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PUR has multiple products available for filtering water, but the filters become less constructive over time every bit they make full with contaminants. How yous replace the filter depends on which system you're using. If you take a plastic bullpen or dispenser y'all keep in the refrigerator, soak the new filter before screwing information technology in. For filtration systems that adhere to your sink faucet, just remove the old filter so you lot can put the new ane in its identify. When you're finished, you'll take clean h2o to drink for some other few months!

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    Soak the replacement filter in cold h2o for xv minutes. Place the new filter in a clean container that's deep enough and then you can fully submerge it. Make full the container with cold h2o and leave it lonely for at least 15 minutes. During this time, any backlog carbon from the filter will lift out and separate and then it doesn't get in your drinking water.[1]

    • Soaking the filter also ensures that water flows evenly when y'all utilise it.
    • Don't use water warmer than 86 °F (30 °C) since information technology could harm the filter.

    Warning: Avoid using 3rd-party filters with your PUR pitcher or dispenser since they may not fit likewise or take been tested as efficiently.

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    Twist the old filter counterclockwise to remove it. Take the hat off of the pitcher or dispenser and set information technology aside. Then, lift upwards the cascade tray, which is the blueish plastic reservoir on top, and take it out. Grab the cylindrical filter from the bottom and rotate it counterclockwise and then it unhooks from the filter. Pull the old filter out through the top of the pour tray and throw in the garbage.[two]

    • Wait until the cascade tray is empty to change your filter, or else information technology may exist difficult to remove or you may spill.

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    Rinse the new filter under your faucet for 10 seconds. Accept the filter out of the container when it'due south finished soaking and hold it underneath your faucet. Turn on cold water and rotate the filter so you lot tin can rinse it off completely. After ten seconds, turn off the water and shake out any excess that's however in the filter.[3]

    • Don't use hot water to rinse the filter off, or else you may damage it.

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    Spiral the filter clockwise into the pour tray to secure it. Slide the long, cylindrical role of the filter through the hole in the center of the cascade tray and push it down as far as it goes. Hold the filter by the bottom and rotate it clockwise until you hear it click into place. Attempt borer on the end of the filter to make sure information technology doesn't pop out from the cascade tray. Identify the cascade tray back into the pitcher or dispenser before replacing the lid.[iv]

    • If the filter does pop out of the pour tray, then you didn't properly secure information technology. Reinsert it and endeavour turning it clockwise again.
    • PUR filters for pitchers and dispensers usually work for 40 gallons (150 Fifty), or approximately 2 months.

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    Hold the Reset push button downwards for five seconds if your bullpen or dispenser has ane. Some newer PUR pitchers and dispensers have sensors that detect when you need to supercede the filter. Right after you replace the filter, printing the Reset push button on the lid and keep information technology held down for v seconds. A green light will blink on the hat once the sensor resets.[v]

    • Older pitchers or dispensers may not take an electronic display.

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    Unscrew the filtration organization from your faucet. Support the weight of the filtration system with your nondominant hand and so it doesn't autumn and break. Rotate the plastic locking nut holding the filtration organisation to the faucet counterclockwise to loosen it. In one case you unscrew the organisation completely, carefully lift information technology away from the faucet and set it downwardly on a countertop or towel.[6]

    • Water may spill out from the faucet when you unscrew the filtration system.
    • Some models of PUR filtration systems may snap onto the faucet. If it doesn't unscrew, endeavor pulling information technology straight down from the faucet.

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    Twist open the acme cover of the system to remove the old filter. Hold the filtration system so the rounded end of the large cylinder points upwards. Unscrew the top from the cylinder by rotating it counterclockwise, and set the cover bated. Pull the old filter straight out from the system and throw it abroad in your trash.[vii]

    • The top cover is always on the reverse terminate of the spout that dispenses h2o.

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    Gear up the new filter inside of the system and screw on the comprehend. Brand sure the narrower end of the filter is on the bottom and the logo is correct-side up. Place the filter into the filtration organization so it has a loose fit. Gear up the meridian cover dorsum over the filter and screw information technology into place to secure it.[viii]

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    Reattach the filtration system to your faucet. Hold the filtration system against the bottom of the faucet and then the threadings are perfectly horizontal, or else they won't form a tight seal. Rotate the locking nut clockwise onto the faucet and go on tightening it until it's hand-tight. Turn on the water and brand sure it doesn't drip or leak at the seam.[9]

    • If your filtration system doesn't screw on, line it up with the faucet and apply firm pressure to snap it on.

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    Run cold water through the filtration organisation for v minutes. Plough the handle on the correct side of the filtration system to divert the water through the filter. Allow the water to run through the filter for 5 minutes to get rid of any remainder within and so it works more efficiently. After that, y'all tin utilize the filter immediately later turning it on.[10]

    • PUR faucet filters work for 100 gallons (380 Fifty) of water, or about 3 months of utilise.
    • Don't run water over 100 °F (38 °C) through the filter since you could harm information technology.

    Warning: The water may sputter or look cloudy when you first use the new filter, but it will get amend as you run water through it.

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  • Many PUR filtration systems have electronic lights that detect when you lot need to change your filter. If y'all run across a greenish lite flash, yous don't demand to change your filter. If it blinks yellowish or red, then you need to replace the filter soon.[11]

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  • Don't employ water that'due south above 82 °F (28 °C) in a pitcher or over 100 °F (38 °C) through a faucet since it can impairment the filter.[12]

  • Only apply the filter with h2o that's already safe to potable since it volition non remove bacteria or infection.[13]

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