Ro/di Not Working Well

[steveo32]

Well I finally hooked my ro unit to the plumbing downstairs w/ a sadle valve. But I have been running it since monday to make w/c water and it still hasn't filled up my 44 gal pal why is this ? It use to make 5 gals off the sink in a couple hours, IDK what happened :anger2:

 

[jhale]

how old are the filters?

I had one that got clogged sooner than I thought it would and really messed up my system.

 

[jhale]

also how many stages is it?

to see if it's the pre filters take the intake off the ro membrane and check how the water is flowing through the pre filters.

 

[masterswimmer]

Steve, are you hooking up this RO unit in the same house as you had your sink mounted one? If not, then your water pressure might not be adequate to run the system properly. You need to get approx. 80 psi out of your saddle valve to 'drive' the water through the filters. I only get about 40 psi so I needed to invest in a booster pump.

Give me a shout.

swimmer

 

[steveo32]

Well Jhale the ro unit is three stages I think it has 2 pre carbon filters and then one other hanging off it. But at the top of the unit it has two or three sylinder that the pipes go through. And Russ I beleive its on the same line that went to the sink. It's a line that runs the washer thats in the kitchen. But I beleive the same psi runs throught the whole house.

 

[masterswimmer]

Steve, I wasn't sure if you had it set up in a previous home you lived in.

Sounds like you've got either a 5 or 6 stage RO/DI, not a 3 stage. The hanging filters are most likely sediment prefilters. These will remove most of the larger particle solids from the tap water before it reaches the RO/DI media.

You should get a PSI meter to check your source water pressure.
This will determine whether or not you need a booster pump.

Russ

 

[gforce6]

Maybe it is about time to change your prefilter. That happen to me last week until I replace prefilter.

 

[PalmTree]

U could try flshing out the unit with a flush kit.

 

[masterswimmer]

I spoke with Steve the other day. He mentioned that he filled his bathtub for the kids the other day and the water poured out with a heavy red tinge to it. I suggested he call his municipal water company to find out if they were flushing the hydrants recently. He called and sure enough, they were flushing the hydrants that day. That was a huge amount of sediment flowing through his RO/DI all at once. I would say after that episode he'd have to replace the filters.

FYI: We live somewhat in the boonies. The municpal water companies routinely flush the water system to clean it out. They do post announcements about it for health reasons. These announcements can easily be overlooked as they only post them in the local newspapers. It basically looks like an advertisement. If you're not looking for it, it's easy to miss.
I have a drilled well on my property. There are advantages and disadvantages to that also (power outages=no electric to run well pump).

swimmer

 

[Unresistible Blue]

Steve - did you get that RO system up and running?