Water Filters Australia K-B-PLATINUM Owner's Manual

Perf

ormance Dat

a

Important Notic

e:

Read this performanc

e data shee

t and compar

e the capabilities o

f this

unit with your actual w

ater tr

eatmen

t needs.

FEATURES

Filter

s water thr

ough any mixer t

ap 

Provides quality filt

ered wat

er without compr

omising on flow r

ate

Easy installation and spac

e saving design 

Compatible with any bench t

op including solid surfac

e 

Suitabl

e for v

ertical or horizont

al installation t

o maximise cupboard spac

e

Finely filt

ers t

o 1 micron and polishes mains wat

er to a pr

emium quality for:

• 

Drinking

• 

Cooking

• 

Tea & c

offee

• 

Washing fruits & v

egetabl

es

The lates

t carbon bl

ock filtration t

echnology absorbs:

• 

Chlorine

• 

Bad tas

tes

• 

Odours

• 

Dirt

• 

Rust

• 

Cysts (e.g. giar

dia & cryptosporidium)

Maintains healthy miner

als and salts as well as fluoride. Helps t

o prev

ent the build up of 

limescal

e in water using applianc

es. Simple, easy t

o change cartridge r

eplacements.

HEALTH CLAIM PERF

ORMANCE CLASSIFIED BY NSF

.

This system has been t

ested ac

cor

ding to NSF/ANSI 42 and 53 f

or the reduction of the 

substanc

es listed.

The conc

entration of the indic

ated subs

tanc

es in water ent

ering the system was r

educed

to a c

oncentr

ation les

s than or equal to the permis

sable limit f

or water l

eaving the system, 

as specified in NSF/ANSI 42 and 53.

OPERATING SPECIFIC

ATIONS:

• Service lif

e: 12 months*

• Pres

sure Requir

ement: 10-175 psi (0.7 - 12 bar).

• Temper

ature: 2-38

O

 C

• Flow Rat

e: 0–8 litres per minut

e.

GENERAL INSTALLA

TION / OPERATION / MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Space r

equired: 460mm x 225mm (all

ows spac

e for c

artridge replac

ement) 

•  Ins

tall v

erticall

y or horizontall

y with stabilizing support br

acket. Ho

wev

er for ease of r

eplacing 

cartridge, horizont

al installation on right or l

eft hand side of undersink kit

chen cabinet is pr

efer

able.

• Flush new c

artridge at full flow f

or 2–3 minutes until air is pur

ged.

•  Replac

e cartridges when c

apacity is reached, or when flo

w becomes t

oo slow, but at l

east annuall

y.

SPECIAL NOTICES:

•  Ins

tallation ins

tructions, parts and service av

ailability, and standar

d warranty ar

e included with  

the product when shipped.

•  This drinking wat

er system mus

t be maintained ac

cor

ding to manuf

acturer’

s 

instructions, including r

eplacement of filt

er cartridges.

•  Do not use with wat

er that is microbiol

ogicall

y unsafe, or of unkno

wn quality without adequate 

disinfection bef

ore or aft

er the system. 

•  The c

ontaminants or other subs

tanc

es remo

ved or r

educed by the wat

er 

treatment sys

tem ar

e not neces

sarily in y

our water

.

• Check for c

ompliance with s

tat

e and loc

al laws and regulations.

* Cartridge lif

e and capacity will v

ary ac

cor

ding to w

ater pr

essur

e, wat

er quality and usage.

N/A

N/A

N/A

Check for compliance with state and local laws and regulations. Product performance is dependent 

upon incoming water conditions. This drinking water system must be maintained according to the 

manufacturer’s instructions, including replacement of cartridge.

AS3497

Lic.WMKA22045

IAPMO R&T OCEANA

This appliance meets the domestic water treatment

appliance Standards AS/NZS3497 for the following

water treatment processes:

WARNING:

 FOR CORRECT OPERATION 

OF THIS APPLIANCE IT IS ESSENTIAL 

TO OBSERVE THE MANUFACTURER’S 

INSTRUCTIONS.

NB:

 Inhibits limescale buildup in water 

using appliances - as tested by the 

manufacturer.

CLASS 

TREATMENT TYPE 

FUNCTION 

PASS

I.

II.  II (a)

II (b)

III (c)

III. 

IV.

V.

Microbiological Status 

Bacteriostatic

Microbiological Treatment 

Bacteria Removal

Virus Removal

Protozoa Removal

Turbidity and Particulate 

Reduction

Taste and Odour Reduction

Chemical Treatment

Will stop bacteria increasing but will 

not stop them unless IIa is passed.

Will remove or inactivate bacteria.

Will remove or inactivate virus.

Will remove or inactivate 

Cryptosporidium and Giardia.Will not 

remove or inactivate bacteria and 

virus unless II(a) and II(b) is passed.

Reduces Cloudiness

Reduces Tastes and Odours

Decreases carbon chemicals  

and Chlorine

System tested and Classified against 

NSF/ANSI Standards 42 and 53 for 

the reduction of:

Std. No 42 -

Aesthetic Effects

  Chemical Reduction

   Chlorine

   Taste & Odour

  Mechanical Filtration

   Nominal Particulate

Std. No 53 - 

Health Effects

  Mechanical Filtration

   Cyst

   Turbidity

WATER QUALITY

WATER FILTER

ANSI/NSF

STANDARDS

42 AND 53

3LSD

3

3

3

3

*Tes

ted using flo

w rat

e=0.5gpm; pres

sure=60psig; pH=7.5 

± 0.5; t

emp=20

o

C ± 

2.5

o

C

Max. Permis

sible

Substanc

e 

Influent Challenge

Product W

ater

Reduction 

Minimum 

Aver

age

Requirements

Concentr

ation 

Concentr

ation 

Requirements

Reduction

Standar

d 42 

Aesthetic Eff

ects

Chlorine

2.0mg/L±10% 

5ppm 

≥50%

- 

95%

Particulat

e 

at leas

t 10,000 

- 

≥85%

- 

99% 

Nominal  

particles/mL

<1um

Standar

d 53 

Health Effects

Cyst 

Minimum 50,000/L 

- 

99.95% 

99.99% 

99.99%

MODEL: K-B-PLATINUM

PLATINUM FILTER SYSTEM

OWNER'S MANUAL

PR-OMPL

Water Filters Australia Pty Limited  ABN: 78 089 574 489

PO Box 636 Freshwater NSW 2096

Phone: 61 2 9905 6211  Fax: 61 2 9905 6255

Email: info@wfa.com.au 

Web: www.wfa.com.au

For all enquiries call the National Customer Service Centre on: 1300 785 355

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