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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: LWC on August 12, 2008, 07:42:48 pm

Title: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: LWC on August 12, 2008, 07:42:48 pm
can anyone help how could this be? im getting proper stressed out with this stupid RO!
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: windowwashers on August 12, 2008, 07:43:58 pm
can anyone help how could this be? im getting proper stressed out with this stupid RO!
have you checked the resin ? have you checked the meter is working  ;)
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: LWC on August 12, 2008, 08:45:20 pm
well its reading everything else normal...tds in 59, waste 78

im getting seriously stressed and ready to throw the ro in the bin its constantly got air locks and now getting leaks...mind you it is like almost 3 years old now, done its service well...i suppose
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 12, 2008, 08:46:53 pm
Old resin will start to add to the water tds. How old is your resin?
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: [GQC] Tim on August 12, 2008, 08:47:26 pm
Change resin, also make sure that you've got the inlet and outlet on the vessel not mixed up. My vessel plays up when I've got it the wrong way around.
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: LWC on August 12, 2008, 08:51:20 pm
only changed it not so long ago

alex what you say just di is ok with 59 tds?
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: [GQC] Tim on August 12, 2008, 08:54:18 pm
only changed it not so long ago

alex what you say just di is ok with 59 tds?

Could have been stored incorrectly, could be spent due to moisture? Or so I heard.
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 12, 2008, 08:57:31 pm
only changed it not so long ago

alex what you say just di is ok with 59 tds?

You can get away with just resin.  The best way would be a twin canister system as this would maximise resin life.  You could try weak resin in the first canister which brings it down to 20-30 and lasts for ages and then standard (strong) resin to polish it down to 0.  Either of the above methods would be quite economical although neither would be as cheap as using RO.
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: LWC on August 12, 2008, 09:02:45 pm
yeh i bought them off you a while ago alex (2 DI's that is)

i used them just in case i didnt have any water, any just lately this ro has been majourly playing up, so now i think its time just to use them
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: Alex Gardiner on August 12, 2008, 09:05:56 pm
yeh i bought them off you a while ago alex (2 DI's that is)

i used them just in case i didnt have any water, any just lately this ro has been majourly playing up, so now i think its time just to use them

I'll drop you an email - I have a proposition for you..............
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: LWC on August 12, 2008, 09:09:36 pm
yeh i bought them off you a while ago alex (2 DI's that is)

i used them just in case i didnt have any water, any just lately this ro has been majourly playing up, so now i think its time just to use them

I'll drop you an email - I have a proposition for you..............

awaits eagerly
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: [GQC] Tim on August 12, 2008, 09:30:25 pm
Even at that tds I would still just use an RO, why waste money on resin. Yea it's quick, but from static IBC to van is quick aswell, in the long run an RO is more economical.

First things first, problem needs to be solved. I can only suggest what I wrote ^^ up there.
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on August 12, 2008, 09:34:16 pm
small point but why are you fed up with the ro ???
its working ok
its the di thats playing up
how big is the di can
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: LWC on August 12, 2008, 09:41:16 pm
well maybe yes on the RO system

i have 2 seperte di for emergency

and my water is free anyway, so i dont really mind
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on August 12, 2008, 09:44:23 pm
and if its coming out the ro at 001 you dont NEED a di anyway :)
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: [GQC] Tim on August 12, 2008, 09:52:17 pm
and if its coming out the ro at 001 you dont NEED a di anyway :)


Indeed, the RO is doing it's job just fine.  :)
Title: Re: 001 after membrane 007 after resin???
Post by: MNWC on August 12, 2008, 10:07:54 pm
Ive had this problem myself

i invited thorpy to come over and try to give me some idea as to what the problem was .......

But after an hour or so and some headscratching we gave up

i replaced the membrane and prefilters and hey presto it works 95% better

But i still think my resin has gone to pot as it doesnt seem to last no longer than a day or so with a reading of 000