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Performance Data Sheet
GE SmartWater Filtration System
GWF Cartridge
Health Claim Performance Certified by NSF/ANSI*
(100% safety factors built in for unmetered usage)
Standard No. 42: Aesthetic Effects
Parameter USEPA Influent Effluent % Reduction
M
CL Challenge Average Maximum Average Minimum
Chlorine – 1.9 ppm 0.02 ppm 0.05 ppm 98.90% 97.37%
T & O – – – – – –
Particulate** – 200,000 3,978 7,800 98.00% 96.10%
Standard No. 53: Health Effects
Parameter USEPA Influent Effluent % Reduction
MCL Challenge Average Maximum Average Minimum
Turbidity 1 NTU*** 24.3 NTU 0.07 NTU 0.1 NTU 99.71% 99.59%
Cysts 99.95% Reduction 105,750 26 55 99.97% 99.95%
Lead at pH 6.5 15 ppb 160 ppb 1 ppb 1 ppb 99.37% 99.37%
Lead at pH 8.5 15 ppb 150 ppb 1.8 ppb 4.3 ppb 98.80% 97.13%
Lindane 0.0002 ppm 0.00062 ppm 0.00005 ppm 0.00005 ppm 91.93% 91.93%
Atrazine 0.003 ppm 0.0084 ppm 0.002 ppm 0.003 ppm 76.19% 64.28%
2,4-D 0.100 ppm 0.272 ppm 0.042 ppm 0.090 ppm 84.89% 67.63%
Asbestos 99% 690 MFL/ml 0.32 MFL/ml 1.2 MFL/ml 99.95% 99.82%
* Tested using a flow rate of 0.5 gpm (1.8927 l/m); pressure of 120 psig (8.437 kg/cm2); pH of 7.5±0.5; temp. of 68°±4.5° F (20°±2.5° C)
** Measurement in particles/ml
*** NTU = Nephelometric Units
Operating Specifications
• Capacity: certified for up to 500 gallons (1893 liter); up to one year
• Pressure requirement: 40-120 psi (2.8-8.2 bar), non-shock
• Temperature: 33°-100° F (0.6°-38° C)
• Flow rate: 0.5 gpm (1.9 lpm)
General Installation/Operation/Maint
enance Requirements
• Flush new cartridge at full flow for 3 minutes to purge out trapped air.
• Replace cartridge when flow becomes too slow.
Special Notices
•
Installation instructions; parts and service availability; and standard warranty are included with the product when shipped.
• This drink
ing water system must be maintained according to manufacturer’s instr
uctions, including replacement of
filter car
tridges.
• Do not use with water that is microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality without adequate disinfection before or after
the system. Systems certified for cyst reduction may be used on disinfected water that may contain filterable cysts.
•
The contaminants or other substances r
emoved or reduced by this water treatment system are not necessarily in your water.
• Check for compliance with the state and local laws and r
egulations.
Manufactured for: General Electric Company, Louisville, KY 40225
NSF
®
System Tested and Certified by NSF International against ANSI/NSF
Standard 42 & 53 for the reduction of:
S
tandard No. 42: Aesthetic Effects
Chemical Unit
Taste and Odor Reduction
Chlorine Reduction, Class I
Mechanical Filtration Unit
Particulate Reduction, Class I
S
tandard No. 53: Health Effects
Chemical R
eduction Unit
Lead and Atrazine R
eduction
Lindane and 2,4-D R
eduction
Mechanical Filtration Unit
Turbidity Reduction
Cyst and Asbestos Reduction
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