How To Operate the AquaRain
The operation of the AquaRain®
Natural Water Filter is
simplicity itself. No energy is required nor are chemicals necessary for
the filter system to work. Water is poured into the
upper container where it trickles down by gravity through the highly specialized ceramic
filter elements leaving cysts, bacteria and sediment in the outer layer of the
ceramic. After passing through the thick ceramic wall, the water then flows through a
bed of silvered coconut shell carbon which adsorbs pesticides, various organic chemicals, and chlorine (if present), along with objectionable color, tastes and
odors. The filtered water then drips into the lower container where it is stored for easy dispensing with
the handy lever-action faucet.
New, dry elements
will need several gallons of water run through them, sometimes 10 or 12, before
they are fully wetted and reach their maximum flow rate. In normal usage, water
for filtration is placed in the upper vessel in the evening and allowed to
filter through overnight. In the morning, most of the water should have filtered
through into the lower dispensing container. Additional water may then be added
to the upper container for filtration during the day. If maximum production is
desired, it will be necessary to keep the upper vessel as full as possible, perhaps
refilling every fifteen minutes. To halt the production of filtered water, simply lift the upper
container off and empty it. If desired, the stainless steel lid can then be placed on the bottom
container which may be used as a convenient and compact counter-top water
dispenser.
Over time, small particulates and bacteria
may
accumulate on the walls of the elements and slow the production of water through the
filter. When this occurs, simply remove each of the filter elements and lightly clean the hard surface of the ceramic with a brush or
the scrub pad provided. The elements are then reinstalled in the upper filter
vessel. Proper cleaning will restore the
AquaRain®
Natural Water Filter to full flow rates, each and every time.