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Aquasana OptimH2O AQ-RO-3 Owner's Manual

1. Required Tools and Materials

Performance Data for the OptimH2O™ Drinking Water System: Model AQ-RO-3

Replacement

AQ-RO3-RO, AQ-RO3-Carbon,

AQ-RO3-Claryum

Manufactured by: Aquasana, Inc. 6310 Midway Road · Haltom City, Texas 76117 · 866.662.6885

Testing Performed under NSF/ANSI Standards 42 and 53 and in accordance with the California Department of Health Services Drinking Water Treatment Device Program.

This system has been tested according to NSF/ANSI 42, 53, 58, 401 & P473 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 water leaving the system, as specified in NSF/ANSI 42, 53, 58, 401 & P473.

Minimum

Overall %

NSF/ANSI 42

reduction

Chlorine Reduction, Free Available

<0.5 mg/l

97.66%

Chloramine Reduction, Free Available

<0.5 mg/l

97.66%

Particulate Reduction

85%

99.9%

Required

Overall %

NSF/ANSI 53

reduction

Cyst Live Cryptosporidium & Giardia

99.95%

>99.99%

Mercury Reduction pH 8.5

<2 ug/L

>95.8%

Mercury Reduction pH 6.5

<2 ug/L

>96.5%

Lead Reduction pH 6.5

<10 ug/L

>99.4%

Lead Reduction pH 8.5

<10 ug/L

>99.3%

MTBE Reduction

<5 ug/L

86.6%

Turbidity

<0.5 NTU

99.1%

VOC Surrogate Test

95%

99.4%

Asbestos Reduction

99%

>99%

Maximum

Minimum

Overall %

NSF/ANSI 58

Concentration

Reduction

Arsenic Pentavalent

0.30

±10%

80.0%

97.6%

Barium

10.0

±10%

80.0%

95.2%

Cadmium

0.30

±10%

83.3%

95.3%

Chromium Hexavalent

0.30

±10%

66.7%

97.0%

Chromium Trivalent

0.30

±10%

66.7%

96.6%

Copper

0.30

±10%

56.7%

96.6%

Fluoride

8.0

±10%

81.2%

95.7%

Lead

0.15

±10%

93.3%

96.6%

Nitrate/Nitrite

30.0

±10%

66.70%

82.40%

Radium 226/228

pCi

±10%

80.0%

Selenium

0.10

±10%

50.0%

97.9%

TDS

750

±10%

75.0%

95.0%

Turbidity

11 ± NTU

95.4%

99.1%

Maximum

Minimum

Overall %

NSF/ANSI 401

Concentration

Reduction

Atenolol

30 ng/L

94.2%

Bisphenol A

300 ng/L

98.80%

98.9%

Carbamazepine

200 ng/L

98.6%

DEET

200 ng/L

98.7%

Estrone

20 ng/L

96.30%

96.5%

Ibuprofen

60 ng/L

95.3%

95.4%

Linuron

20 ng/L

96.6%

Meprobamate

60 ng/L

94.7%

Metolachlor

200 ng/L

98.6%

Naproxen

20 ng/L

96.3%

96.4%

Nonyl phenol

200 ng/L

97.50%

97.5%

Phenytoin

30 ng/L

95.50%

95.6%

TCEP

700 ng/L

98%

TCPP

700 ng/L

97.8%

Trimethoprim

20 ng/L

96.7%

Maximum

Influent

permissible

NSF P473

challenge

product water

Overall %

concentration

reduction

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) &

1.5 ±10% ug/L 0.07 ug/L

96%

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)

Do not use with water that is microbiologically

unsafe or of unknown water quality without adequate

disinfection before or after the system.

The AQ-RO3 has been tested and certified by NSF

International against NSF/ANSI Standards 42, 53

and 401 in model AQ-RO-3 for the reduction claims

specified on the Performance Data Sheet as verified

and substantiated by test data and at nsf.org.

Operating

Recovery

pressure range

temp range

Rating

40-100 psi

40-90° F

29.43%

275-689 kPa

4.44-32.2° C

Organic chemicals included by surrogate testing

Results

VOCs

Drinking water

Influent/

Pass

(by surrogate testing using

regulatory level

Unfiltered

Pass

chloroform)

(MCL/MAC) mg/L

Pass

alachlor

0.002

0.050

atrazine

0.003

0.100

Results

benzene

0.005

0.081

carbofuran

0.04

0.190

Pass

carbon tetrachloride

0.005

0.078

Pass

chlorobenzene

0.1

0.077

Pass

chloropicrin

—

0.015

Pass

2,4-D

0.07

0.110

Pass

dibromochloropropane

0.0002

0.052

Pass

(DBCP)

Pass

o-dichlorobenzene

0.6

0.080

Pass

p-dichlorobenzene

0.075

0.040

Pass

1,2-dichloroethane

0.005

0.088

1,1-dichloroethylene

0.007

0.083

Results

cis-1,2-dichloroethylene

0.07

0.170

trans-1,2-dichloroethylene

0.1

0.086

Pass

1,2-dichloropropane

0.005

0.080

Pass

cis-1,3-dichloropropylene

—

0.079

Pass

dinoseb

0.007

0.170

Pass

endrin

0.002

0.053

Pass

ethylbenzene

0.7

0.088

Pass

ethylene dibromide (EDB)

0.00005

0.044

Pass

haloacetonitriles (HAN)

