About your Wizard 50 Portable Reverse Osmosis Unit

Congratulations on purchasing our high quality portable Reverse Osmosis System.

This is a four stage system. The prefilter reduces chlorine, chlorination byproducts, and sediment. The membrane reduces metals and “anions” such as fluoride, nitrate, etc. The postfilter reduces any remaining organic compounds and makes the water taste good.

Included with your system is one replacement prefilter. Prefilters to be replaced at six-month intervals.

Also included is a quality test instrument to ensure that your system is working as designed. Regular care and maintenance will keep your system working at its peak.

You can expect the system to produce about 2-4 quarts per hour

Order cartridge and membrane replacements by calling Colorado Water Wizard, Inc. at 800-264-3702.

Getting Started

1. It is important to know the water pressure of your house or apartment. Do Not Use this system if the pressure is above 90psi.
2. Attach faucet aerator to your kitchen or other faucet using either inside or outside threads. Use only the small washer inside the aerator if you are using the aerator inside threads. (If neither inside nor outside threads fit your faucet, you will need to take your existing aerator and the supplied RO aerator to a hardware store to get an appropriate adaptor.) Some kitchen sink faucets may not be adaptable and you will have to use a bathroom sink or laundry tub sink.
3. Use cold water only! Run some water through the aerator to make sure it doesn’t have any obvious leaks.
4. Clip the adaptor on to the aerator by pulling the white ring down, pushing the adaptor up onto the aerator, then releasing the ring and making sure it has settled in the locked “up” position.
5. NOTE– for steps 6-8: Remove tubes by holding the collett against the body of the filter, then pulling the tube straight out. When you push a tube into a connector, make sure you push it all the way in. It will hit an initial “stop” at about 1/4” then push it an additional 1/4” to seat it. If the tubes are not seated correctly, it will either leak or you may blow a tube out of its connection.
6. Disconnect the black line from the inlet port of the prefilter. Leave it attached to the membrane.
7. Connect the supply adaptor white line into the inlet of the prefilter. This one can be difficult to seat completely because it is flexible. Try twisting it as you push it into the collett.
8. Remove white plug from the postfilter outlet and insert one end of the long blue tube—this is the product water tube.
9. Place end of the black “drain” line into your drain. Do not disturb the fitting that is part of this black line.
10. Turn on the cold water line. Run system for ten minutes with the blue line allowed to go to the drain to flush the filters.
11. Your system will have arrived having been pressure tested and flushed so the water should be good after this initial 10-minute flush.
12. Fill up a small container with the product water and using the enclosed tester, obtain a reading on the water. (Refer to the section on “Testing Your Water”.)
13. Place a container to fill in the sink, place the blue line into the container and allow it to fill.
14. Expect about 2-4 quarts per hour of production.
15. You may wish to set a timer to remind you to check it.

Ongoing Care

• Make sure you only use cold water.
• It is recommended that you change the prefilter (the one the white line from the faucet goes into) twice a year. Your system came with a spare prefilter. Keep it in a safe place and mark on your calendar when you should change it.
• When you are done making a batch of water, simply disconnect the system adapter, place the unit in a plastic bag and store in a cool location—a refrigerator is actually best as long as there is no danger of freezing. Freezing the system will destroy the membrane.
• Each time you use the unit, run the first 5 minutes of product water into the drain.
• Test your product water on a regular basis. This will assure you that you are getting the best quality water. (See the section on “Testing Your Water”.)
• Your membrane should last from one to as many as six years or so. Regular pre–filter replacement will help to ensure a longer membrane life.

Testing Your Water

• Take the Tester from its case, and refer to the directions inside the case cover. Remove the TDS1 cover at the bottom.
• Push the switch at the top of the tester to the “on” position. A number should appear in the window which, after a moment, should say “0”.
• Obtain a small container of your tap water and a separate container of your Wizard 50 product water.
• Take readings on both samples by immersing the indicator in the water (only up to about an inch)
• If the tap water reads more than about 5 times the product water, your system is working as it should.
• If the tap water reads less than about 5 times the product water, it indicates that it is time to change the membrane.
• Make sure you turn OFF the tester after testing.
• If you leave the tester on, it will deplete the batteries. Refer to the TDS1 instructions regarding changing the batteries.
• Replacement batteries are available at Radio Shack and other retail locations

Changing Filters

• Every six months, you will need to change the prefilter.
• Once a year, you will need to change both pre– and postfilters.
• Lay out the pre– and postfilter replacements in the proper flow directions next to your Wizard 50.
• Remove tubes (on the old filters) and plugs (on the new filters) by holding the collett against the body of the filter, then pulling the tube or plug straight out.
• When you push the tube into the new filter, make sure you push it all the way in. It will hit an initial “stop” at about 1/4” then push it an additional 1/4” to seat it.
• If the tubes are not seated correctly, you may blow a tube out of its connection.
• Remove the white feed tube from the old prefilter and connect it to the inlet of the postfilter.
• Remove the white plug in the outlet of the postfilter. Turn water on and “flush” the filter for 1 minute. This will flush black carbon “fines” out.
• Reconnect the postfilter to the proper tubes (outlet to the long blue tube)
• Connect the white line to the new prefilter and flush as in #7. Then connect outlet to red tube.
• Run the system for about 10 minutes with the product going to the drain. This will flush out the new filters.

Changing the Membrane

• When testing indicates a spent membrane (Refer to the above “Testing Your Water”, you will need to change the membrane.
• Remove all of the tubes by holding the collett against the body of the filter, then pulling the tube straight out. The black tube should have an insert in the end or a fitting close to the end that goes to the membrane. Make sure this stays intact.
• When you push the tubes into the new membrane, make sure you push them all the way in. The tube will hit an initial “stop” at about 1/4” then push it an additional 1/4” to seat it.
• If the tubes are not seated correctly, you may blow a tube out of its connection.
• The short red tube goes to “Feed in”. The short blue goes to “Pure out”. The black with insert goes to “brine out”. (The system will not operate without this insert!)
• Run the system for about one hour with the product going to the drain. This will flush out the new membrane.

 

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