RO/DI high reads

[Shirak]

Can you post photos of all your tubing connections? Almost seems like your collecting the waste and dumping the RO?

 

[Shirak]

When you put in the new RO membranes the end with the small O rings went in first? Would also be a black washer around the outside of the membrane that is closest to the end that screws off where the water input is.

 

[Shirak]

The valve on the red line looks closed? You should be getting a lot of waste water out of it

 

[Shirak]

Hmm

 

[Blue Spot Octopus]

I have removed one of the RO filters and isolating the filters to see what is wrong. So my water enters in on the left side of the unit, goes through
Filter 1 Sediment filter
Filter 2 Carbon Filter
Filter 3 Carbon Chloromaine filter
RO filter single for now.
No DI yet see second picture.

 

[Shirak]

Ok so looking further at photo two. Left canister is prefilter 1 sediment. Then that goes to middle carbon block. Which then goes to RO1 input on single connection side?

 

[Shirak]

Ok so where does exit from 3rd canister go?

 

[Blue Spot Octopus]

 

[Blue Spot Octopus]

The third canister the exit is on the right side, behind the gray wire see the blue tubing, it goes up and loops around back into the RO filter, the top elbow, the bottom elbow is the waste.
The left side the blue tube is the water to the DI filter.
The red tubing is the water coming from the hose bib.

 

[Shirak]

The front tube from the right canister is

The third canister the exit is on the right side, behind the gray wire see the blue tubing, it goes up and loops around back into the RO filter, the top elbow, the bottom elbow is the waste.
The left side the blue tube is the water to the DI filter.
The red tubing is the water coming from the hose bib.

ok so water is coming out of the center cartridge and going into the back of the 3rd cartridge on the right and exiting the front in the photo and then going to right side of RO cartridge? Blue line

 

[Shirak]

If I am following your flow correctly, you have source water from the prefilters going into to RO out line. The source water goes into the RO housing on the single connector side where the end screws off. Left side in the photo

 

[Shirak]

Pop the blue line from top elbow on right and swap it with blue line on the left side

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

If I am following your flow correctly, you have source water from the prefilters going into to RO out line. The source water goes into the RO housing on the single connector side where the end screws off. Left side in the photo

Agreed. The "entry" line for the membrane is on the left in your photo. The 2 "exits" are on the right-one goes to waste and one goes to the DI cartridge.

 

[Blue Spot Octopus]

Ok I will give that a try. I will have to look at the photos again. I will let you know, of course I am going on vacation tomorrow am, so I guess it will be tonight.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Ok I will give that a try. I will have to look at the photos again. I will let you know, of course I am going on vacation tomorrow am, so I guess it will be tonight.

Do you need to have the unit running while you are gone? If not, my recommendation is to forget about it for now, and enjoy your trip

 

[Blue Spot Octopus]

I hooked it up in the garage and I am only running one RO filter for now, if the numbers are good I will make water tonight, if not I have a 75% RO/DI and 25% SW already mixed and that could be my evaporite water I need for the week while I am gone. I will post again tonight,
When I get back next week I will hook up the other RO filter and if possible maybe you guys can help again to make sure I hook that up correctly.

Thanks again for all the help.

 

[Blue Spot Octopus]

So I inspected my two DI reactors the first one seems ok that is a speatrapure DI pre made filter, the second one is a BRS fill your own with the bottom screw, I seem to have a internal leak with that one. looks like a steam of water inside the clear housing.

Looks like I will have to pull the second DI and put in a pre filled one for now.
Typical go on vacation and bad luck in already here.

 

[Shirak]

So I inspected my two DI reactors the first one seems ok that is a speatrapure DI pre made filter, the second one is a BRS fill your own with the bottom screw, I seem to have a internal leak with that one. looks like a steam of water inside the clear housing.

Looks like I will have to pull the second DI and put in a pre filled one for now.
Typical go on vacation and bad luck in already here.

Hope you have a great vacation!
do you mean you can see water trickling down the inside of the clear outer housing because there is air at the top? If so this is common and doesn’t mean it’s bad. As long as the inner DI cartridge is seated properly it’s fine. The water enters the bottom of the inner DI cartridge and the air at the top of the clear outer housing often remains there.

 

[Bulk Reef Supply]

Shirak is exactly right on the DI canister subject. Like they said, the water flows down the side of the cartridge because it's sealed at the top. It's normal for the DI canisters not to fill up with water 100% as there is no easy way for the air to escape. This does not affect performance and is normal.

 

[Blue Spot Octopus]

I wish all of my tester would just get together agree with my readings. 2 PPM, 19 or 79
I was able to make enough water for evaporation for the week.
I will comeback next week and add the second RO membrane.
Thanks again for all the help I would not have been able to figure this out, I can pull a tranny out of a car but I cannot change the windshield wipers.
Check back next week. I am fortunate that I have my kids to watch the tank. ALOHA