AQ-CWM2-B
Countertop Water Filter
Clean Water
Machine
Owner’s Manual
AQ-CWM2-B
Countertop Water Filter
Clean Water Machine
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Box Contents ................................................................................................................ 1
Use & Care ................................................................................................................... 2
Setup .......................................................................................................................... 3-4
Operation ...................................................................................................................... 5
Troubleshooting Guide, Button Functions, & Light Indicators .............................. 6
Filter Replacement ...................................................................................................... 7
Performance & Certications .................................................................................... 8
Warranty ...................................................................................................................... 9
Water for Life
®
Program ........................................................................................ Back
*See Performance & Certications (page 8) for specics about contaminants removed.
Meet clean, healthy water. Your new Clean Water Machine features Claryum
®
ltration that removes up to 99% of 78 contaminants including lead, PFOA/
PFOS, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and chlorine*.
Enjoy the peace of mind that comes from knowing our award-winning lter
technology is working for you.
BOX CONTENTS 1
Filtration
Dock
Before beginning setup, please ensure all parts listed are present. If any part
is missing or damaged, please contact Customer Support at 866-662-6885.
Filter Housing
Unit Lid
Claryum
®
Filter
Filter
Chamber Cap
Water Tank
Lid
Water
Tank
No tools required for installation!
2
USE & CARE2
Use and Care
• To clean the system, wipe exterior
with a damp cloth. Do not use any
strong or abrasive cleaning agent or
solvent cleaner.
• The water tank, housing lids, and
lter cap are NOT dishwasher safe,
and should be hand-washed only.
• Water may accumulate inside the
lter housing unit. Dry this area with
a clean dry cloth.
• Clean regularly for best use.
Scan to view the Clean
Water Machine product and
installation video.
Important Safeguards
• Do not operate without lter
cartridge installed.
• Use only cold tap water in the
water tank. Do not add ice cubes to
water tank.
• Do not place cord, plug, or system in
water or other liquids.
• Close supervision is always
necessary when this system is used
by or near children.
• Intended for home or oce use, on a
at, temperature-controlled surface.
Not for outdoor use.
• Do not place the system near a hot
gas or electric burner.
• Do not let cord hang over the edge
of table or countertop, or touch hot
surfaces. Do not allow anything to
rest on the power cord.
• If the supply cord or the plug are
damaged, do not use and contact
Customer Service.
• Do not use excessive force on the
dock button.
• Filter usage must comply with all
state and local laws.
• Do not use with water that is
microbiologically unsafe or of
unknown water quality without
adequate disinfection before or after
the system.
• Systems certied for cyst reduction
may be used on disinfected waters
that may contain lterable cysts.
Please read all precautions and instructions carefully before using.
SETUP 3
Wash Tank
At rst use or after a long period of non-use
Open Filter Chamber
Open lter housing unit lid and
unscrew lter chamber cap to
open the lter chamber.
1
2
Hand-wash the water tank and
water tank lid with dish soap and
rinse well. Fill water tank full with
cold tap water.
Place the water tank on the
dispenser dock and ensure it's
rmly attached to its base.
2
SETUP4
Flush System
Plug your system in. Place vessel (at least
64 oz.) underneath dispenser during
ushing cycle.
To start the ush cycle, press dock
button 3 times quickly. Light will
illuminate red for 5 seconds.
While red light is illuminated, press
and hold dock button for 1 second.
Light will blink red. While system
ushes, light will change from
red to blue staying blue for 5
seconds when ush is complete.
4
NOTE: Do not drink ushed water. Discard water.
Insert Filter
Remove plastic from lter cartridge.
With top of lter up, press the lter onto
the lter chamber cap.
3
Insert the lter with the attached lter
chamber cap onto the chamber so that
the grooves of the cap line up. Twist the
lter chamber cap to the right to lock into
place. Arrow on lter chamber cap should
be pointing towards the dispenser end.
Replace the lter housing lid.
OPERATION 5
Dispensing Water
First, ll the water tank and place
it back onto the dispenser dock.
