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Banbury Window Cleaning

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Production Rate
« on: April 08, 2012, 07:18:09 am »
Hi peeps
After a weeks holiday and a week moving my 300gpd setup seems to have almost halved how much water it produces???
I have a booster pump.
I have new pre filters and resin will this speed things up a tad?
current water is 002 so didnt really want to change resin etc just yet but I need to be producing more water!!
Got the system fitted and turned on about 9pm on fri and so far only about 500ltr of pure water??
Cheers for any advice
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dd

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Re: Production Rate
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2012, 09:15:01 am »
How old are the membranes?

Re: Production Rate
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2012, 09:20:10 am »
Abt 4 months old I have spare filters and resin I can change but not membranes altho could order some! Just wierd how not using
It has slowed it down

gto

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Re: Production Rate
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2012, 09:27:33 am »
not pinched a pipe moving it, or damaged a connector

dd

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Re: Production Rate
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2012, 09:30:16 am »
If the membranes dried out as a result of being moved that is not good for them.

If they get clogged up with limescale (calcium) from hard water the production rate will slow but tds be unaffected (this happened to me recently). Conversely if they are clogged up with chlorine the tds will rise - according to June at Gaps Water.

Window Washers

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Re: Production Rate
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2012, 12:36:38 pm »
where do you live? as I think they are turning pressure down in many places because of the drought orders and leaks

This could be the problem
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Re: Production Rate
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2012, 10:45:44 pm »
Window washers hit the nail on the head i think , thats the only reason they are letting you that are short of water continue , they know the rejection rate of RO  , so the pressure goes down , if your running a bath it will take 2 mins more , if your looking for 1000 litres of near pure overnight then its going to have a time impact , having said that , if you have a booster it should have no bearing !

IM A TIT  ;D
I'm so lazy I'm getting tired of it !

Re: Production Rate
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2012, 05:42:40 am »
Well it's taken all weekend to make 1200 ltrs so I think I will order some new membranes and change everything!! As like you said I am running a booster so shouldn't be effected by a pressure drop!?
 I am in Oxfordshire

dd

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Re: Production Rate
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2012, 10:15:15 am »
Window washers hit the nail on the head i think , thats the only reason they are letting you that are short of water continue , they know the rejection rate of RO  , so the pressure goes down , if your running a bath it will take 2 mins more , if your looking for 1000 litres of near pure overnight then its going to have a time impact , having said that , if you have a booster it should have no bearing !

IM A TIT  ;D
If the pressure drops the rejection rate goes up so you end up using even more water.

Spruce

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Re: Production Rate New
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2012, 10:46:28 am »
I would disconnect the pipe that joins the carbon filter to the r/o membranes and then see if you get a good jet of water from that. If you don't then you need to replace the sediment and carbon filters. (I would take it outside to try this.)

On several occassions over the years I miscalculated the time between filter changes.

As the problem began after the system was moved, what changed? The new water supply pipe could well have been full of dirt. It may also be a water pipe that has an inline on/off valve that isn't open properly (eg. a washing machine or dishwasher supply pipe).  If the water is restricted, having a booster pump isn't going to help much if there is a shortage of water to boost.

So the first things to try are;
1. Is there sufficient water to the r/o unit?
2. If so, is there a good flow of water to the membranes through the sediment and carbon block filters?

If these questions are answered satisfactorily, then the next thing to check is that you have all pipes connected up correctly. Then lastly, what about your r/o cannister if you have one? Is there a restriction with this, ie has it been connected up correctly.

Not living in an area with a high water calcium content, I am unable to comment on the results of membranes blocked with calcium deposits. I have only replaced my membranes once in 7 years, the current ones just over 5 years old. When the first units needed replacing, the problem was an increase is TDS rather that a flow restriction.

Spruce
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