Ron Popeil Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 anyone is corvallis want to come over look at my RO unit and tell me whats going on with it? i just replaced the RO membrane after not needing it replaced for...well over four years. i replaced it with a 50 gpd membrane, which i believe is what it had in their before. now suddenly one of my three chambers below doesnt fill but halfway, and the TDS readings are coming out between 2 and 5 typically, but today theyre at 22. any suggestions? i have two knobs to turn. one knob is right as the water is exiting the filter. the other one appears to be directly connected to a pressure gauge and the RO membrane. the canister that doesnt fill all the way is split into two parts, the top half has what appears to be some sort of gooey orange fluid above a blueish solid like substance. why isnt that chamber filling? why is my tds reading numbers now when it used to be reading zeros? and how long can the inline TDS meters go before needing to be replaced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 are you sure you installed the membrane properly? and all the other filters may need to be replaced as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 the membrain needs to be seated, very well. you need to make sure the bottom, small O ring is seated First. I would reinstall it, 2nd check the TDS AFTER THE MEMBRAIN, and after each canister. and as geek said, may need to replace the rest to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Popeil Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 thanks guys, ill fiddle with it tonight and see what i can produce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVES Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 FYI that last chamber with the orange stuff etc is your DI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Popeil Posted October 20, 2006 Author Share Posted October 20, 2006 i figured thats what it must be. and how do you know when thats toast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 i figured thats what it must be. and how do you know when thats toast? Honeslty, if you have no changed your filters in 4 years, umm...they probably need to be replaced. As for the reisin (DI), if it is color changing, then when it all goes really dark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blown65 Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Most of the RO manufactures say 500 gallons on the pre/post filters, but of course it depends on how bad the water coming in is also. As for your TDS meter, you could always get some Distilled water and it should test 0 on it. Like waves stated, the blue and orange color is your DI, the blue is the used up portion (color indicating) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbrownies Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 was it just the air that was in the RO canister that was forced in there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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