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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Steve Sed on June 16, 2012, 02:41:05 pm

Title: Water production slowed down.
Post by: Steve Sed on June 16, 2012, 02:41:05 pm

I have a 200 gpd ro from Pure Freedom. I don't have a pump. About 6 weeks ago the production rate slwed right down. I would say that 200 litres now takes 14 hours or so. Water pressure appears the same but I have no way of measuring. Any ideas?

Title: Re: Water production slowed down.
Post by: Window Washers on June 17, 2012, 12:03:06 am

Quote from: Steve Sed on June 16, 2012, 02:41:05 pm

I have a 200 gpd ro from Pure Freedom. I don't have a pump. About 6 weeks ago the production rate slwed right down. I would say that 200 litres now takes 14 hours or so. Water pressure appears the same but I have no way of measuring. Any ideas?

are the prefilters blocked ? when did you last change these ? I would be looking at this first

Title: Re: Water production slowed down.
Post by: Steve Sed on June 17, 2012, 05:36:42 am

About 6 weeks ago. Hmmmm.... Thinking about it, around the time production slowed down.

Title: Re: Water production slowed down.
Post by: Londoner on June 17, 2012, 09:52:56 am

Did you use 1 micron or 5 micron filters. 1 micron blocks very quickly. My guess is pressure though, these ROs are very pressure sensitive and with all this talk of drought orders i wouldn't be suprised if the water company has cut the pressure to save water.
An in line pressure gauge doesn't cost much