Position vessel under dispenser.
Next, press and hold dock button
to dispense ltered water.
Light will illuminate blue while
dispensing water.
Finally, release dock button
once desired amount of
water is reached.
NOTE: When lling a larger (64 oz) vessel,
you may use the Quick Press function.
Quickly press the dock button once to initiate
ll. Once desired amount is reached, quickly
press dock button to stop dispensing.
NOTE: System will dispense
water for a maximum of 60
seconds at one time. Timer
will override system and shut
o pump.
2
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE6
What should I do if my system won’t run?
• Make sure the system is plugged into a power source.
• Ensure water tank is fully attached to ltration dock.
• Make sure water tank contains water. System will not run without water.
• Ensure lter and lter chamber lid are properly attached.
• Ensure dock button is being held for the proper amount of time.
What if water is leaking from the system?
• Ensure the water tank is fully attached to the ltration dock.
Why does my water look milky or cloudy?
• Cloudy or white water is a result of air bubbles that are trapped within the
system. This is very common and not harmful. The air bubbles will dissipate
over time.
Button Functions
Function Button Action
Quick Press On Press button 1X
Quick Press O Press button 1X
Dispense water Press and hold button until desired amount is dispensed
Stop dispensing water Release button hold
Initiate lter ush process Press button 3X rapidly
Start lter ush Press and hold for 1 second
Light Indicators
Light Status Indication
No light System unplugged, standby mode, or ush not initiated
Solid red/blue combination Initial system plug in
Solid blue light when dispensing water Dispensing ltered water
Blink blue System is readying to dispense water
Solid red light (5 seconds) Filter ush process initiated
Blinking red when system ushing Flush in process
Blinking red to blue Finishing ush
Blinking blue then solid blue Filter ush complete
Alternating blue and red
while dispensing water
Change lter soon
Solid red while dispensing water Change lter now
Blinking red while in standby mode Change lter now
FILTER REPLACEMENT 7
1. Twist lter chamber cap to the left
and remove dirty lter from cap.
Discard dirty lter.
2. Remove plastic from clean lter. Press
clean lter into lter chamber cap
ensuring a snug t. Insert into housing
unit and twist right to close.
3. Fill water tank and place on
dispenser dock.
4. Press dock button 3 times quickly.
Light will illuminate red for 5
seconds.
3X
1 Sec. 5 Sec. 5 Sec.
5 Sec.
60 Sec.
5. While red light is illuminated, press
and hold dock button for 1 second.
Light will blink red. While system
ushes, light will change from red to
blue staying blue for
5 seconds when
ush is
complete.
6. Once the ush is complete, light
blinks blue for 5 seconds, then
illuminate solid blue for 5 seconds.
PERFORMANCE DATA SHEET
Model Replacement Rated Capacity Operating Pressure Range Operating Temp. Range Rated Flow
AQ-CWM2-B
AQ-CWM2-B-Q
AQ-CWM2-R
AQ-CWM2-R.Q
300 gallons
1135 liters
20-70 psi
137-482 kPa
40-90° F
4.44-32.2° C
0.5 gpm
1.9 lpm
Manufactured by: Aquasana, Inc. 6310 Midway Road · Haltom City, Texas 76117 · 866.662.6885
This system has been tested according to NSF/ANSI 42, 53, & 401 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 specied in NSF/ANSI 42, 53, & 401.
