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CRYSTAL QUEST® Mega Countertop Water Filter
system eliminates the impurities typically found in tap water to offer you
great tasting and pure drinking water. It is also very attractive and
economical. This configuration provides eight stages of filtration to
produce sparklingly clean water. It starts with an advanced sediment filter,
then water flows through
Crystal Quest 6 Stage
Filtration system, and then final polishing is done with a
solid state 5 micron carbon filter. This configuration is the most robust
Crystal Quest countertop configuration which effectively removes hundreds of
contaminants from water. The latest technologies are employed in the Crystal
Quest Multi-Stage filter; combining the adsorption capabilities of coconut
shell activated carbon with Eagle Redox Alloy®. This combination has been
tested to boost filtration capacity to remarkable levels.
Making Alkaline Water: After filtering your water with you CRYSTAL QUEST®
Water Filter, use one of our
Alkaline Booster Drops to make alkaline water.
CRYSTAL QUEST Options: you can get one
of three different models of the CRYSTAL QUEST® Mega Countertop Water Filter
system; with each of the 6-stage filters having a specified filtration
capacity.
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CRYSTAL QUEST® Mega
Multi-Stage Plus filters up to 10,000 gallons (1-3 years)
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CRYSTAL QUEST® Mega
Multi-Stage Ultra filters up to 20,000 gallons (2-4 years)
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CRYSTAL QUEST® Mega
Multi-Stage Ultimate filters up to 30,000 gallons (3-5 years)
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The filter is designed to last between 1 - 3 years. You can tell when the
filter needs changing because it will either stop working or slow to
trickle. This unique water system is great for homes, apartments or office
use.
Installation
The Crystal Quest Mega filter is quick and easy to install. follow
these simple instructions:
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Check
your thread type |
outside threads: no adapters needed |
Inside threads: select which adapter to use |
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Remove aerator from your
faucet on which the filter will be installed
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Determine the type of
threads on your faucet. If your faucet has outside threads then no
adapters should be needed. If your faucet has inside threads then you
will need to select the correct adapter and washer and screw then into
the faucet and tighten manually. The adapters included with your
Crystal Quest Mega filter will fit
most faucets.
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Screw the diverter valve
onto the faucet, turning swivel collar to tighten. Make certain that the
gasket is positioned securely between the diverter valve and the faucet
or adapter. Rotate diverter valve stem to desired position. The swivel
color may need retightening.
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Turn on the water then turn
the diverter handle to send water to the filter system.
Enjoy!
CRYSTAL QUEST ® Utilizing the latest technologies in water industry, coupled
with 30 years of manufacturing expertise, we provide you with the most
effective, healthy, great-tasting water, conveniently, at the most
affordable price. Our products are attractive, easy to install and use, and
removes more than 500 contaminants from water. The unique design allows for
a substantial amount of filtration media enabling more contact time with the
water. More contact time means better filtration.
Stage
1 - 5 Micron Sediment Filtration:
water travels
through a sediment filter cartridge that removes sediment, silt, sand and
dirt. This helps the 6 Stage filter to function at its optimum longer extend
the life of water filter. This is CRYSTAL QUEST's pleated cartridge. It out
performs wound, spun, melt blown, resin bonded and other "depth" type filter
elements because it is pleated to provide increased surface area and longer
life.
Crystal Quest's 6 Stages of Filtration:
Stage
2: Water flows through pre and post one - micron filter pads (1
micron equals 1/25,000th of an inch), which removes suspended particles such
as silt, sediment, cyst (Giardia, Cryptosporidium), sand, rust, dirt, and
other un-dissolved matter.
Stage 3 and 4, water flows through a bed
of media made of a special high-purity alloy blend of two dissimilar metals
- copper and zinc (Eagle Redox Alloy® 6500, and Eagle Redox Alloy®
9500.)
Eagle Redox Alloy® is a major advancement in water treatment technology that
works on the electro-chemical and spontaneous-oxidation-reduction (REDOX)
principles. Chlorine is instantaneously and almost inexhaustibly oxidized.
Tests on Eagle Redox Alloy®/GAC cartridge have shown 99+% chlorine removal
even after 20,000 gallons of water passed through the filter. In comparison,
carbon cartridges of comparable volumes drop below 90% effectiveness after
only 4,000 gallons. This is an important consideration.
Iron and hydrogen sulfide are oxidized into insoluble matter and attach to
the surface of the media. Heavy metals such as lead, mercury, copper,
nickel, chromium, cadmium, aluminum, and other dissolved metals are removed
from the water by the electrochemical process. They are attracted to the
surface of the media, much like a magnet. The media inhibits bacterial
growth throughout the entire unit. In fact, it has been shown to be reduced
up to 90%, eliminating the need for silver, which is commonly used in
carbon-only filters (silver is considered a pesticide by the EPA and, as
such, must be registered with them). Is copper or zinc added to the water in
any significant amount? On 2.3 ppm chlorinated water, <0.05 mg/l copper and
only 0.46 mg/l zinc were measured. The EPA aesthetic levels are 1.0 mg/l for
copper and 5.0 mg/l for zinc. Both zinc and copper are essential minerals
for good health - the FDA recommends a daily intake of 15 mg of zinc and 2
mg of copper.
Stage
5, water flows through ion exchange resins, reducing heavy metals
such as lead, copper, aluminum, and water hardness.
Stage 6,
water flows through granulated activated carbon (GAC). GAC is universally
recognized and widely used as an effective adsorbent for a wide variety of
organic contaminants, such as chlorine (99.9%), chemicals linked to cancer (THM's,
benzene) pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, volatile organic compounds (VOC's),
PCB's, MTBE's and hundreds of other chemical contaminants that may be
present in water causing bad taste and odors in your drinking water.
Carbon is extremely porous and provides a large surface area for
contaminants to collect. Carbon-only filters must also use their capacity
for chlorine removal, resulting in a shortened life. They also may use a
bituminous coal carbon, which is good at removing chlorine, but not as
effective at removing chemicals. We use a high-grade coconut shell carbon
that is most effective at removing chemicals. Coconut shell carbon provides
a significantly higher volume of micro-pores than either coal, wood or
lignite based carbon. As a result, it is more effective than other carbon
types in removing trihalomethanes (THM's) and other chemicals from
municipally supplied water. Since our REDOX media removes the chlorine
before it reaches the carbon, the carbon capacity is not wasted on chlorine
and is free to concentrate more effectively on organic contaminants.
Stage 7, water flows through another
one-micron filtration pad for further reduction of undesirable particles.
The end result is a great reduction or total elimination of a wide variety
of contaminants.
Stage
8 - water travel
through a solid carbon cartridge for removing volatile organic carbon
compounds (VOC's), insecticides, pesticides and industrial solvents.
CRYSTAL QUEST 6 stages filtration cartridge
Specification
CRYSTAL QUEST 6 stages filtration cartridge - one-micron filter pad,
ERA-6500, ERA-9500, GAC, ion exchange resin, and another one-micron pad.
Removes hundreds of contaminants* from your drinking water. Used for low
flow such as countertop and undersink. Read more details of this
filter's 6 stage filtration
capacity. Here is a
list of contaminants
removed.