AquaKey Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 What do you think is it time to replace or still have more useful life? Top quarter is pretty blue with a little orange, middle half is mix of orange/blue. TDS output is 0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmdh Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 The rusty color is the spent resin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaKey Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, cjmdh said: The rusty color is the spent resin. Yep, that part I know, just seeing what people think in terms of replacing all the resin or it still has enough useful life left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjmdh Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 I would not replace it. Still lots-o-life left in it. As long as your TDS is 0 on the outlet you are good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 It's fine for a bit. Especially if you burn through it slowly. I go through a whole canister per 100 gallon 😞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaKey Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 15 minutes ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: It's fine for a bit. Especially if you burn through it slowly. I go through a whole canister per 100 gallon 😞 Yikes! Are you on Portland water? What causes that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 2:28 PM, AquaKey said: Yikes! Are you on Portland water? What causes that? Well water. On the plus side you can recharge the resin with lye. On the plus, plus side I don't pay for water, sewer, or storm water fees. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaywood Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Mine lasted almost 2 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonardomanzano Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 2:12 PM, pdxmonkeyboy said: It's fine for a bit. Especially if you burn through it slowly. I go through a whole canister per 100 gallon 😞 Thank you for mentioning this!! I had no idea resin could be reused! I'll have to give that a try once my TDS starts going up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 9 hours ago, shaywood said: Mine lasted almost 2 years. I'm in the same range. I'm a little over a year on my current resin and it looks better than the intro picture on this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaKey Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 13 hours ago, Leonardomanzano said: Thank you for mentioning this!! I had no idea resin could be reused! I'll have to give that a try once my TDS starts going up! I believe the cation and anion resins have to be separate to be able to recharge them. One with lye, the other with hydrochloric acid. But @pdxmonkeyboy can chime in of I have that wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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