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• For parts and service availability, please contact your local dealer or Coway.

• 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 2.8 kgf/cm

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(40 psi) or greater.

• A nitrate/nitrite sampling kit should be used to monitor the nitrate/nitrite levels in your product drinking water

at least every six months. Kits maybe purchased from your local dealer or Coway.

• This system has been tested for the treatment of water containing pentavalent arsenic (also know as As(V),

As(+5), or arsenate) at concentrations of 0.050 mg/L or less. This system reduces pentavalent arsenic, but

may not remove other forms of arsenic. This system is to be used on water supplies containing a detectable

free chlorine residual at the system inlet or on water supplies that have been demonstrated to contain only

pentavalent arsenic. Treatment with chloramines (combined chlorine) is not sufficient to ensure complete

conversion of trivalent arsenic to pentavalent arsenic. Please see the Arsenic Facts section of this Performance

Data Sheet for further information.

• Efficiency rating means the percentage of the influent water to the system that is available to the user as reverse

osmosis treated water under operating conditions that approximate typical daily usage.

• The product water should be tested every 6 months to ensure that the contaminants are being reduced

effectively. Please contact your local dealer or Coway to initiate this service.

• This reverse osmosis system contains a replaceable treatment components, critical for the effective reduction of

total dissolved solids and that product water shall be tested periodically to verify that the system is performing

properly. Replacement of reverse osmosis component should be with one of identical specifications, as defined

by the manufacturer, to assure the same efficiency and contaminant reduction performance.

• The estimated replacement time of filter, which is a consumable part, is not an indication of quality guarantee

period, but it means the ideal time of filter replacement. Accordingly, the estimated time of filter replacement

may be shortened in case it is used in an area of poor water quality.

Model of Filter

Type

Usable period (months)

COST US $

WJNF11

NEO-SENSE FILTER

6

44.00

WJMF11-30-S

RO MEMBRANE FILTER

24

131.00

WJIF11

/ WJCF11-POST

INNO SENSE FILTER

/ POST-CARBON FILTER

18

31.00

WJFF 7

FINE FILTER

18

26.00

WJCC-02

CERAMIC FILTER

12

11.00

ArSENIC FACTS

Arsenic (abbreviated As) is found naturally in some well water. Arsenic in water has no color, taste or odor. It must

be measured by a lab test. Public water utilities must have their water tested for arsenic. You can get the results

from your water utility. If you have your own well, you can have the water tested. The local health department

or the state environmental health agency can provide a list of certified labs. The cost is typically $15 to $30.

Information about arsenic in water can be found on the Internet at the US Environmental Protection Agency

website: www.epa.gov/safewater/arsenic.html

There are two forms of arsenic: pentavalent arsenic (also called As(V), As(+5), and arsenate) and trivalent arsenic

(also called As(III), As(+3), and arsenite). In well water, arsenic may be pentavalent, trivalent, or a combination of

both. Special sampling procedures are needed for a lab to determine what type and how much of each type of

arsenic is in the water. Check with the labs in your area to see if they can provide this type of service.

Reverse osmosis (RO) water treatment systems do not remove trivalent arsenic from water very well. RO systems

are very effective at removing pentavalent arsenic. A free chlorine residual will rapidly convert trivalent arsenic

to pentavalent arsenic. Other water treatment chemicals such as ozone and potassium permanganate will also

change trivalent arsenic to pentavalent arsenic. A combined chlorine residual (also called chloramine) may not

convert all the trivalent arsenic. If you get your water from a public water utility, contact the utility to find out if free

chlorine or combined chlorine is used in the water system.

The CHP-03AL system is designed to remove pentavalent arsenic. It will not convert trivalent arsenic to pentavalent

arsenic. The system was tested in a lab. Under those conditions, the system reduced 0.050 mg/L pentavalent

arsenic to 0.010 mg/L (ppm) (the USEPA standard for drinking water) or less. The performance of the system may be

different at your installation. Have the treated water tested for arsenic to check if the system is working properly.

The RO component of the CHP-03AL system must be replaced every 24 months to ensure the system will

continue to remove pentavalent arsenic. The component identification and locations where you can purchase the

component are listed in the installation/operation manual.

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