GE GNUT05B, GNUL30B, GXEM01B User Manual

GNUL30B GNUT05B GXEM01B

GE Appliances

Water Filtration System

Part No. 215C1044P006-1 Pub. No. 49-50023-2

4-99 JR

7205716

Owner’s Manual and Installation

Faucet & Base

GNUT05B and GNUL30B are Tested and Certified by NSF International against ANSI/NSF Standard 42 for Particulate Reduction Class I, Chlorine Reduction Class I and Taste and Odor Reduction.

GNUL30B is Tested and Certified by NSF International against ANSI/NSF Standard 53 for Cyst, Turbidity and Lead Reduction.

GXEM01B is Tested and Certified by NSF International against ANSI/NSF Standard 42 for materials and structural integrity requirements only.

Congratulations! You are Now Part of the GE Family.

Safety Information

. . . . . . . . . . . 3

Operating Instructions

. . . .4–7

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

Using the System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Filter Cartridge Replacement . . . . . . . . . .6

Flush Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Installation Instructions

. .8–12

Important Recommendations . . . . . . . . . .8

Tools/Materials Required . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Step-by-Step Instructions . . . . . . . . .9–11

Feed Water Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Faucet Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Wall Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Tubing Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Filter Cartridge Replacement . . . . . . . .12

Troubleshooting Tips

Before You Call For Service

. . . . . . . . . . .13

Customer Service

Product Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, 16

Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, 18

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Service Telephone

Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

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 Filtration 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:

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.

IMPORTANT!

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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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.

READ THIS MANUAL

IF YOU NEED SERVICE

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.

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.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

Read and follow this Safety Information carefully.

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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 damage it. Do not attempt to treat water over 100°F.

WARNING:

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

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Your Water Filtration system will withstand up to 125 pounds per square inch (psi) water pressure. If your house water supply pressure is higher than 100 psi, install a pressure reducing valve before installing the Water Filtration system.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

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

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

■

Check with your local public works department for plumbing codes. You must follow these guidelines as you install the Water Filtration system.

■Use the Water Filtration system on a potable,

safe-to-drink, home

COLD

water supply only. The filter cartridges will not purify the water, or make it safe to drink.

■

Do not

use on a hot water supply (100°F. max.)

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.

PROPER INSTALLATION

This Water Filtration system must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used.

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Installation Instructions

WARNING!

Specification guidelines.

Many bad tastes and/or odors are removed from water using activated carbon filter cartridges. They are most often used to remove a chlorine taste and odor. They can also reduce other undesirable elements from drinking water supplies, such as organic chemical contaminants and lead.

NOTE:

Small amounts of hydrogen sulfide (noticeable as “rotten egg” odor) may be reduced by taste and odor filters for a short time, but the carbon media is quickly exhausted. Other water conditioning equipment is usually required for the continuous treatment of hydrogen sulfide.

Filter I.FXUSB—a sediment filter cartridge

• Reduces dirt, rust and sediment

Filter IIa. FXUTB—(Optional filter choices)

a taste and odor filter cartridge

• 6000 gallons

• Reduces unpleasant tastes and odors

• Reduces 99.5% chlorine

• 1 micron, carbon block

IIb. FXULB—a lead/cyst filter cartridge

• 1250 gallons

• Reduces 95.7% lead

• Reduces 99.5% chlorine

• Reduces 99.98% filterable cysts (such as

cryptosporidium and giardia)

• Reduces turbidity by 99.7%

• Absolute (>99.9%) one-micron carbon

block

Minimum - Maximum Supply Water Pressure—40–125 pounds per square inch (psi) Minimum - Maximum Supply Water Temperature—40–100°F. Inlet - Outlet—3/8″NPT, fittings and tubing included Maximum Filtered Water Flow—0.6 gpm

Depending on the treatment needed for a specific water supply, the water filtration system can be customized using any combination of the preceding filter cartridges.

The Water Filtration system uses two filter cartridges.

About the water filtration system.

