C02 removal from well water

[VbReefer]

Well water into IBC tote with float valve. Used a coathanger and fishing tape method to fish it into position.

Got a adapter at tractor supply so I could plumb with Pvc and flush the tank every so often. Also tee'd off so I can get water to rinse dirty buckets or something.



The good stuff


Also based on your TDS I'd say you don't have enough pressure or your membrane is due for replacement.

Google how to calculate rejection rate.
Pretty easy.

Also whenever you change anything including the pressure you really should check your waste ratio. I recommend staying above 3:1 for membrane life, 4:1 is manufacturer recommended.

I struggled finding the right restrictor information so I ordered a few different ones. Larger ones restrict less water so they increase the waste side of the ratio upwards. Smaller numbered restrictors restrict more water and will increase the product side of the ratio upwards.
I ended up using a combination of a 1000ml restrictor and a ball valve to fine tune to a 3:1 ratio.

 

[VbReefer]

Unfortunately no way to speed up the process unless adding a bigger commercial type air-pump.

I think most of the CO2 comes out pretty quickly though.
If I spray my hose into a clean bucket sometimes it looks like soap suds. This is the CO2 coming out like when pouring a fresh coke out of a can.

 

[cedwards04]

So after researching, it appears that the c02 will deplete the anion resin, but not the cation. Since the cation is the first resin in the series, i decide to rearrange my plumbing and try putting my degas tower after the cation resin. This picked my water production up from 16gpd to 120gpd. Time will tell if the c02 negatively affects the cation. Hopefully this is just what i needed.