Inside the Smart Buddie - Turbo charge your RO system

[AquaticLifeProducts]

A 100 GPD membrane (263ml per minute) with a 300 ml per minute flow restrictor is 263 to 300 or 1 to 1.17 filtered to waste ratio. PSI would be around 85 - 90 PSI with the 100 GPD membrane.

 

[shadow1013]

Yes. Was trying to see if it could get better than that, but basically 1:1 is very good.

 

[jopo4343]

Hi
I just bought a smart Buddie my problem is most of the time it runs around 40 - 45 psi. I very seldom get to 55??
Is the Buddie I bought defective?
I thought it would run 70-90 or higher?
Thanks
Joe

 

[AquaticLifeProducts]

Is the gauge after the smart buddie and before the membrane? If on the supply line side, it will only read the water supply not the boosted pressure from the buddie.

Also what is your total membrane amount? It needs to be 100 GPD or below.

 

[jopo4343]

Nope it’s right before the membrane

 

[jopo4343]

It’s like the pump is not running?

 

[jopo4343]

My ro/di is 100 gpd and it’s not even a week old

 

[jopo4343]

Right now it’s running at 38 and I hear the water going threw but the pump is not running. No vibration of the lines going out like I have seen on YouTube videos...

 

[AquaticLifeProducts]

Sounds like there is no pressure against the membrane?

Is there more filtered water than waste water?

What are the TDS reading before the membrane and after?

 

[AquaticLifeProducts]

Send some photos of the system to [email protected] can help tomorrow.

Is the membrane fully seated in the membrane housing? If there is bypass there will be no pressure reading, high filtered water production and poor rejection rates.

 

[AquaticLifeProducts]

Send some photos of the system to [email protected] can help tomorrow.

Is the membrane fully seated in the membrane housing? If there is bypass there will be no pressure reading, high filtered water production and poor rejection rate.

 

[jopo4343]

Ok here is what it’s doing now.
pit was running at about 19 psi I turned the water on the for the tap of the sink and now it’s at 48 and the lines are vibrating.

 

[jopo4343]

I have no idea what this is doing

 

[jopo4343]

‘How do I tell if the membrane is fully seated?

 

[jopo4343]

I am getting 0 tds out so I assume it is seated?

 

[jopo4343]

It’s been at 50 or so for a while and the pump is running it’s like it needed to jump start or something?

 

[jopo4343]

Ok now it’s back to 40 and the pump is not running? I still say something is wrong with this...

 

[jopo4343]

And now it’s down to 20 sending the water buddie back it’s not my buddie

 

[AquaticLifeProducts]

Did you send the photos over? If you restricting the water supply to the Smart buddie with a clogged sediment it won’t be able to boost the pressure.

What’s your pressure without the Smart Buddie?

What’s the prefilter cartridges look like?