NSF/ANSI 42
Minimum
Reduction
Overall %
Reduction
Results
Chlorine Reduction ≥50% 97.3% Pass
Chloramine Reduction 0.5 mg/l 91% Pass
Particulate Class I
(particles 0.5 to <1 μm)
≥85% 99.6% Pass
NSF/ANSI 53
Minimum
Reduction
Overall %
Reduction
Results
Asbestos Reduction 99% >99% Pass
Cyst (Microspheres) 99.95%
99.997%
Pass
Lead pH 6.5 5 ug/L >99.7% Pass
Lead pH 8.5 5 ug/L 99.6% Pass
Mercury pH 6.5 2 ug/L >96.2% Pass
Mercury pH 8.5 2 ug/L 95.4% Pass
MTBE Reduction 5 ug/L 85.5% Pass
Peruorooctanoic acid (PFOA) &
Peruorooctane sulfonate (PFOS)
0.02 ug/L 99.7% Pass
Turbidity 0.5 NTU 99.34% Pass
VOC Surrogate Test
(as chloroform)
See Table
8.2
99.3% Pass
NSF/ANSI 401
Maximum
Concentration
Minimum
Reduction
Overall %
Reduction
Results
Atenolol 30 ng/L 94.7% >94.7% Pass
Bisphenol A 300 ng/L 93.2% 93.9% Pass
Carbamazepine 200 ng/L 98.4% >98.4% Pass
DEET 200 ng/L 98.4% >98.4% Pass
Estrone 20 ng/L 94.8% 95.5% Pass
Ibuprofen 60 ng/L 93.5% 94.6% Pass
Linuron 20 ng/L 96.3% >96.3% Pass
Meprobamate 60 ng/L 94.6% >94.6% Pass
Metolachlor 200 ng/L 98.4% >98.4% Pass
Naproxen 20 ng/L 94.5% 95.5% Pass
Nonyl phenol 200 ng/L 89.3% 95.5% Pass
Phenytoin 30 ng/L 95.4% >95.7% Pass
TCEP 700 ng/L 98% >98% Pass
TCPP 700 ng/L 97.9% >97.9% Pass
Trimethoprim 20 ng/L 96.1% >96.1% Pass
Microplastics
(particles 0.5 to <1 μm)
At least 10,000
particles/mL
≥85% 99.6% Pass
Filter is only to
be used with
cold water.
Testing was performed
under standard
laboratory conditions,
actual performance
may vary.
• All contaminants reduced by this lter are listed.
• Not all contaminants listed may be present in your water.
• Does not remove all contaminants that may be present
in tap water.
• The contaminants covered in NSF/ANSI 401 have been
deemed as incidental/emerging compounds and have
been detected in drinking water supplies at trace levels.
These compounds can aect some consumers’ perception
of drinking water quality.
Systems certied for
cyst reduction may be
used on disinfected
waters that may contain
lterable cysts.
System tested and certied by WQA to
NSF/ANSI Standard 42, 53, and 401 for the
reduction of the claims specied on the
Performance Data Sheet and at WQA.org.
Table 8.2 – Performance data sheet reduction claims
for organic chemicals included by surrogate testing
VOCs (by surrogate testing
using chloroform)
Drinking water
regulatory level
(MCL/MAC) mg/L
Inuent/
Unltered
mg/L
Euent/
Filtered
mg/L
Percent
Reduction
alachlor 0.002 0.050 0.001 >98%
atrazine 0.003 0.100 0.003 >97%
benzene 0.005 0.081 0.001 >99%
carbofuran 0.04 0.190 0.001 >99%
carbon tetrachloride 0.005 0.078 0.0018 98%
chlorobenzene 0.1 0.077 0.001 >99%
chloropicrin — 0.015 0.0002 99%
2,4-D 0.07 0.110 0.0017 98%
dibromochloropropane (DBCP) 0.0002 0.052 0.00002 >99%
o-dichlorobenzene 0.6 0.080 0.001 >99%
p-dichlorobenzene 0.075 0.040 0.001 >98%
1,2-dichloroethane 0.005 0.088 0.0048 95%
1,1-dichloroethylene 0.007 0.083 0.001 >99%
cis-1,2-dichloroethylene 0.07 0.170 0.0005 >99%
trans-1,2-dichloroethylene 0.1 0.086 0.001 >99%
1,2-dichloropropane 0.005 0.080 0.001 >99%
cis-1,3-dichloropropylene — 0.079 0.001 >99%
dinoseb 0.007 0.170 0.0002 99%
endrin 0.002 0.053 0.00059 99%
ethylbenzene 0.7 0.088 0.001 >99%
ethylene dibromide (EDB) 0.00005 0.044 0.00002 >99%
haloacetonitriles (HAN)
bromochloroacetontrile — 0.022 0.0005 98%
dibromoacetontrile — 0.024 0.0006 98%
dichloroacetontrile — 0.0096 0.0002 98%
trichloroacetontrile — 0.015 0.0003 98%
haloketones (HK)
1,1-dichloro-2-propanone — 0.0072 0.0001 99%
1,1,1-trichloro-2-propanone — 0.0082 0.0003 96%
heptachlor (H-34, Heptox) 0.0004 0.025 0.00001 >99%
heptachlor epoxide 0.0002 0.0107 0.0002 98%
