TDS readout

[Chef Reef]

as did i

 

[bckane]

Do The Math.!
Is this the meter that was free.?

 

[Buckeye Hydro]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11243408#post11243408 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Chef Reef
pfft thats i have no idea. they were used for prolly 1-2 years then the whole setup was given to me and i had it all sitting in a box for about 6 months. i just started using it. pfft i dont think i was helping matter in my tank by using it...

btw i ran the ro/di water for about 15 mins and now the readout is 203.. i dont get it...

Given that the filters are nearly 2 to 3 years old, and that is set unused for six months, its likely you have biofilm galore growing inside the system.

Pull the membrane out and get a look at it. If it dried out (surely it did over a 6 month period, it is likely ruined.

Smell the ends of the membrane - do you get a foul odor?

Here are some instructions to sanitize the system:

We recommend sanitizing your RO/DI system approximately once per year. Schedule this process at a time when you are planning to replace your cartridges. These instructions apply to water purification systems without a pressure tank. Before you begin assure that you have about an hour available, and that your work area and hands are clean.

Turn off the water supply to the system.

Remove all housings and remove all pre-filters and post-filters from the system including sediment filters, carbon filters, in-line filters, and deionization cartridges. Remove the reverse osmosis membrane(s).

Wash housings with a soft brush or cloth in warm soapy water. Rinse thoroughly to remove all soap. Don’t forget to carefully remove and wash all o-rings. Lubricate the o-rings with a small amount of silicone grease and reinstall them.

Fill each vertical housing with one cup of potable water and three to four tablespoons of household bleach, and with this sanitizing liquid still in the housings, screw them back on to the system.

Turn on the water supply a bit, allow water to fill the entire system, and assure water is flowing out of the waste line and the purified water line. Place the outlet of the drain tube and purified water tube slightly higher than the system to assure these tubes are full of the sanitizing solution. When the sanitizing solution has reached the outlet of each tube, and with the outlet of each tube placed above the rest of the system, shut off the water supply for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, turn the water supply on and assure that water exits the system from both the drain tube and the purified water port. Flush the sanitizing solution from the system for 5 to 10 minutes.

Turn off the water supply and install new filters.

We recommend keeping a maintenance record for your system. Record the date of the sanitizing and filter replacement.

Russ

 

[titus164]

I just got 43ppm on my top off water. I get it from an lfs... is there anything I can do to condition this water to bring it down a bit?

 

[Buckeye Hydro]

Run it through DI resin.

 

[Chef Reef]

Wow.. thanks BuckeyeFS. i will give that a go.