front end of the flow control to prevent clogging due to sediments in
the drain water.

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6

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Screen

Flow control

To drain

1/4″

tubing

Compression nut

Check valve tee

Drain elbow

Automatic
shutoff
assembly

U-pin

Lock washer