HydroLogic TallBoy HL-31050 User Manual

Unit Includes:

1. Main unit

2. 5 ft. of 3/8” feed tubing

w/female garden hose connector

3. 5 ft. of 3/8” outlet tubing

w/male garden hose connector

4. Green Coconut Carbon filter or

KDF85/Catalytic Carbon upgraded filter

5. Poly-Spun Sediment filter

6. Filter wrench

Description:

Don’t give your plants unfiltered hose water! This TALLBoy filter unit is rated at up to 99% chlorine
removal @ 2GPM flow and cleans up to to 90% of the sediment particles above 5 microns. This

filter is not designed to significantly lower the Parts Per Million (PPM) of your water. The majority

of the PPM of your tap water is minerals which can only be removed with Reverse Osmosis.
Having chlorine and sediment free water is essential to growing healthy plants and maintaining
beneficial micro-organisms, bacteria and fungi in your root zone and growing medium. These
microbes cannot survive in the presence of chlorine. Chlorine free water is also essential for
organic compost tea brewing and any bio-organic gardening method. The TALLBoy is also a
great high capacity pre-filter for any Stealth-RO.

Special note on chloramines:

Chloramines are a disinfecting agent that is being added by some cities to the water supply in
place of, or in addition to, chlorine. They are a much more stable form of chlorine and do not
dissipate from letting the water be exposed to air or bubble out with an airstone. They cause the
same damage to all living things as does chlorine. Manufacturers of carbon block filters, such
as the one that comes standard with the TALLBoy, do not make specific claims for chloramine
removal. If you are sure your water supply contains chloramines, you can remove the majority
of them by upgrading the standard Green Coconut Carbon filter (HL#22110) to our KDF85/
Catalytic Carbon upgraded filter (HL#22065). It is a direct replacement and can treat twice as
much water as the standard Green Coconut Carbon filter. Inquire at your dealer.

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1. Main unit

2. Inlet tubing w/female garden hose connector

3. Poly-Spun sediment filter

4. Green Coconut Carbon filter or

KDF85/Catalytic Carbon upgraded filter

5. Outlet tubing w/male garden hose connector

1. Remove rubber dust plugs from inlet and outlet fittings by pulling them straight out.

2. Begin by hooking the female hose adapter to your outdoor spigot or garden hose.

3. Next, take one of the 5ft. lengths of the tubing and push one end into the hose adapter and
the other end into the “feed” fitting of the filter unit on the right side of the TALLBoy.

4. Next, take the other 5ft. length of tubing and insert that into the “outlet” fitting of the TALLBoy.

5. Before using your TALLBoy filter you will need to flush out any carbon fines or particles for 5

minutes with the water going to drain.

6. Now you can hook up your garden hose to the male garden hose connector and push the
outlet tubing into the quick connect on the other end of this connector.

Precautions:

• When first installing the unit and turning the feed water on, do so slowly to allow both filter
housings to fill with water completely. When you see filtered water flowing from the outlet tubing
you can then turn the feed water on all the way. Discard the first five minute of product water to

flush any carbon fines or particles before using.

• When replacing filter cartridges, use filter wrench to remove housing. Do not use the wrench to

tighten. Hand tighten the housings only. Make sure not to over-tighten.

• Do not install where leakage or failure may cause damage to your personal property.

• Protect unit against freezing to prevent cracking of the filter housing and water leakage.

• Do not install unit where incoming pressure may be more than 125 psi or there are excessive

water hammer problems. Use HydroLogic’s 3/8” Pressure Regulator (HL#10071) available at
your dealer.

• Keep out of direct sunlight or high intensity lights. This will degrade the housing and fittings over

time. It’s best to keep the unit in complete shade or place a cover over it for protection. This will

keep the unit in better condition for longer.

• Do not drop or place heavy objects on top of unit.

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