Hi All,
I just wanted to sanity check my TDS readings and see if my DI Resin chamber is working right...
I have one TDS probe that I move around, and I see that it reads:
245 TDS from the faucet
225-290 Waste water range
18 TDS on the input to the DI Resin. Do those numbers all sound about normal? Consider that I have brand new sediment, 1 micron carbon block, and catalytic carbon before it. Dual membranes were replaced in the past year.
Then on the output of the DI Resin (last stage), I'm reading 10-11 TDS. Shouldn't that be zero? The DI Resin still looks dark blue to me - not brown at all... But it's weird, because it never fills up with water as you can see below. Is that normal?
And last issue, I just replaced the carbon blocks because I realized I have ammonia in my water, apparently from chloramines. It tested at 1.2ppm with the more reliable Red Sea ammonia test kit. However, I'm *still* getting an ammonia reading! 0.4ppm. 1/3 of the previous amount, but I shouldn't have ammonia! I now have a 1 micron carbon block and catalytic carbon as well. Thanks,
--Kyle
I just wanted to sanity check my TDS readings and see if my DI Resin chamber is working right...
I have one TDS probe that I move around, and I see that it reads:
245 TDS from the faucet
225-290 Waste water range
18 TDS on the input to the DI Resin. Do those numbers all sound about normal? Consider that I have brand new sediment, 1 micron carbon block, and catalytic carbon before it. Dual membranes were replaced in the past year.
Then on the output of the DI Resin (last stage), I'm reading 10-11 TDS. Shouldn't that be zero? The DI Resin still looks dark blue to me - not brown at all... But it's weird, because it never fills up with water as you can see below. Is that normal?
And last issue, I just replaced the carbon blocks because I realized I have ammonia in my water, apparently from chloramines. It tested at 1.2ppm with the more reliable Red Sea ammonia test kit. However, I'm *still* getting an ammonia reading! 0.4ppm. 1/3 of the previous amount, but I shouldn't have ammonia! I now have a 1 micron carbon block and catalytic carbon as well. Thanks,
--Kyle
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