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inline dual tds meter...confused! help needed
« on: July 07, 2020, 07:32:38 pm »
Hi...I fancy adding one of these to my existing 4040 system. But most seem to come with 1/4" fittings. I don't think I have any 1/4" pipes in my system.  The cleaning warehouse does one with 1/2" fittings, which seems closer, but I think my fittings are all 3/4".

Has anyone fitted one and can offer me  advice re what to buy?  Please!

Spruce

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Re: inline dual tds meter...confused! help needed
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2020, 07:46:33 pm »
Hi...I fancy adding one of these to my existing 4040 system. But most seem to come with 1/4" fittings. I don't think I have any 1/4" pipes in my system.  The cleaning warehouse does one with 1/2" fittings, which seems closer, but I think my fittings are all 3/4".

Has anyone fitted one and can offer me  advice re what to buy?  Please!

4040 are 1/2" fittings and piping which I have kept.

Lots of these
https://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/1-2-john-guest-stem-to-1-2-barb.html

and O clips the suit your hose diamt.

I have the twin sensor unit. First sensor between the r/o pure output and the di vessel. The second after di and before the storage tank. If I want to know what the tap water tds is I use my tds meter. I know my first reading after r/o should be 3 and after di zero.
If the reading after di is 4 then I will do a tap water tds check. I know my membrane is running at 97%  and 3 is 99% of the time. Our tap water is between 120 and 150ppm. There was a time when it was in the 80's and the reading was 2 but it hasn't been that for years now.

Your di vessel could be 3/4" so would need reducers but most are 1/2". My di was 3/4". It came with 3/4" male to male threaded connectors. I had a couple of washing machine filler hoses. I cut the hoses off and pushed my hose onto the barb end. They have worked this way for 8 years now.
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Re: inline dual tds meter...confused! help needed
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2020, 07:53:52 pm »
Thanks Spruce. That's really helpful.  I appreciate you taking the time. I suppose the 1/4" fittings are more for aquarium use???
Cheers.

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Re: inline dual tds meter...confused! help needed
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2020, 08:27:53 pm »
Can I make a better choice than this?  It has 1/2" fittings
https://www.thecleaningwarehouse.co.uk/in-line-tds-meter-939-p.asp

Spruce

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Re: inline dual tds meter...confused! help needed
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2020, 09:04:15 pm »
Thanks Spruce. That's really helpful.  I appreciate you taking the time. I suppose the 1/4" fittings are more for aquarium use???
Cheers.

My old 450gpd was 1/4" piping. 
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Spruce

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Re: inline dual tds meter...confused! help needed
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2020, 09:07:53 pm »
Can I make a better choice than this?  It has 1/2" fittings
https://www.thecleaningwarehouse.co.uk/in-line-tds-meter-939-p.asp

This is the one I have from Daqua. You must order it with 1/2" fittings

https://www.daqua.co.uk/inlinetdsmeters.htm

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david mark

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Re: inline dual tds meter...confused! help needed
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2020, 05:09:04 pm »
I found the sensors become faulty after time so gone back to hand held tds

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Re: inline dual tds meter...confused! help needed
« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2020, 09:46:15 am »
I fitted Dauqa unit anyway, thanks Spruce. Now reading in: 3 and out : 0.  Easy to fit with the 1/2" fittings suggested.