I used to, but have got completely out of the habit, havn't done it for years, cant say ive noticed any difference to anything as a result.
edit.. mind you, my membranes are £35 plus vat, yours are a crazy price arnt they? Didnt you say your membranes are £500 or something ridiculous like that? or was it a typo?
An axeon HF5 is currently £475 to replace
Shocking price! At that price I wouldn't have even asked the question on here, just do exactly what the manufacturers tell you to do.
Once a week flush for 30 mins is the recommendation
Spruce s HF5 is 13 years old if I remember correctly so not too expensive. I think it's more important that I change the pre filters 3 times a year to stop the membrane from getting damaged.🙂👍
It's cost Spruce £36 a year if his cost £475 when he bought his 13 years ago but I bet it was a lot cheaper back then.
These membranes are well worth it if they last that long.
Buy cheap,buy twice
It was June from GAPS Water who said that it wasn't necessary to flush a membrane every time we use it.
I occasionally flush my 4040 membrane for a few minutes. I do this about once every couple of months or if I feel my pure tds is a bit higher than normal. But then our water is soft to medium hardness at 125ppm. I would think/hope I would be a little more conscientious with flushing if our water was harder.
I built my own 4040 with what I saw as necessary for me at the time. The cost of things 13 years ago was relative. Back then, 3 x 150gpd Filmtec membranes cost hardly anything when compared to the cost of an Axeon 4040 HF5 membrane. And yes, the price of this membrane is considerably more now than it was 13 years ago. For the first time I became paranoid about changing my carbon block filter to the manufacturer's specifications as I perceived the cost of this membrane to be astronomical back then.
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