Slickdonkey
Drink me
Ok I guess you guys just proved there is no standard. Usually you can tell just by looking at the unit what the water flow is.
RO/DI Stupid Mistake
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ok, maybe i should have been on the short bus!!!!!!!!! i just figured out that my setup was right in the first place
...now i ran maybe 10-15g through it when i changed it( thinking i was fixing it)....do you think that that many gallons affected the filters...i don't think that it actually passed through all of them..it was really strong flow...it looks like it may have only passed through the "taste" filter, DI filter, and RO filter...maybe not the RO...i'm not sure...........i am very frustrated
...now i ran maybe 10-15g through it when i changed it( thinking i was fixing it)....do you think that that many gallons affected the filters...i don't think that it actually passed through all of them..it was really strong flow...it looks like it may have only passed through the "taste" filter, DI filter, and RO filter...maybe not the RO...i'm not sure...........i am very frustrated 
mattseattle
Well-known member
dude.....take a picture and let us sort it out for you! and lay off the beer for a while! <Grin>
and lay off the beer for a while! <Grin>
http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=RO1312
Here's a link for a nice inline TDS meter.
Scott
Here's a link for a nice inline TDS meter.
Scott
Herefishyfishy
Smart Bass
Don't assume the line colors were put on correctly to any used unit, look to the instruction diagram of what should go where. I bought a used Kent unit yesterday that trickled RO water at a rate of 1 pint RO to 5 gallons waste. After studying it, figured out what was wrong; the restricter was in the yellow line which was attached to the RO output. Put the restricter and colored lines back to where they belonged, and it now runs like a champ.
Lesson learned, "the other guy" doesn't always have it right.
Lesson learned, "the other guy" doesn't always have it right.
dude.....take a picture and let us sort it out for you!
LOL ..i have no idea what got into me!!!
i got it fixed now thoughi got mt replacement filters today...my old ones were only 2-3 months old...i accidentally ran water through the out flow valve..here are some pics of the sediment filter after only 2-3 months..they looked this way before i made the mistake
burning2nd
Well-known member
Cool, whats the flush vaulve 4?
is that so when you replace the filers you let it flow out of the back flush vaulve for a while or something????
the black tube
is that so when you replace the filers you let it flow out of the back flush vaulve for a while or something????
the black tube
The flush valve cleans out the ro membrane. I usually clean mine out for about 2-3 minutes each time I make water.
I live in a place with alot of iron in the tap water, mine would turn red within a day, so yes it is possible for them to get that dirty that quick.
The way I tell if I need to change stuff is check the tds of the water coming out of the ro membrane. Mine usually comes out of there at 3-4, if my tds after the di is above 5, I change out the di cartridge, and that brings it back down to 0.
my DI membrane turns brown when it needs to be changed..i need to get my TDS meter this week....i am going to try to keep the first couple filters(the cheap ones) clean..maybe that will prolong the life of the last ones(expensive ones)
I use the color changing ones and the regular one also. A tds meter is a must, you will be glad you got one. Good luck.my DI membrane turns brown when it needs to be changed..i need to get my TDS meter this week....i am going to try to keep the first couple filters(the cheap ones) clean..maybe that will prolong the life of the last ones(expensive ones)
Have you seen the inline ones? I don't have a link, but one of those would be ideal.
burning2nd
Well-known member
THE DM2 IS the bomb!
im gonna go flush now!
im gonna go flush now!