hexachlorobutadiene — 0.044 0.001 >98%
hexachlorocyclopentadiene 0.05 0.060 0.000002 >99%
lindane 0.0002 0.055 0.00001 >99%
methoxychlor 0.04 0.050 0.0001 >99%
pentachlorophenol 0.001 0.096 0.001 >99%
simazine 0.004 0.120 0.004 >97%
styrene 0.1 0.150 0.0005 >99%
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane — 0.081 0.001 >99%
tetrachloroethylene 0.005 0.081 0.001 >99%
toluene 1 0.078 0.001 >99%
2,4,5-TP (silvex) 0.05 0.270 0.0016 99%
tribromoacetic acid — 0.042 0.001 >98%
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 0.07 0.160 0.0005 >99%
1,1,1-trichloroethane 0.2 0.084 0.0046 95%
1,1,2-trichloroethane 0.005 0.150 0.0005 >99%
trichloroethylene 0.005 0.180 0.0010 >99%
trihalomethanes (THMs) Inuent/
Unltered
Euent/
Filtered
Percent
Reduction
bromodichloromethane (THM)
0.080 0.300 0.015 95%
bromoform (THM)
chloroform (THM)
chlorodibromomethane (THM)
xylenes (total) 10 0.070 0.001 >99%
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WHO IS COVERED
AQUASANA AND ITS SUPPLIERS, (herein collectively referred
to as “Manufacturer”) warrants to the original owner who
purchased and installed the system (hereinafter “Owner”).
Registration of the product is not required to receive warranty
coverage as specied in this document. If you purchased from
an Aquasana-authorized reseller or dealer, proof of purchase
is required.
WHAT IS COVERED
This Warranty covers defects in materials or workmanship
during the limited Warranty period of your of your Aquasana
Water Filtration System including sub-components purchased
with original system (may or may not include faucet and
ttings), except as provided below. The water lter is
warranted only when it is installed, operated and maintained
in accordance with the instructions accompanying the water
lter found on Aquasana.com. A water lter should be installed
in such a manner that, if the system or any connection thereto
should leak, the resulting ow of water will not cause damage
to the area in which it is installed. For detailed instructions
read the manual accompanying the water lter and review
drawings in the manual.
FOR HOW LONG
This Warranty runs for 12 months (365 days) from the date of
purchase by a consumer (hereinafter “Warranty Period”). No
Warranty coverage will be provided if the claimant is unable
to provide proof of purchase from an authorized Aquasana
reseller. Estimated lifespan of products is for information only
and is based on usage approximations. Water conditions and
use rates may limit the functional lifespan of your lter. This
Limited Warranty does not extend to the full estimated life
span of the system.
WHAT AQUASANA WILL DO
1. If necessary, the Manufacturer will provide a replacement
that fullls the remaining estimated lifespan/capacity of
your original purchase and send it to you with installation
instructions. If industry standards, product improvements
or product obsolescence prohibit Manufacturer from
furnishing an identical model replacement water lter under
this Warranty, the Owner will be furnished with a new water
lter of comparable remaining capacity and functionality;
however, the Owner will be charged for the additional
value of the item(s) which Manufacturer has incorporated
in the replacement water lter. The Warranty period for
any replacement will run for the balance of the original 365
days.
2. Component Part – If any component part proves to
Manufacturer’s satisfaction to be defective in material or
workmanship within the Warranty period listed on the data
plate label, the Manufacturer will furnish the Owner with a
replacement for the defective part(s).
