United States
Environmental Protection
*m Agency
Properly Used Filters Protect from Lead in Water
www.epa.gov/uss-lead-superfund-site	September 26, 2016
Installing Your Filter & Replacement Cartridges
STEP 2:
Determine if you need an adaptor.
Some faucet mounted base units
require an adaptor. See filter manual
for more details.
STEP 3:
Attach the base system to the
faucet. To attach, some units are
twist-on and some
are snap-on.
STEP 1:
Remove
aerator
from faucet.
STEP 5:

Run cold water through the filter for
5 minutes to flush and activate the
cartridge.

| OFF
ON
unfiltered
(|k
, flip lever
filtered
STEP 4:
Insert filter cartridge (or replacement)
into filter cup.
filter cup
unscrew cap
.otNO*.
Look for the NSF/ANSI 53 Certification Mark to reduce lead.
The US. EPA does not endorse NSFInternational, its products, services, or any product or service that displays the NSFInternational mark. US. EPA does not certify the product. US. EPA is aware
that the certification mark belongs to an independent organization that certifies these products, and that there are other third party testing services including UL and VZQA.

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Using Filters
Remember:
~ DO check if it is NSF Certified
~ DON'T cook with
to remove lead.
unfiltered water.
~	DO run only cold water
through the filter.
~	DO drink & brush teeth with
filtered water.
~	DO check indicator often.
~	DON'T run hot water
through the filter.
~	Boiling Water DOES NOT
Remove Lead
~S7\

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Change replaceable cartridge when indicator turns red(^).
green = cartridge working

yellow=change cartridge soon
red=change cartridge now

* Indicators will vary. See your filter manual.

What else should I do?
Every morning
Run unfiltered cold water for at least
5 minutes to flush the pipes.
Every week
Clean the aerators in all
faucets and clean the screens
in your water filters.
remove filter unit,
turn up-side-down
and gently tap out
any debris after use

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