RO setup Questions
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You should set it up properly going forward for your own use, here a thread to help. I will need to put something together for flow restrictors, as I didn't include that section in the guide.
If you haven't already I would start with a clean set of filters after you get it all hooked up and plumbed how you want it.
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If you haven't already I would start with a clean set of filters after you get it all hooked up and plumbed how you want it.
RO/DI Basic Guide
There are always a lot of questions regarding which RO/DI setup do I need, how many stages, how do I know when to change filters/membranes, I’m getting a weird TDS value, etc. Hopefully this clarifies a few things and helps some of you out one day. My first recommendation would be to find the...
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homer1475
Figuring out the hobby one coral at a time.
Crazy amounts of waste water would more then likely be from the lack of a flow restrictor. It provides back pressure to the membrane to force the water through the membrane instead of just over it.
Unhook your orange waste line and look inside it. On one end it should have something in the tube. If it does not, you will need a either a capillary(goes in the line)restictor, or like the BRS units, a flow restrictor that allows water to flow freely so it flushes the membrane.
This will explain it better then me:
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Unhook your orange waste line and look inside it. On one end it should have something in the tube. If it does not, you will need a either a capillary(goes in the line)restictor, or like the BRS units, a flow restrictor that allows water to flow freely so it flushes the membrane.
This will explain it better then me:
Changing the flow restrictor on your membrane
Flow restrictors are essential to a properly functioning RO system. Be sure to have the appropriate flow restrictor for the membrane you have. If you decide to change your membrane to a higher or lower GPD membrane, you must also replace the flow restrictor to correspond with the membrane.
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idle0095
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The orange waste line does have a little thing in the line.Crazy amounts of waste water would more then likely be from the lack of a flow restrictor. It provides back pressure to the membrane to force the water through the membrane instead of just over it.
Unhook your orange waste line and look inside it. On one end it should have something in the tube. If it does not, you will need a either a capillary(goes in the line)restictor, or like the BRS units, a flow restrictor that allows water to flow freely so it flushes the membrane.
This will explain it better then me:
Changing the flow restrictor on your membrane
Flow restrictors are essential to a properly functioning RO system. Be sure to have the appropriate flow restrictor for the membrane you have. If you decide to change your membrane to a higher or lower GPD membrane, you must also replace the flow restrictor to correspond with the membrane.
homer1475
Figuring out the hobby one coral at a time.
Another thing to note is the pressure. I did not se it posted, nor if the unit has a pressure gauge?
If the pressure is not high enough, water will flow over the membrane and not through it. Also causing a lot of waste water to little product water.
Have you put a bucket under both lines and measured the waste to product ratio? Might be working properly as they do produce quite a bit of waste, much more then one not used to running a unit might think.
If the pressure is not high enough, water will flow over the membrane and not through it. Also causing a lot of waste water to little product water.
Have you put a bucket under both lines and measured the waste to product ratio? Might be working properly as they do produce quite a bit of waste, much more then one not used to running a unit might think.