Customer ServiceTroubleshooting TipsOperating Instructions

Safety Instructions

Installation Instructions

Using the Water Filtration System and About the Filter Cartridge

The countertop faucet dispenses filtered drinking water when opened. It has a hand-operated, springloaded closed lever to prevent waste. You can keep the faucet open by pushing upward on the lever to lock it against the faucet spout.

Filter Cartridge Life—

Several variables determine how long the cartridges will last in your Water Filtration system. These include:

How much water you use.

How much sediment, taste and/or odor, lead, or

other unwanted substance, is in the water.

No matter which Water Filtration system you have, you should replace the cartridges every six months, when indicated by the electronic indicator light on the base. In extremely poor water supplies, you may notice the return of the unwanted substance in your water before the six months are up. In this case the cartridges should be replaced immediately. If the system is also for lead or chemical contaminant removal, it is

IMPORTANT

to replace the cartridges at least every

six months.

NOTE:

If the water supply contains high amounts of sediments, the carbon filters may plug with them, reducing filtered water flow to the system faucet.

Cartridge replacement is needed to restore flow.

Electronic Indicator Light—

The electronic indicator light on the base of the faucet is a six month timer that shows you when to replace the filter cartridges. When the battery pack is first installed, the indicator light will light briefly to show that the electronics are operating.

If this does not happen, the batteries may be installed

backwards or the

leadwires are not connected.

After about six months, the indicator light begins to flash. It is time to replace the filter cartridges. When replacing the filter cartridges, also replace the batteries in the battery pack. Two “AA” batteries are required.

Filtered water faucet

Open

Indicator light

Lock open

About the water filtration system.

Filter Cartridge Replacement

CAUTION:

Never remove the sumps when water pressure is in the Water Filtration system.

Close the water supply/saddle valve to the filter.

(See Fig. 1 in the

Installation Overview

section

for location of the saddle valve.) Open the filtered water faucet.

Remove the sump, using the sump wrench tool provided, from the filter head by rotating the sump as shown in the below illustration. Be careful, the sump may be full of water. Be sure to keep the large o-ring seal.

If you are replacing a filter cartridge, remove and discard the used filter cartridge.

Be sure the inside of the sump is clean. Thoroughly wash the inside of the sump with hot, soapy water and rinse.

Remove the wrapper from the new filter cartridge and insert the filter cartridge in the sump. Some cartridges fit either way, while others fit only one way. Observe markings on the cartridge.

NOTE:

The Water Filtration system uses two different types of filter cartridges. Be sure to

install them correctly.

The sediment

(FXUSB)

filter cartridge should always be placed in the

Filter Ι

sump.

Lightly lubricate the o-ring seal in the sump with clean silicone grease. Be sure it is fully seated in its groove.

Hold the sump up to the filter head, aligning the center hole in the cartridge with the protrusion on the bottom of the head.

Being careful not to cross-thread, rotate the sump onto the filter head and tighten securely by hand.

NOTE:

If the sump will not tighten up to the head, you may have the cartridge in upside

down. Take the cartridge out and check for correct orientation.

Repeat steps 2 through 8 for the taste/odor (FXUTB) or lead/cyst (FXULB) filter cartridge in the

Filter ΙΙ sump.

Turn on the filtered water faucet. Then, slowly open the water supply/saddle valve and allow the filter housing to fill.

Close the filtered water faucet. Then, check for leaks between the sump and the head.

NOTE:

If leaking, turn off the water supply and turn on the filtered

water faucet. Disassemble the filter and check the o-ring for cuts, flat spots, etc., and sealing surfaces for foreign material. Clean the o-ring and lightly lubricate with clean silicone grease. Carefully press into the groove in the sump.

If you are replacing the batteries, remove, properly discard and install two new “AA” alkaline batteries in the battery pack. Removing the batteries or momentarily disconnecting the leadwires resets the six month electronic timer.

The filter cartridges contain activated carbon. When new, turn on the filtered water faucet for ten minutes to flush the system.

Filter Ι

Filter ΙΙ

O-ring seal

Cartridge

Sump

Label

TURN SUMP

TO INSTALL

TURN SUMP

TO REMOVE

Head

Bracket

Turn sump wrench tool provided clockwise

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