R O unit not working

[mcdiver]

Just bought a coralife 24 gpd ro unit. It seems to be making too much water, after only 15 hours my 32 gal garbage can was overflowing. I double checked everything, and it still seems to be coming out too fast. Any ideas ?

 

[tank a holic]

id say you're putting the good water down the drain and the waste water in the garbage can
ro filters make way way more waste water than good

 

[mcdiver]

I checked that and according to the directions it has to be right. It seems odd though, that the waste water seems to be coming out about the same as the good.Upgrading to a 90 and want to be sure i start with good water.water tested o.k.

 

[tank a holic]

if that's not it I dont know
usually they're rated at a high effeciency, meaning a 24 gpd will usually make less than 24
I have a 100 and it makes allot of waste water

 

[florida joe]

Simple solution check your TDS post filtration

 

[mkroher]

use a TDS meter and check the water.
do you have a DI unit with it?

 

[mkroher]

darn it Joe you beat me by one minute! haha

 

[florida joe]

Originally Posted by mkroher
http:///forum/post/3084293
darn it Joe you beat me by one minute! haha
Like minds my freind

 

[windlasher]

Originally Posted by McDiver
http:///forum/post/3083864
Just bought a coralife 24 gpd ro unit. It seems to be making too much water, after only 15 hours my 32 gal garbage can was overflowing. I double checked everything, and it still seems to be coming out too fast. Any ideas ?
going to go with the group. you have a hose reversed, OR your unit is not put together correctly. the first time I did it I reversed the hoses and got the same results.

 

[mcdiver]

This is unbelievable ! After going over the directions several times I found that thetwo pictures show totaly opposite things ! They switch the waste line and ro line coming out of the canister ! The way it was sent seems to be backwards. I switched the lines and it seems to be right now. So you guys were right. I had to dump the old water witch allready had salt and temp up.Now I have to wait. THANKS !

 

[windlasher]

Originally Posted by McDiver
http:///forum/post/3084419
This is unbelievable ! After going over the directions several times I found that thetwo pictures show totaly opposite things ! They switch the waste line and ro line coming out of the canister ! The way it was sent seems to be backwards. I switched the lines and it seems to be right now. So you guys were right. I had to dump the old water witch allready had salt and temp up.Now I have to wait. THANKS !
ah... we do such silly things..

by the way, if you water pressure is high enough you can double the output and cut the waste in half by buying a second RO membrane unit and piping the waste through that. The second unit will cost you about $50

 

[mcdiver]

Im going to E mail coralife and tell them they screwed up, it is clearly printed up wrong

 

[florida joe]

Are you sure you are looking at the right directions. You do reverse the lines when you back flush

 

[mcdiver]

 

[mcdiver]

This is so silly. Im a plumber, if the reverse is wrong, why is the water pouring out of the pure line and just trickling out of the waste. when I reverse it , it makes water too fast, and the membrane is all the way in !

 

[mcdiver]

switched it back. still seems too quick. had to tighten 90's coming out of unit, I heard a hiss, like it was sucking air. Whatever comes out , Im using, my water is pretty good anyway.