is my tds ok?

[reeferforever]

hi guys, I’m using my rodi filter to get good water and my TDS meter is saying I have 32 ppm is this ok?

 

[fishywishy]

No. It needs to be 0 tds.

 

[Garf]

hi guys, I’m using my rodi filter to get good water and my TDS meter is saying I have 32 ppm is this ok?

What is your tap water measuring?

 

[reeferforever]

What is your tap water measuring?

500-600

 

[reeferforever]

No. It needs to be 0 tds.

do you think the measure can be inaccurate

 

[fishywishy]

do you think the measure can be inaccurate

It’s possible, but i have that same tds meter and it’s pretty accurate.

 

[reeferforever]

It’s possible, but i have that same tds and its pretty accurate.

this is the unit im currently using

 

[fishywishy]

this is the unit im currently using

How new are the filters?

 

[reeferforever]

How new are the filters?

i got the unit 2 days ago

 

[fishywishy]

i got the unit 2 days ago

Are you sure whatever you were putting the water in was clean? If theres any residue it will show up as tds.

 

[Garf]

this is the unit im currently using

So, no Deionization chamber?

 

[reeferforever]

So, no Deionization chamber?

No

 

[Matt Kasper]

500-600

This is crazy high TDS. Where do you live? Mine is 160 TDS coming from my tap water.

 

[Garf]

No

Bingo

 

[fishywishy]

No

Oh, that’s probably the problem then.

 

[reeferforever]

This is crazy high TDS. Where do you live? Mine is 160 TDS coming from my tap water.

I live in south texas

 

[ScottJ]

DI is easy enough to add to it.

 

[reeferforever]

Bingo

what do i do? do i not use the filter?

 

[fishywishy]

what do i do? do i not use the filter?

Just send it back and get one with a DI

 

[reeferforever]

Just send it back and get one with a DI

Do you think i can just buy this and connect?