RESET Phase

STANDARD IN ALL SYSTEMS

Stage 3: Aesthetics

Removes/Reduces: Some Undesirable Tastes, Colors, and Odors

Stage 4 & 5: THMs & Small Organics

Removes/Reduces: Some Disinfection Byproducts, Chlorinated Solvents, Industrial Pollutants

Stage 6: Agricultural Pollutants

Removes/Reduces: Some Herbicides, Pesticides, Insecticides, Fungicides, Algaecides

 

How it works.

Mechanics

Water flows to the bottom of the cartridge through central tubing. Pressure then forces the water upwards through a diffusion mesh, which helps evenly distribute the water across the filter media. The water then passes through the filter media before exiting through the containment mesh and moving on to the next phase. Click on the spots dotting the image to identify the different parts of the filter and what they do. 

Chemical Reduction

As opposed to the mechanical reduction of the REMOVE phase, the RESET phase uses chemical reduction to remove contaminants on a molecular level. Through the process of adsorptiongranular activated carbon (GAC) uses its oleophilic (oil attracting) properties to pull non-polar contaminants out of the water, including most organic compounds. The combined surface area of just one GAC cartridge exceeds 250,000 square feet; that’s over 18 olympic-size swimming pools of chemical reduction taking place in a single cartridge.

This process effectively reduces common disinfection byproducts, trihalomethanes (THMs), organic contaminants like chlorinated solvents, pesticides, and other industrial pollutants.

Catalytic Reduction

Chlorine is catalytically reduced from an oxidizer (NaOCl) to a harmless salt (NaCl) by stripping away the reactive oxygen.

Contaminant reduction data.

*Data provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Drinking Water Treatability Database“.

Name Synonyms
Contaminant Type
1,2,3-Trichloropropane 1,2,3-TCP, NCI-C60220, TCP, allyl trichloride, glycerol trichlorohydrin, glyceryl trichlorohydrin, trichlorohydrin Chemical
1,3,5-Trinitroperhydro-1,3,5-Triazine (RDX) Cyclonite, Hexogen, RDX, Research Department Explosive, Royal Demolition Explosive, Royal Dutch Explosive Chemical
1,4-Dioxane diethylene dioxide, diethylene ether, dioxane, glycol ethylene ether, p-dioxane Chemical
17a-Ethynyl Estradiol EE2 Chemical
4-Nonylphenol 4-Nonylphenol, 4-n-Nonylphenol, NP, Nonylphenol, p-Nonylphenol, para-Nonylphenol Chemical
Acetochlor Acenit, Harness, Surpass, Top Hand, Trophy Chemical
Acetochlor Degradates acetochlor ethanesulfonic acid (ESA), acetochlor oxanilic acid (OXA), acetochlor sulfinylacetic acid Chemical
Alachlor Alanex, Alochlor, Lasso, Lazo, Metachlor, Pillarzo Chemical
Aldicarb Ambush, OMS 771, Temic, Temik, UC 21149 , Unioin Carbide 21149 Chemical
Arsenic Arsenate, Arsenite, As(3), As(5) Chemical
Benzene Benzol, Coal naphtha, Phene, Polystream, Pyrobenzol Chemical
Calicivirus Microbial
Carbofuran Curaterr, Furadan, Yaltox Chemical
Chlortetracycline 7-chlorotetracycline, Aureomycin, CLTC, CTC, Chlorotetracyline, Chlortetracyclin Chemical
Chromium Chromium (III), Chromium (VI), Cr (III), Cr (VI), Hexavalent Chromium, Trivalent Chromium Chemical
Cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene cis-1,2-dichloroethene Chemical
Cobalt Co-57, Co-58, Co-59, Co-60 Radiological
Cryptosporidium C. parvum, Cryptosporidium parvum Microbial
Dichlorvos DDVP, Vapona Chemical
Dicrotophos Bidrin, Carbicron, Diapadrin, Dicron, Ektafos Chemical
Ethylene Dibromide 1,2-dibromoethane, EDB, Ethylene bromide, Glycol bromide Chemical
MTBE methyl tertiary-butyl ether, methyl-t-butyl ether Chemical
Mercury Hg(0), Hg(2), hydrargyrum, quicksilver Chemical
Methomyl Lannate, Lanox, Methavin, Metofan, Nudrin Chemical
Metolachlor Bicep, Codal, Dual, Milocep Chemical
Metolachlor Degradates Metolachlor ESA, Metolachlor OA, Metolachlor ethane sulfonic acid, Metolachlor oxanilic acid Chemical
Mevinphos Apavinphos, Duraphos, Fosdrin, Gesfid, Menite, Mevinox, Phosdrin, Phosfene Chemical
Microcystins Microcystin-LR Chemical
Natural Organic Matter AOC, BDOC, DOC, DOM, NOM, SUVA, TOC, assimilable organic carbon, biodegradable dissolved organic carbon, dissolved organic carbon, dissolved organic matter, fulvic acid, humic acid, specific ultraviolet absorbance, total organic carbon Chemical
Oxamyl Methyl N’,N’-dimethyl-N-[(methylcarbamoyl)oxy]-1-thiooxamimidate, Vydate, Vydate L Chemical
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-(heptafluoropropoxy)propanoate (FRD-902), 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-2-(heptafluoropropoxy)propanoic acid (FRD-903), GenX, Heptadecafluorononanoic acid, Heptafluorobutyric acid, Nonadecafluorocapric acid, Nonadecafluorodecanoic acid, Pefluorobutane sulfonate, Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA), Perfluorobutyl sulfonate (PFBS), Perfluorobutyric acid, Perfluorocapric acid, Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA), Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid potassium salt, Perfluorohexyl sulfonate (PFHxS), Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), Potassium tridecafluoro-1-hexanesulfonate, Tridecafluorohexane-1-sulfonic acid potassium salt, heptafluoropropyl 1,2,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl ether (E1) Chemical
Perchlorate Ammonium perchlorate Chemical
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate 1-Octanesulfonic acid, 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptadecafluoro, 1-Octanesulfonic acid, heptadecafluoro-, 1-Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, Hepatadecafluoro-1-octanesulfonic acid, Perfluoro-n-octanesulfonic acid, Perfluorooctane Sulfonate, Perfluorooctane Sulphonate, Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, Perfluorooctyl Sulfonate, Perfluorooctylsulfonic acid Chemical
Perfluorooctanoic Acid C8, PFOA, perfluorooctanoate Chemical
Radium Ra-226, Ra-228 Radiological
Saxitoxin Microbial
Simazine and Simazine Degradates Aquazine, Framed, Gesatop, Premazine, Primatol, Princep, Simadex Chemical
Strychnine Certox, Dolco mouse cereal, Kwik-kil, Mole death, Mole-nots, Mouse-rid, Mouse-tox, Pied piper mouse seed, RCRA waste number P108, Rodex, Sanaseed, Strychnidin-10-one, Strychnos, UN 1692 Chemical
Tetrachloroethylene 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylene, Ethylene tetrachloride, PCE, PERC, Perchloroethene, Perchloroethylene, Tetrachloroethene Chemical
Trichloroethylene TCE, Trichloroethene Chemical