Aqua-Pure MCA2001M - Manual (Page 3)

SECTION 1: GENERAL INFORMATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION DESCRIPTION
1 GENERAL INFORMATION
2 BEFORE INSTALLATION
3 INSTALLATION
4 BACKWASHING INSTRUCTIONS
5 MAINTENANCE
6 TROUBLESHOOTING
7 SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATING DATA
8 LIMITED WARRANTY
Congratulations on your purchase of an Aqua-Pure ® MCA Series Iron Reduction System! The Aqua-Pure MCA Series Iron Reduction System reduces
dissolved, precipitated and bacterial iron from your water supply. Contrary to conventional methods, your Aqua-Pure MCA Series Iron Reduction System
requires NO chemicals (either added to the water supply or the fi lter). This unique process requires ONLY periodic backwashing for a few minutes to fl ush
out entrapped iron that has accumulated in the media tank.
When properly installed, the Aqua-Pure MCA Series Iron Reduction System will provide many years of virtually trouble-free service. Read this manual all
the way through fi rst, and then follow the instruction steps in the proper sequence.
Description and Operation of the System:
The Aqua-Pure MCA Series Iron Reduction System consists of two major components which are:
1) A HYDRO-CHARGER located between the well head and the pressure tank, which adds a small amount of air to the iron-laden water whenever the
well pump runs.
2) A backwashing type fi lter containing a special media that causes the iron in the “Hydro-Charged” water to precipitate throughout the media bed (rather
than on the surface as in chemical oxidizing fi lters). This process produces an iron reduction capacity of 30,000 to 50,000 parts per million (ppm) com-
pared to 6,000 to 8,000 ppm for chemical oxidation processes. The media DOES NOT require a chemical regenerant (such as potassium permangante)
for oxygen enrichment, salt, chlorine or any other chemicals.
Your Iron Reduction System automatically adjusts the pH to neutral or higher on acid water WITHOUT an acid neutralizer (a required piece of equipment
with chemical oxidation fi lters whenever the pH is less than 6.7). The ability to raise pH when it is below neutral (7 or less) greatly enhances the MCA
Series Iron Reduction System’s ability to reduce iron effi ciently.
IMPORTANT NOTES IMPORTANT NOTES
Replenishment of the component of the fi lter media that adjusts pH, “ph-Plus ® ”, may be required periodically, the frequency of which is dependent on
the raw water pH, the manganese (Mn) concentration in the water (if any) and the water consumption rate.
Periodic backwashing of the media bed fl ushes the precipitated iron to the drain and readies the fi lter for use again. The duration of the backwash
procedure will vary depending on several factors, but generally totals just 10 minutes (factory setting). The frequency of backwashing depends on iron
concentration and water usage, and ranges from daily to once every 12 days. The volume of water consumed during the entire backwashing procedure
is approximately 50 gallons (1 cu. ft. models).