3. Return of Defective Water Filter and Component Parts –
Manufacturer reserves the right to examine the alleged
defect in the water lter or component part(s), and it
will be the Owner’s obligation to return the water lter
and/or component part(s) to the Manufacturer at the
Manufacturers request.
a. When returning a water lter, it must include all
component parts.
b. When returning component part(s), they must be
individually tagged and identied with the water lter’s
model number, date of purchase, and date of installation.
WHAT IS NOT COVERED
1. This Warranty does not cover lter cartridges and any
systems that were not installed in compliance with the
instructions or that have been abused or operated
incorrectly.
2. This Warranty applies only to products purchased from
Aquasana or an Aquasana-authorized reseller or dealer.
3. Except when specically prohibited by the applicable state
law, the Limited Warranty stated herein is in lieu of any
and all warranties, express or implied (whether written or
oral), including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability and tness for a particular purpose.
4. Except when specically prohibited by the applicable state
law, the Manufacturer shall not be liable for any incidental,
consequential, special, or contingent damages or expenses,
arising, directly or indirectly, from any defect in the water
lter of the use of the water lter.
5. Manufacturer shall not be liable for any water damage
arising, directly or indirectly, from any defect in the water
lter or component part(s) or from its use.
6. Manufacturer shall not be liable for any damage or product
failures caused by any of the following:
• The water lter or any of its component parts have been
subject to misuse, alteration, neglect or accident.
• The water lter has not been installed in accordance with
the applicable local plumbing and/or building code(s) and/
or regulations or in their absence.
• The water lter is not installed, operated and maintained
in accordance with the printed Manufacturer’s instructions,
including if the water lter has any additional aftermarket
equipment introduced into the sealed system not
approved by the manufacturer.
• The water lter is exposed to highly corrosive conditions.
• The water lter is not continuously supplied with potable water.
• The water lter is not operated within the factory
calibrated temperature limits.
• The water lter is installed in direct sunlight or exposed to
freezing temperatures.
• The water lter or any of its component parts fail due to
sediment build-up.
• Clogging due to purchaser’s failure to replace the lter
cartridges.
• Damage caused by re, ood or acts of God.
• Damage caused by over-pressurization in the water line.
7. Manufacturer shall not be liable for any claims related to
excessive noise, smell, or taste of water.
8. This Warranty does not cover damage caused by the use of
parts that are not genuine Aquasana parts. This includes,
but is not limited to replacement lters, faucets, and/or
diverter valves.
9. Except when specically prohibited by the applicable state
law, the Owner, and not the Manufacturer, shall be liable
for and shall pay for all charges for labor or other expenses
incurred in the removal, repair or replacement of the water
lter or any component part(s) claimed to be defective or
any expense incurred to remedy any defect in the product.
Such charges may include, but are not necessarily limited to:
a. All freight, shipping, handling and delivery costs of
forwarding a new water lter or replacement part(s) to
the owner.
b. All costs necessary or incidental in removing the defective
water lter or component part(s) and installing a new
water lter or component part(s).
c. Any material required to complete, and/or permits
required for, installation of a new water lter or
replacement part(s), and
d. All costs necessary or incidental in returning the defective
water lter or component part(s) to a location designated
by the Manufacturer.
10. This warranty provides specic legal rights and limitations,
but you may have other rights under applicable state law.
HOW TO GET SERVICE
To receive service under this Warranty, you must contact
Aquasana (A. O. Smith Water Treatment (North America),
Inc.) at 1-866-662-6885 or [email protected] within
the Warranty Period to describe the problem to a customer
service representative who will verify that the product is under
Warranty and determine whether a part or the system will be
replaced and whether you must send back the unit. You will
be required to provide both proof of purchase and proper
installation.
HOW STATE LAW APPLIES
This Warranty gives you specic rights and you may have other
rights which vary from state to state.
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Aquasana, Inc.
6310 Midway Road
Haltom City, Texas 76117
866.662.6885 USA
877.332.7873 Canada
www.aquasana.com
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