Pass

Bromochloroacetontrile

—

0.022

Pass

Dibromoacetontrile

—

0.024

Pass

Dichloroacetontrile

—

0.0096

Pass

Trichloroacetontrile

—

0.015

Pass

haloketones (HK)

Pass

1,1-dichloro-2-propanone

—

0.0072

1,1,1-trichloro-2-propanone

—

0.0082

Results

heptachlor (H-34, Heptox)

0.0004

0.025

Pass

heptachlor epoxide

0.0002

0.0107

Pass

hexachlorobutadiene

—

0.044

Pass

hexachlorocyclopentadiene 0.05

0.060

Pass

lindane

0.0002

0.055

Pass

methoxychlor

0.04

0.050

Pass

pentachlorophenol

0.001

0.096

Pass

simazine

0.004

0.120

Pass

styrene

0.1

0.150

Pass

1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane

—

0.081

Pass

tetrachloroethylene

0.005

0.081

Pass

toluene

0.078

Pass

2,4,5-TP (silvex)

0.05

0.270

Pass

tribromoacetic acid

—

0.042

Pass

1,2,4-trichlorobenzene

0.07

0.160

Pass

1,1,1-trichloroethane

0.2

0.084

1,1,2-trichloroethane

0.005

0.150

trichloroethylene

0.005

0.180

Results

Trihalomethanes (THMs)

Influent/

Unfiltered

Pass

Bromodichloromethane

(THM)

Bromoform (THM)

0.080

0.300

Chloroform (THM)

Chlorodibromomethane

(THM)

Xylenes (total)

0.070

The AQ-RO-3 has been tested and certified by

NSF International against NSF/ANSI Standard

58 for the reduction claims specified on the

Performance Data Sheet as verified and

substantiated by test data and at nsf.org.

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

Efficiency

Daily Produc-

Rating

tion (DPR)

As(+5), or arsenate) at concentrations of 0.30 mg/L or less. This system reduces pentavalent arsenic, but may not

13.32 gallons

17.91%

50.4 liters

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 chloramine (combined chlorine) is not sucient to ensure complete conversion of

trivalent arsenic to pentavalent arsenic. Please see the Arsenic Facts section of this Performance Data Sheet for

further information.

Effluent/

Percent

Filtered

Reduction

0.001

>98%

Arsenic Facts

0.003

>97%

0.001

>99%

Arsenic (abbreviated As) is

0.001

>99%

found naturally in some well

0.0018

98%

water. Arsenic in water has no

0.001

>99%

0.0002

99%

color, taste, or odor. It must be

0.0017

98%

measured by a laboratory test.

0.00002

>99%

Public water utilities must have

0.001

>99%

their water tested for arsenic.

0.001

>98%

0.0048

95%

You can get the results from

0.001

>99%

your water utility. If you have

0.0005

>99%

your own well, you can have

0.001

>99%

0.001

>99%

the water tested. The local

0.001

>99%

health department or the state

0.0002

99%

environmental health agency

0.00059

99%

can provide a list of certified

0.001

>99%

0.00002

>99%

labs. The cost is typically $15 to

$30. Information about arsenic

0.0005

98%

in water can be found on the

0.0006

98%

0.0002

98%

Internet at the U.S. Environmental

0.0003

98%

Protection Agency website:

gov/safewater/arsenic.html.

0.0001

99%

0.0003

96%

There are two forms of arsenic:

0.00001

>99%

pentavalent arsenic As(V), As(+5),

0.0002

98%

0.001

>98%

and arsenate) and trivalent arsenic

0.000002 >99%

(also called As(III), As(+3), and

0.00001

>99%

arsenite). In well water, arsenic

0.0001

>99%

may be pentavalent, trivalent, or

0.001

>99%

0.004

>97%

0.0005

>99%

0.001

>99%

0.001

>99%

Filter is only to be used

0.001

>99%

with cold water.

0.0016

99%

0.001

>98%

Filter usage must comply

0.0005

>99%

with all state and local laws.

0.0046

95%

Testing was performed under standard laboratory

0.0005

>99%

conditions, actual performance may vary.

0.0010

>99%

Effluent/

Percent

Systems certified for cyst reduction may be used

Filtered

Reduction

on disinfected waters that may contain filterable

cysts.

0.015

95%

See owner's manual for general installation

conditions and needs plus manufacturer's limited

warranty.

0.001

>99%

• All contaminants reduced by this filter are listed.

• Not all contaminants listed may be present in

your water.

• Filter does not remove all contaminants that may

be present in tap water.

AQ-RO-3_PDS_20171106

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

eective 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

epa.

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

• 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.

• Recovery rating means the percentage of the influent

water to the membrane portion of the system that is

available to the user as reverse osmosis treated water

when the system is operated without a storage tank or

when the storage tank is bypassed.

AQ-RO-3 system is designed to

remove pentavalent arsenic. It will

not convert trivalent arsenic to

pentavalent arsenic. The system

was tested in a lab. Under testing

conditions, the system reduced

[0.30 mg/L (ppm) or 0.050 mg/L

(ppm)] pentavalent arsenic to

0.010 mg/L (ppm) (the USEPA

standard for drinking water) or

less. The performance of the

system may be dierent at your

installation.

Have the treated water tested

for arsenic to check whether

the system is working properly.

The RO component of the AQ-

RO-3 system must be replaced

every 1-3 years to ensure that

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.