TO BUDDIE

[Bumpy]

Just installed my Aquaticlife RO BUDDIE. I ran both wastewater and fresh Dow drain as instructed. I missed the part where it said to run the canister without membrane first. Is this an issue? TIA

 

[Water Dog]

If you have a flush valve, try to flush the membrane for a minute or two. The reason that they suggest that you run the unit without the membrane initially is to flush the sediment and carbon block first. That will get rid of any carbon fines or dust so it doesn’t foul the RO membrane. If your unit comes with a flush valve on the flow restrictor, open it up to blast the wastewater side of the RO membrane.

Also, welcome to R2R!

 

[Bumpy]

If you have a flush valve, try to flush the membrane for a minute or two. The reason that they suggest that you run the unit without the membrane initially is to flush the sediment and carbon block first. That will get rid of any carbon fines or dust so it doesn’t foul the RO membrane. If your unit comes with a flush valve on the flow restrictor, open it up to blast the wastewater side of the RO membrane.

Also, welcome to R2R!

Thanks a lot WD!

 

[Bumpy]

Getting 60 GPD AND FINAL RODI TDS reading is zero. Tap Tds is 272. Success?

 

[Water Dog]

That’s certainly good. Do you know what your TDS is post RO but pre DI?

 

[Bumpy]

That’s certainly good. Do you know what your TDS is post RO but pre DI?

I do not

 

[Water Dog]

The post RO reading will let you know how efficient your membrane is running and give you an idea of how quickly your DI will exhaust.