RO/DI Owners
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wamp
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Here is his response...
Wesley ,
Did you buy the TDS meter ? If so what is the TDS of your incoming water ?
The four hours is excessive and if it wasted to much of your D.I. we will discount your next one by 50 % .
You can determines all of the operational parameters .
Temperature ideal is 77 degrees F any thing below that will reduce the production by 1.4 % per degree
The pressure ideal is 50 psi any thing below that will decrease the production by 2 to 1 . 2% down per percent off the mark .
D.I. life the cartridge is 6,800 p.pm. capacity . Divide the output of the membrane by the ppm of the water made by the membrane prior to the D.I.
I hope this helps lots of people lots of people freak at first but them find the D.I. life to be pretty good .
Walter The H2O Guru .
Wesley ,
Did you buy the TDS meter ? If so what is the TDS of your incoming water ?
The four hours is excessive and if it wasted to much of your D.I. we will discount your next one by 50 % .
You can determines all of the operational parameters .
Temperature ideal is 77 degrees F any thing below that will reduce the production by 1.4 % per degree
The pressure ideal is 50 psi any thing below that will decrease the production by 2 to 1 . 2% down per percent off the mark .
D.I. life the cartridge is 6,800 p.pm. capacity . Divide the output of the membrane by the ppm of the water made by the membrane prior to the D.I.
I hope this helps lots of people lots of people freak at first but them find the D.I. life to be pretty good .
Walter The H2O Guru .
broomer5
Active Member
6:1 bad to good ?
sounds as if either the good water is actually the bad water, and vice versa .......
Or
A seal is not sealing well, and allowing tapwater to leak by the RO portion ...
Or
The RO membrane itself has a pinhole or rupture, that is allowing leak by
Could be one of those ( or not ) ???
If you don't have a TDS meter, you could run an alkalinity test on the good and bad water wes.
The RO/DI should turn color immediately when you add the first drop of reagent ( in other words .. the good water should have a very very low alkalinty )
sounds as if either the good water is actually the bad water, and vice versa .......
Or
A seal is not sealing well, and allowing tapwater to leak by the RO portion ...
Or
The RO membrane itself has a pinhole or rupture, that is allowing leak by
Could be one of those ( or not ) ???
If you don't have a TDS meter, you could run an alkalinity test on the good and bad water wes.
The RO/DI should turn color immediately when you add the first drop of reagent ( in other words .. the good water should have a very very low alkalinty )
tangman99
Active Member
3 bad to 1 good is a very good ratio for RO/DI and 4 to 1 is probably the average. It can be as high as 10 to 1 (probably more) if you have very cold and/or water at low pressure. Hardness can also kill the output.
To be sure, check your water temperature from the cold tap and if you can, check the pressure at your source. It could be a faulty unit though. You never know.
To be sure, check your water temperature from the cold tap and if you can, check the pressure at your source. It could be a faulty unit though. You never know.
wamp, I know this sounds like a dumb question, but are you sure that you are measuring filtered water correctly? Could it be that you are confusing the waste outlet with the filtered water??
I have this system, 75gal. Got it at the beginning of the yr and still have not changed out anything.
I have this system, 75gal. Got it at the beginning of the yr and still have not changed out anything.
wamp
Active Member
I wish I were mistaken.. Just tore it all apart to look to see if I could find anything wrong and could not. I really belive my water is just that bad..
I will be getting a TDS meter to see some more results and have also tested my waters nitrates and nitrites.. Results are not conclusive though.. I will be sending it off for testing...
We just got this house no too long ago. The original owner told us that every 6-12 months, i needed to pour a little clorox down the well to help keep the sulfur smell and the bacteria levels down.. Perhaps this too is another overlooked clue in my case.. Not real sure what exactly is going on but I will get to the bottom of it..
I will be getting a TDS meter to see some more results and have also tested my waters nitrates and nitrites.. Results are not conclusive though.. I will be sending it off for testing...
We just got this house no too long ago. The original owner told us that every 6-12 months, i needed to pour a little clorox down the well to help keep the sulfur smell and the bacteria levels down.. Perhaps this too is another overlooked clue in my case.. Not real sure what exactly is going on but I will get to the bottom of it..
javatech
Member
just use tap water.
After all you know who says it's fine
I thinkyou will find out that ro/di water will not make any difference
LOL BB
now i mix hot water in with my input water it brings the temp up to 80deg the guy at airwaterice said it would be ok as long as the temp did not go over 95deg. my tap has a tds of 498 my RO takes it down to 10 and the DI takes it to 0 with 3 1/2 to 1 water output
After all you know who says it's fine I thinkyou will find out that ro/di water will not make any difference
LOL BB
now i mix hot water in with my input water it brings the temp up to 80deg the guy at airwaterice said it would be ok as long as the temp did not go over 95deg. my tap has a tds of 498 my RO takes it down to 10 and the DI takes it to 0 with 3 1/2 to 1 water output
michaeltx
Moderator
pouring bleach into a well is common pratice around here. it helps to keep the bacteria down that would normally thrive in the cool wetness that the wells provide along with saliminella or some other type of thing that sounds similiar. if you have a local water company(culigan or something similiar) they will test for free just take em a sample.
Mike
Mike