MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR BB WHOLE HOUSE SYSTEM

Open a cold water tap closest to the system. Usually a laundry room tap. Close the shut off valve at the input side that feeds water to the system. You will see the pressure gauge drop to 0 PSI. Then close the shut-off valve on the other side. If you have a by-pass, open the valve in case the dishwasher or washing machine is on.

Push in one of the red pressure release buttons on the top while holding a bucket under to
catch the water spraying out.

When you see the pressure drop to zero you can now open the housing.

With the circle-wrench, turn the housing clockwise to open. If the housing was put on too tight, this may take some muscle. (One good tip is to use a 15″ piece of pipe or the lid of your water purifier, to extend the length of the circle wrench handle.) Keep the bucket under the housing to catch the water, once it is ready to come off. Also, you may need to push the red pressure release button a few times. Also some light taps with a hammer on the wrench handle can loosen the housing.

When the housing is almost off, water will start to drip down. Let that drain until it stops. It is now important to put a hand on the bottom of the housing to stop it from falling.

Place the housing into the bucket and remove the cartridge.

Drain the housing of the old water and wipe the inside with a paper towel. Try not to remove any lubricant from the O-rings on top.
Lubricate the O-ring and threading with silicone lubrication.

Put in the 5 micron pre-filter and tighten by hand. Once it’s tight, give a few inches turn with
wrench. Do NOT over tighten or next year it will be even harder to open.

Do the same for the second housing for the carbon block.

Open a cold water faucet that is closest to the system, like the sink in the laundry room.
Open the shut-off valves and close the by-pass valve.

Let the water run to waist for at least 5 minutes. If you don’t like wasting water you can use it for plants.

NOTE: If you have the triple BB for fluoride, you must put the fluoride cartridge in the middle housing with the third housing for the carbon block empty. Flush the fluoride cartridge for at least 5 minutes. Then open the carbon block housing to insert the carbon block cartridge. Then flush that cartridge as well for 5 minutes.

If you have the triple BB for hardness, the SP3 cartridge is in the 3rd housing. Put in the pre-filter and the carbon block and leave out the SP3 cartridge. Let the water run to waist for 5 minutes. Then open the third housing, drain the water and insert the SP3 cartridge.

If you have problems with any of these steps, we would be happy to walk you through this with a video call.

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