Cuisinart WCH-850 - Manual (Page 7)


PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET
PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET FOR MODELS WCH-850 AND WCH-950
CONTAMINANT REMOVAL DATA IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Read this Performance Data Sheet and compare the capabilities of this unit with your actual
water treatment needs. It is recommended that, before purchasing a water treatment unit, you
have your water supply tested to determine your actual water treatment needs.
Performance testing conducted by NSF International. These systems have been tested according
to NSF Standard 53 and 42 for reduction of the substances listed below. The concentration of
the indicated substances in water entering the system was reduced to a concentration less than
or equal to the permissible limit for the water leaving the system, as specified in NSF Standard
53.
Testing was performed under standard laboratory conditions, actual performance may vary.
Removal Removal Action Level Hardness Temp Inlet
Substance
Influent
Water Avg.
(ug/L)
Influent
Challenge
Concentration
(mg/L)
Filter
Effluent
Max.
(ug/L)
Percent
Reduction
(%)
Max.
Premissible
Product Water
Concentration
(mg/L)
CaCO3
(ppm)
Testing
Compart.
(°C)
PH
Reduction
Requirement
Chlorine Taste and
Odor Reduction
2.0 2.0+/-10% N/A 97.5% N.A. N.A. 20 7.53 >50
Copper 3150 3.0+/-10% 870 85.0% 1.3 16 20 6.42 N/A
Copper 3100 3.0+/-10% 1000 85.4% 1.3 120 19 8.42 N/A
Mercury 6.2 0.006+/-10% 0.9 92.8% 0.002 22 19 6.45 N/A
Mercury 5.7 0.006+/-10% 1.2 89.9% 0.002 140 20 8.55 N/A
Cadmium 28.8 0.03+/-10% 2.2 96.6% 0.005 18 20 6.59 N/A
Cadmium 300 0.03+/-10% 4.0 92.5% 0.005 120 20 8.44 N/A
Benzene 15 0.015+/-10% 3.4 84.1% 0.005 130 20 7.58 N/A
Toluene 2900 3.0+/-10% 770 89.8% 1 320 20 7.54 N/A
Tetrachloroethylene 14 0.015+/-10% 3 92.5% 0.005 340 21 7.56 N/A
NSF/ANSI Standard 53-Health Effects
NSF/ANSI Standard 42-Aesthetic Effects