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Priming and initial setup of your Star Water Filter®
After assembling your system, when replacing the filters or after a prolonged period of non-use, priming prepares your Ultimate Star Filter® elements correctly before use.
Why do the filters need to be primed?
Ultimate Star Filter® elements contain porous filter media with very small channels. When a filter is new or has remained dry for a long period, air can become trapped inside these channels.
Because a Star Water Filter® system operates solely by gravity, this trapped air can significantly slow down or even prevent water from flowing normally through the filter.
When should the filters be primed?
Priming is required before using a new filter for the first time, after replacing the filters and when they are put back into service following a prolonged period of non-use.
It should also be repeated after certain maintenance operations if the filters have been removed and allowed to dry.
Preparation
Prepare the chamber and filters
Before you begin, install the tap on the lower chamber, fill this chamber with potable water and set it aside. It will then be used to soak the primed filters.
Priming must always be carried out with clean, potable water to avoid contaminating the filter elements. Do not use spring water, well water, rainwater, river water, cistern water or water of unknown quality for this operation.
Recommended method
Prime the filter with the Starter
- Remove the washers and wing nut from the filter.
- Insert the filter's threaded stem into the narrow end of the Starter.
- Fit the wide end of the Starter around the end of the tap to create a sufficient seal.
- Hold the filter vertically and turn on the water at a very low flow rate.
- When water begins to pass through the filter, slightly increase the flow.
- Water should gradually bead across the entire outer surface and full height of the filter.
- Continue priming for 1 minute so that the filter media are thoroughly saturated.
Repeat this operation for each filter installed in your system.
Alternative method
Use the priming washer if necessary
If the shape of your tap or the available space does not allow the Starter to be used correctly, the priming washer provides an alternative method.
- Unscrew the wing nut and remove the silicone washers from the filter.
- Screw the wing nut back on until the length of threaded stem protruding from the nut is slightly greater than or equal to the thickness of the priming washer.
- Fit the priming washer onto the threaded stem.
- Hold the filter vertically beneath a suitable tap and press the washer against the end of the tap to create a sufficient seal.
- Turn on the water at a very low flow rate, then increase it slightly when water begins to pass through the filter.
- Allow the water to bead across the entire surface of the filter for 1 minute.
Repeat the same procedure for each filter in the system.
After priming
Soak the filters for at least 30 minutes
Place each primed filter in the lower chamber previously filled with potable water and leave it to soak for at least 30 minutes.
This step keeps the different filter media thoroughly saturated before the filters are installed in the upper chamber.
Installation
Install the filters and complete the initial setup
Once soaking is complete, install the primed filters in the upper chamber by following the assembly instructions for your Star Water Filter® system.
Before drinking the water for the first time, carry out two full filtration cycles. Use this water to water your plants, for example. You can drink the water from the third filtration cycle onwards.
Before drinking the filtered water
Further essential information is provided in the installation guide. Please remember to download it using the link provided in your order confirmation email.
Once the assembly, priming, rinsing and initial setup steps have been completed correctly, your system is ready for everyday use.
Intended use of the system
Star Water Filter® is a standalone domestic gravity filtration system. It is not intended to be connected to the water network or integrated into a fixed water treatment or distribution installation.
It can be used with tap water, but also with water whose origin and quality are known and which is intended for consumption, provided that the precautions stated in the user instructions are followed.
If water quality is uncertain
The system should not be considered a sole and automatic treatment solution in the event of suspected microbiological, chemical or accidental contamination.
If the water is of unknown quality or a health alert is in effect, follow the recommendations issued by the relevant authorities before use.