Hi Guys... Looking for your help...
A few weeks ago, my RO output dropped significantly, from about 4 GPH to about 2 GPH. This is using a particle cartridge, 2 carbons, the RO, and a DI. It is a 100 GPD unit, and I have a booster pump that delivers about 85 PSI to the RO membrane. Assuming that the problem was a clogged cartridge, I started by replacing the less expensive cartridges, and then the DI, and the RO membrane itself. Replacing the RO membrane seemed to solve the problem, and I was back up to 4 GPH.
One night last week, I was making a batch of water, and came down stairs to find the living room flooded. I found that there was water squirting out of the waste water fitting on the RO membrane. I figured that it was a bad John Guest fitting. When I replaced the fitting, the new one did the same thing. I did notice that that fitting is where the flow restrictor is. I am now wondering if that is the correct place for the flow restrictor. When I remove the restrictor, there is no leaking. What is the down side of running with no restrictor? Is this the correct place for the restrictor to be? I read that it should be on the product water side...
Thanks for your help.
Dave Town
A few weeks ago, my RO output dropped significantly, from about 4 GPH to about 2 GPH. This is using a particle cartridge, 2 carbons, the RO, and a DI. It is a 100 GPD unit, and I have a booster pump that delivers about 85 PSI to the RO membrane. Assuming that the problem was a clogged cartridge, I started by replacing the less expensive cartridges, and then the DI, and the RO membrane itself. Replacing the RO membrane seemed to solve the problem, and I was back up to 4 GPH.
One night last week, I was making a batch of water, and came down stairs to find the living room flooded. I found that there was water squirting out of the waste water fitting on the RO membrane. I figured that it was a bad John Guest fitting. When I replaced the fitting, the new one did the same thing. I did notice that that fitting is where the flow restrictor is. I am now wondering if that is the correct place for the flow restrictor. When I remove the restrictor, there is no leaking. What is the down side of running with no restrictor? Is this the correct place for the restrictor to be? I read that it should be on the product water side...
Thanks for your help.
Dave Town
