150 water saver kit

t5Nitro · Oct 29, 2020

Placed an order for the 150gpd water saver kit to hopefully increase my production rate by not losing as much waste water on my 75gpd system.

When it comes and I connect it, does the new RO membrane need to be flushed for a certain amount of time? If so, is it reasonable to connect the source water line directly to the membrane to flush it to avoid burning the other numerous filters just to dump the water out?

glb · Oct 29, 2020

t5Nitro said:
Placed an order for the 150gpd water saver kit to hopefully increase my production rate by not losing as much waste water on my 75gpd system.

When it comes and I connect it, does the new RO membrane need to be flushed for a certain amount of time? If so, is it reasonable to connect the source water line directly to the membrane to flush it to avoid burning the other numerous filters just to dump the water out?

I have this unit and love it. Did you get the plus version with the flush valve, tds meter, and pressure gauge?

minus9 · Oct 29, 2020

Booster pump and auto flush kit will make your life easier. You should be hitting 80 psi into the membranes, so depending on your water pressure, the booster pump might be a necessary purchase? Also, I run membranes or anything new (filters) for about an hour before I keep the water, but that's just me.

t5Nitro · Oct 29, 2020

glb said:
I have this unit and love it. Did you get the plus version with the flush valve, tds meter, and pressure gauge?

I didn't. Whatever version was up today at 53.99.

I think its just the membrane, housing, tubing.

t5Nitro · Oct 29, 2020

minus9 said:
Booster pump and auto flush kit will make your life easier. You should be hitting 80 psi into the membranes, so depending on your water pressure, the booster pump might be a necessary purchase? Also, I run membranes or anything new (filters) for about an hour before I keep the water, but that's just me.

Thats a lot of pressure. I can keep the water saver kit on the shelf until I get a booster pump in the future. Ideally I'd have the booster, 2 membranes and 3 stage DI so I have a lot of add-ons to get yet!

glb · Oct 30, 2020

t5Nitro said:
Thats a lot of pressure. I can keep the water saver kit on the shelf until I get a booster pump in the future. Ideally I'd have the booster, 2 membranes and 3 stage DI so I have a lot of add-ons to get yet!

minus9 said:
Booster pump and auto flush kit will make your life easier. You should be hitting 80 psi into the membranes, so depending on your water pressure, the booster pump might be a necessary purchase? Also, I run membranes or anything new (filters) for about an hour before I keep the water, but that's just me.

+1 on this. The booster pump makes your membranes last longer and makes water much faster. 80ppm is about what my unit runs with a booster pump. The auto flush kit makes things super easy. I flush the system for a few minutes each time I make water. My 150gpd water saver plus with the booster pump makes 10 gallons in an hour. Super fast!

t5Nitro · Oct 30, 2020

glb said:
+1 on this. The booster pump makes your membranes last longer and makes water much faster. 80ppm is about what my unit runs with a booster pump. The auto flush kit makes things super easy. I flush the system for a few minutes each time I make water. My 150gpd water saver plus with the booster pump makes 10 gallons in an hour. Super fast!

10 in an hour! I think mine makes 10 every 6-7 hours. Exciting!

glb · Oct 30, 2020

t5Nitro said:
10 in an hour! I think mine makes 10 every 6-7 hours. Exciting!

I used to have a 100gpd without a booster and it took hours to make water with a ton of waste water. You’ll love the upgrades!

Bulk Reef Supply · Oct 30, 2020

t5Nitro said:
Placed an order for the 150gpd water saver kit to hopefully increase my production rate by not losing as much waste water on my 75gpd system.

When it comes and I connect it, does the new RO membrane need to be flushed for a certain amount of time? If so, is it reasonable to connect the source water line directly to the membrane to flush it to avoid burning the other numerous filters just to dump the water out?

The only thing that we'd suggest doing is flushing the membranes for about an hour. That's something that we typically recommend any time you replace a membrane.

Once you get your kit, Randy has a great how-to video HERE if you need help with the installation. Of course, we're always here to answer any questions you might have if you get stuck.