CLEANING & SANITIZATION OF R. O. SYSTEM & R.O. WATER STORAGE TANKS

  1. OBJECTIVE

         To lay down the procedure for cleaning & sanitization of R.O. System & R.O. Water Storage Tanks.

  • SCOPE

This SOP is applicable in Water System for cleaning & sanitization of R.O. System & R.O. Water Storage.

  • RESPONSIBILITY
Water system operators/ Engineers : To follow the procedure
  • ACCOUNTABILITY

Head Engineering                                   :    System Compliance

  • PROCEDURE:
    • Ensure that high pressure pump outlet valve & R.O. outlet valve is close.
    • First Cleaning:
      • Take 500ltr. R.O. water in the tank and add 4 kg. Enviroclean reagent type MCA and dissolve.
      • Open the pump valve and switch ON the Pump.
      • Let it re-circulate through membrane for one hour.
      • After one hour drain the reagent.
    • Second Cleaning:
      • Take 500 ltr. R.O. water in the tank and add 4 kg. Enviroclean reagent type MCB and dissolve.
      • Open the pump valve and switch ON the Pump.
      • Let it re-circulate through membrane for one hour.
      • After one hour drain the reagent.
    • Rinsing:
      • Clean the tank with RO water.
      • Rinse the RO membrane with RO water for 10 minutes.
    • Sanitization of R.O. System & RO Water Storage Tanks:
      • Fill the tank with RO water (Approx. 500 ltrs.).
      • Heat the RO water up to 90°C.
      • Switch ON the pump and let it re-circulate for one hour.
      • After drain Rinse the RO membrane with RO water for 10 minutes.
    • Write the detail.
    • Frequency: At least once in month.

6.0       TRAINING

Trainer   : Head – Quality Assurance& Engineering Department.

            Trainees : Engineering- Executive & Supervisors. 

7.0       DISTRIBUTION

Master Copy                     :          Quality Assurance Department

Controlled Copy               :          Engineering Department  

Display Copy                    :          Engineering Department (If Required)

  8.0    ATTACHMENTS

Sr. No. Annexure No. Title Format No.
1 NA NA NA
  •  REFERENCES      

In-house

10.0 ABBREVIATION

Abbreviation Extended Form
            EG Engineering
SOP Standard Operating Procedure
            QA Quality Assurance
WH Warehouse
NA Not Applicable
MB Microbiology

  11.0 REVISION HISTORY OF CHANGE

Sr. No. Date Revision Details Revision No.

Bhanu Pratap Singh

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