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  1. AZDesertRat
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    new RO/DI unit arrived...WHOOOP.....just a small question

    Answer the question on whether or not your unit has a flow restrictor installed in the waste line and what you meant by installing a faucet...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 17, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  2. AZDesertRat
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    new RO/DI unit arrived...WHOOOP.....just a small question

    Sounds like your unit does not have a flow restrictor installed in the waste line. If not it needs on set at 4:1 waste ratio or 4 mL waste for every...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 16, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  3. AZDesertRat
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    new RO/DI unit arrived...WHOOOP.....just a small question

    No problem since the inlet is pressurized. If it were say 20+ meters you could always step up to the next size tubing, say 3/8" versus the standard...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 15, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  4. AZDesertRat
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    210gal return pump? Maybe eheim 1262 or blowhole 1450?

    Their curve is very conservative. I think its half again more than my older Ocean Runner 3500 was putting out with close to the same rating. It comes...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 13, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  5. AZDesertRat
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    210gal return pump? Maybe eheim 1262 or blowhole 1450?

    Yes they can be used internal or external. I suggested the WaterBlaster HY-5000 in one of your other threads. Very happy with mine.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 13, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  6. AZDesertRat
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    New RO/DI on the way.

    The inline pressure gauge normally is installed between the carbon block and the RO membrane so it measures pressure drop across the sediment and...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 13, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  7. AZDesertRat
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    New RO/DI on the way.

    They appear to be standard size replacement filters so yes I would go with 1 micron at least and 0.5 micron is even better.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 12, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  8. AZDesertRat
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    New RO/DI on the way.

    I hate people like you!;D:( Mine is between 650 and 800 most of the time.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 11, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  9. AZDesertRat
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    Aqua Ionizer

    Don't waste your money. The BunkHouse: Water pseudoscience gallery
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 11, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  10. AZDesertRat
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    New RO/DI on the way.

    GENERAL INFO ON REVERSE OSMOSIS Even with the shipping the Spectrapure would have been the better option. BRS does not treat and test their...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 11, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  11. AZDesertRat
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    new ro membrane

    Get that check valve and separate the pressure tank and its stored TDS creep from the DI circuit, your resin will thank you for sure. You will...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 6, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  12. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI Membrane Upgrade Help

    Flushing gives you a warm fuzzy feeling, it has no proven documented value period. Think about it for a minute. The flush kit bypasses the flow...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 6, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  13. AZDesertRat
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    RO/DI Membrane Upgrade Help

    The membranes need to be close together as you are linking the waste from the first to the intake of the second. I do not agree with the BRS "water...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 5, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  14. AZDesertRat
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    new ro membrane

    Thats BS as long as you do not buy the Dow Filmtec 100 GPD you are good.I w2ould suggest Spectrapures hand tested Select series 90 GPD membrane and...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 5, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  15. AZDesertRat
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    water comeing from RO higher then going into the RO

    Vendors recommend lower pressures for liability reasons. Quality vendors carry membranes and components meet that ANSI and UPC codes and standards of...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 5, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  16. AZDesertRat
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    water comeing from RO higher then going into the RO

    Membranes work better at higher pressures so 115-120 is good as long as you have quality housings and fittings. I run at 100 psi myself and get...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 5, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  17. AZDesertRat
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    water comeing from RO higher then going into the RO

    What is your well/tap water TDS? RO only TDS before the DI? and final RO/DI TDS? What is your water pressure and water temperature? What is your...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 5, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
  18. AZDesertRat
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    Water Change Help

    Exhausted DI resin releases the stored up TDS so the finished water can easily be higher than the tap was to begin with.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 3, 2013 in forum: General Reef Topics
  19. AZDesertRat
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    Quieting an overflow.

    Research the Maggie Muffler. Its similar to a Stockman standpipe, very compact and very quiet.
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 3, 2013 in forum: I made this!
  20. AZDesertRat
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    GFO questions

    Thats still way too much. For some reason known only to them, BRS recommends twice as much or more than ANY other vendor, many with a lot more...
    Post by: AZDesertRat, Feb 3, 2013 in forum: Filters, Pumps, etc..
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