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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: pikeman on July 20, 2016, 04:32:07 pm

Title: Membranes
Post by: pikeman on July 20, 2016, 04:32:07 pm

Going to fit new membranes. Just wondered do you need to flush them out

Title: Re: Membranes
Post by: Don Kee on July 20, 2016, 05:47:08 pm

Yes

Title: Re: Membranes
Post by: Frankybadboy on July 20, 2016, 05:52:22 pm

no  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Membranes
Post by: Ian Lancaster on July 20, 2016, 06:03:03 pm

I would, well - maybe I wouldn't, but I might - then again I might not - go for it, can't do any harm - on the other hand it would waste water...........

Seriously, by the time you've run water through the system to check for leaks you've probably done all the flushing that's necessary.  To start the TDS may not be very low, but after it's run for an hour or so it should come down to a reasonable level.  We changed one a month or so ago (300gpd) at first was showing 22ppm from 320 input but within 15 minutes was down to 3ppm

Title: Re: Membranes
Post by: slap bash on July 23, 2016, 08:45:07 am

A new membrane being new will contain nothing to hinder the pure process.  So  the answer is NO.

Title: Re: Membranes
Post by: Perfect Windows on July 23, 2016, 05:19:23 pm

Quote from: pikeman on July 20, 2016, 04:32:07 pm

Going to fit new membranes. Just wondered do you need to flush them out

According to June at Gaps (whom I trust totally), yes.  She says they are soaked in preservative.  She reckons 20 mins to half an hour.

Vin

Title: Re: Membranes
Post by: Dave Willis on July 23, 2016, 06:15:43 pm

What he says ^  when you open the bag it's got a slimy coating inside.