Smart Buddie / BRS RO/DI

[Nate77]

I picked up the BRS 100 gal rodi , I had an aquatic life smart buddie.

I took the flush and auto shut off the rodi unit hooked the smart buddie up , I am only getting 35psi , getting the same with out it ?

 

[CK00020]

I get around a hundred psi out of mine, there must be an issue somewhere. Pics may help

 

[Nate77]

Ok I'll see if I can get some pics

 

[Clo]

Probably something wrong with your hookup. I get 80-90 PSI on a spectrapure

 

[Nate77]

 

[Nate77]

Not sure if its the problem or not , but took the cover and there is moisture on most of the electrical, going to let it dry out , check the circuit board , and try again.


If it still doesn't get it , any harm in trying the source water on the prefilter/membrane side?

 

[Clo]

That looks like you have an auto shut off valve. You’re supposed to remove it.

 

[Nate77]

That looks like you have an auto shut off valve. You’re supposed to remove it.

I did got that pic snuck in lol

So If I put the incoming water , to membrane intake , and the from prefiters to the in on the unit , pressure climbs , the unit doesn't work right like this , but it has pressure.

The membrane intake is the side with one fitting correct? And from the prefilters is the carbon block?

 

[Nate77]

No auto shut off , no flush valve , hooked up the way it is supposed to be , I'm getting 42psi?

 

[Clo]

Let me send u how mine looks. Mine is 4 stage set up

 

[Clo]

hopefully that helps

 

[Clo]

Blue is product
Yellow is waste, they’re both lined to faucet just for photo demo

red is pre filter and supply obv

 

[Nate77]

Thank You thats how I have it.
Did it come with waste hooked to wrong port on membrane?
Black is hooked up as waste

 

[Clo]

 

[Clo]

For my 4 stage,

yellow came as waste.
If you can find your product manual for the BRS one, maybe that will help you too

cannot rely on line colors because everyone is different unfortunately

 

[Clo]

I bet the issue is your prefilter line/membrane supply, but I cannot get a good visual from the photos you’ve provided.

Are you able to take a better photo of the back connection lines on your RODI unit?

 

[Nate77]

 

[Nate77]

 

[Clo]

I might be wrong but these parts looks funky.
Something does not look right.

per smart buddie manual, port 5 (from pre filter) the line should be going from system (top right circled area) to smart buddie

then slot 6 (to membrane intake) should be going to your membrane

but you have a different line coming from water exit port and it’s also connected to another line it looks like

 

[Clo]

I hope that helps :<

it’s much harder trying to explain/walk someone through this when I don’t know the right words