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I control my ro unit with my apex so I am able to see how long it runs.
I ran my unit for 6 months and found that my ro ran 2460 minutes in that time.
I found out that for every 150 mins it runs my ro unit produces 25 gallons of good water. (It’s a 35 gallon brute can that I make sure I always have ten gallons on hand so the solenoid kicks on roughly with ten gallons left in it and shuts off at the brim automatically which is so easy)
So if my ro unit ran for 2460 minutes and we know that 150 mins equals 25 good gallons that means that (by my math anyway) I made 410 zero tds water.
I do not know my rejection rate but I do run it with a booster pump(the ro buddie) at 85-90 psi if memory serves me correct.
So if we say it is for every one gallon of zero tds water i waste three that means 1230 gallons went thru my unit in six months. I run a hybrid 6 or 7 stage (I don’t know) of one sediment two carbons two di’s And two membranes.
When I changed my filters I just did it because it was at the six month mark and I was going on vacation. It was still producing 0 tds.
So do you think I change my filters out too soon?
I guess it would help if u know what filters I replaced.
Brand new sediment filter.
Moved my 2nd carbon filter to my first slot and put a new carbon in second slot.
Moved my second di to my first slot and put in a new di in second slot.
I forgot to record the tds before and after every filter as I have a three and a two inline tds meter I will do that next time if I remember. But my tds going in is 144
Hope that’s enough info
And a picture because everyone loves pictures
This is before I added the second membrane
and before I cleaned up the wires for my trash can
I ran my unit for 6 months and found that my ro ran 2460 minutes in that time.
I found out that for every 150 mins it runs my ro unit produces 25 gallons of good water. (It’s a 35 gallon brute can that I make sure I always have ten gallons on hand so the solenoid kicks on roughly with ten gallons left in it and shuts off at the brim automatically which is so easy)
So if my ro unit ran for 2460 minutes and we know that 150 mins equals 25 good gallons that means that (by my math anyway) I made 410 zero tds water.
I do not know my rejection rate but I do run it with a booster pump(the ro buddie) at 85-90 psi if memory serves me correct.
So if we say it is for every one gallon of zero tds water i waste three that means 1230 gallons went thru my unit in six months. I run a hybrid 6 or 7 stage (I don’t know) of one sediment two carbons two di’s And two membranes.
When I changed my filters I just did it because it was at the six month mark and I was going on vacation. It was still producing 0 tds.
So do you think I change my filters out too soon?
I guess it would help if u know what filters I replaced.
Brand new sediment filter.
Moved my 2nd carbon filter to my first slot and put a new carbon in second slot.
Moved my second di to my first slot and put in a new di in second slot.
I forgot to record the tds before and after every filter as I have a three and a two inline tds meter I will do that next time if I remember. But my tds going in is 144
Hope that’s enough info
And a picture because everyone loves pictures
This is before I added the second membrane