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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: paul mather on September 04, 2006, 07:54:22 pm

Title: I accidentally flushed my RO for 4 hours 2day
Post by: paul mather on September 04, 2006, 07:54:22 pm

Have I done anything like shortened the life span of my resin.

The other funny thing is my water in, ppm reading has all of a sudden dropped from around 210 to 135, wondered if that has happened to anybody else.

The 2 things can't be connected can they?

Title: Re: I accidentally flushed my RO for 4 hours 2day
Post by: matt on September 04, 2006, 07:56:23 pm

i often fluch mine for a fair while

normally when i fill my 25 L barrels, i flush, then i forget and it can be like it for hours

my RO has lasted more than 2 years

Title: Re: I accidentally flushed my RO for 4 hours 2day
Post by: Alex Gardiner on September 04, 2006, 08:30:13 pm

All you will have done is prolonged the life of your membrane, nothing else. The input TDS must be coincidental.

Alex Gardiner

Title: Re: I accidentally flushed my RO for 4 hours 2day
Post by: paul mather on September 04, 2006, 09:13:52 pm

Cheers Alex

Title: Re: I accidentally flushed my RO for 4 hours 2day
Post by: Alistair@AWC on September 05, 2006, 10:36:03 am

Arrhhh,

Ive been meaning to ask about flushing my RO since I got it, sure its simple but can anyone explain whats involved in flushing a Merlin

Cheers Guys

Alistair

Title: Re: I accidentally flushed my RO for 4 hours 2day
Post by: freshwater on September 05, 2006, 08:14:57 pm

Alistair,

The Merlin does not really have a flush facility, the best you can do it to remove the drain elbow from the manifold, this removes some of the restriction and will give a bit of a flush. You can also buy a flushing kit, this flushes the membrane during periods of shut down e.g. overnight, but the will only work if your Merlin is connected to the water supply & you have a shut off on the pure outlet, either a float valve or a ball valve.

steve@freshwatersystems.co.uk