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lilredwuck
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Been working on getting the 90 gallon going I have. Having problems with my RODI unit. Broke a filter in my RODI before I got it hooked up. Ordered replacements for all the filters except the membraine. New sediment 1 and 5 micron, a new carbon block filter, and a new DI resin filter.
Got the stuff in the mail. Including other stuff as well.
Hooked it the rest of the way up, hooked up the TDS meter, and test fired it. Had a couple leaks that I fixed and was running fine.
This is how it is ran. I split off the washer line downstairs
That is the laundry room where I split the feed. It runs under the cabinet up the side of it and through the floor.
This is how where it comes up through the floor.
The first test on the TDS moniter (DM-1 Model) read 195 on the "in" side and 2 PPM on the "out" side.Thought it was just the new filters and to let it run for a while. Was collecting good water in a 3 gallon bucket.
My pressure meter leaked really bad at hook up, so it's been unhooked. After running for a while half filled 3 gallon bucket I checked the TDS again and it was 195 in and 0 out. SWEET!! I noticed that the DI Resin was changing colors, Normal? ??
Let it run and fill up the bucket. Dumped when it became full. Started on a new bucket and was going to start filling the tank, ran a house from the rodi to the tank to start the fill.
The water ran about halfway up the line and that's it. Wouldn't go any farther what so ever. Thought it was strange since people hook this up in the basement and run the out tubing up to the tank. So.... I ran it back into the bucket some more, checked the TDS meter again. It had ran for about 4-5 hours at that point. In side was at 201 and out side was at 67 and kept climbing. Shut it down for the night. I woke up this morning and the cat had knocked over the bucket mostly full and left a dead mouse in the middle of the floor, don't understand as he is fat, no claws, 13 years old, and only has 1 tooth left in the front. So don't know exactly where the water went and there is only 1 mushy spot in the ceiling dime sized were the tubing ran up. Started filling the bucket again and waited a while. Now the readings are reading stable... Half the bucket has filled for now and I have 201 reading on the in side and a constant 165 on the out side. Still filling my bucket I just don't know why. lol Long read yes, but I want everyone to fully understand all the variables.
Main questions would be, is the membraine done for? Should I get a new one? What's with the water not going "up" on the out side. It is a constant flow of drips on the clean water and a stream on the "dirty" water. The bad water fills the washer in about the same time the clean fills the 3 gallon bucket. It has to be something with the membraine, I will order a pressure meter I guess, but I think it's "backdraining" into the membraine, which is why it won't push it.
Got the stuff in the mail. Including other stuff as well.
Hooked it the rest of the way up, hooked up the TDS meter, and test fired it. Had a couple leaks that I fixed and was running fine.
This is how it is ran. I split off the washer line downstairs
That is the laundry room where I split the feed. It runs under the cabinet up the side of it and through the floor.
This is how where it comes up through the floor.
The first test on the TDS moniter (DM-1 Model) read 195 on the "in" side and 2 PPM on the "out" side.Thought it was just the new filters and to let it run for a while. Was collecting good water in a 3 gallon bucket.
My pressure meter leaked really bad at hook up, so it's been unhooked. After running for a while half filled 3 gallon bucket I checked the TDS again and it was 195 in and 0 out. SWEET!! I noticed that the DI Resin was changing colors, Normal? ??
Let it run and fill up the bucket. Dumped when it became full. Started on a new bucket and was going to start filling the tank, ran a house from the rodi to the tank to start the fill.
The water ran about halfway up the line and that's it. Wouldn't go any farther what so ever. Thought it was strange since people hook this up in the basement and run the out tubing up to the tank. So.... I ran it back into the bucket some more, checked the TDS meter again. It had ran for about 4-5 hours at that point. In side was at 201 and out side was at 67 and kept climbing. Shut it down for the night. I woke up this morning and the cat had knocked over the bucket mostly full and left a dead mouse in the middle of the floor, don't understand as he is fat, no claws, 13 years old, and only has 1 tooth left in the front. So don't know exactly where the water went and there is only 1 mushy spot in the ceiling dime sized were the tubing ran up. Started filling the bucket again and waited a while. Now the readings are reading stable... Half the bucket has filled for now and I have 201 reading on the in side and a constant 165 on the out side. Still filling my bucket I just don't know why. lol Long read yes, but I want everyone to fully understand all the variables.
Main questions would be, is the membraine done for? Should I get a new one? What's with the water not going "up" on the out side. It is a constant flow of drips on the clean water and a stream on the "dirty" water. The bad water fills the washer in about the same time the clean fills the 3 gallon bucket. It has to be something with the membraine, I will order a pressure meter I guess, but I think it's "backdraining" into the membraine, which is why it won't push it.