Performance data sheet – Cuisinart Wch-1500 User Manual
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PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET
PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET FOR MODELS WCH-1000 AND WCH-1500
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 WQA. These systems have been tested according to NSF/
ANSI 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/ANSI Standard
53 and Standard 42.
Testing was performed under standard laboratory conditions; actual performance may vary.
Removal
Removal
Action Level
Hardness
Temp
Inlet
Substance
Influent
Water Avg.
(mg/L)
Influent
Challenge
Concentration
(mg/L)
Filter
Effluent
Max.
(mg/L)
Percent
Reduction
(%)
Max.
Permissible
Product Water
Concentration
(mg/L)
CaCO3
(mg/L)
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 pH 6.5
3.15
3.0+/-10%
.87
85.0%
1.3
16
20
6.42
N/A
Copper pH 8.5
3.10
3.0+/-10%
1.0
85.4%
1.3
120
19
8.42
N/A
Mercury pH 6.5
.006
0.006+/-10%
.0009
92.8%
0.002
22
19
6.45
N/A
Mercury pH 8.5
.006
0.006+/-10%
.001
89.9%
0.002
140
20
8.55
N/A
Cadmium pH 6.5
.029 0.03+/-10%
.002
96.6%
0.005
18
20
6.59
N/A
Cadmium pH 8.5
.03
0.03+/-10%
.004
92.5%
0.005
120
20
8.44
N/A
Benzene
.015
0.015+/-10%
.003
84.1%
0.005
130
20
7.58
N/A
Toluene
2.9
3.0+/-10%
.770
89.8%
1
320
20
7.54
N/A
Tetrachloroethylene
.014
0.015+/-10%
.003
92.5%
0.005
340
21
7.56
N/A
Lead pH 8.5
.149
.15+/-10%
.007
95.4%
.010
98
21
8.5
N/A
Lead pH 6.5
.154
.15+/-10%
.004
98.7%
.010
18
19
6.5
N/A
NSF/ANSI Standard 53-Health Effects
NSF/ANSI Standard 42-Aesthetic Effects