Need Help!!!!! So frustrated!

[temple2101]

Alright ... I just received my nice no ro/di unit today and was so excited as I started opening the box. Well, now I'm not so excited. I just can't figure this thing out! I will try to describe this as best I can. I am hooking up the unit to a faucet (temporary connection because I am in a rented house). I bought a faucet adapter to adapt the line into the faucet and everything seems to be ok with that. I connected everything the way it is supposed to be. When I turn the unit on I get a little water out of the discharge line (i'm assuming that's normal) and a very small trickle in the main line that is supposed to be producing the ro/di water. I don't understand what is wrong? I know everything is connected right, and I have checked for leaks and there are none. In my troubleshoot testing I connected the output line right after the ro membrane and still only got a trickle .... so it seems like that's where the problem is. Anyone got any advice? The unit is an Aqua Safe 6 stage unit and the company I ordered from is closed, so hopefully someone here can help! Thanks guys!!!
Oh ya ... one more thing ... do you think this has to do with the psi???

 

[harlequinnut]

Don't know much about ro/di units but I've read in other posts that a trickle is all ur suppose to get which is why you have gpd(gallons per day)It can only produce so many gallons in a day. The discharge line would be your waste water.

 

[temple2101]

thanks Harlequinn ... did some research ... you're right! i'm embarrased now ... oh well, you live and learn.

 

[vavoom]

Yep, Reverse ossmossis is a sloooow process. But when it runs non stop, that tlittle trickle will add up

 

[nicky1.8t]

this is probably a dumb question but do you have to have your water running to make the unit produce the ro? I am a little confused about the way that they work. Any help would be great

 

[daniel411]

Originally posted by nicky1.8t
this is probably a dumb question but do you have to have your water running to make the unit produce the ro? I am a little confused about the way that they work. Any help would be great
yep

 

[foxthorn]

Just for comparison...
I have a 75GPD RO/DI (6-stage) and make a measuring cup of water in 1 minute 50 seconds which is about a gal of water in 29 minutes.
It's well low of the advertised GPD even though I've got excellent water pressure.
Anyone else time their output? I'm curious now...

 

[ncjetskier]

Yes, My 24 GPD puts out 5 gal per 8 hrs (15 gals per day-Max). My water presure is an average 70 lbs-well above the minimum 45 lbs.

 

[dburr]

The GPD that the unit gives you is based on pressure, temp of water, ect. I sure their are other factors. They give you the max you will have.
If 1 or 2 of those things are off, you will have a different GPD.
HTH

 

[offshore80]

Mines 85gpd with a 4 gallon pressurized holding tank for on demand RO water. I just filled a 30 gallon rubbermaid trash can in about 6 hours or so. It tanks about 3.5 gallons of water to make a gallon of RO.