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09-30-2009, 04:25 PM
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I am Obsessed with Fish.
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TDS meter reads .004 to .008
So My RO/DI filters are roughly 5 months old. The meter reads roughly .004-.008 I know 000 is the best is not having 0 a problem.
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09-30-2009, 04:37 PM
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Son of Jor El
 
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Are there DI chambers? are they horizontal or vertical?
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Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky went hunting? Well anyway, Brasky decides he's gonna hunt down all four members of the Banana Splits. He stalks and kills every one of them with a machete. They all beg for their lives, except Fleagul.
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09-30-2009, 05:14 PM
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.004-.008 I would not worry about. I usually change mine at 1.0
I did not even know they made meters that accurate
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09-30-2009, 05:18 PM
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I am Obsessed with Fish.
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Mabye its 004 to 008 lol When I got the unit it never said 000 it has always been 002 or 003 The DI filter is horizontal.
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09-30-2009, 05:20 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nanofreak
So My RO/DI filters are roughly 5 months old. The meter reads roughly .004-.008 I know 000 is the best is not having 0 a problem.
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Are you testing it in a bucket or in a glass ? I had dirty buckets (They look clean ) and was getting .01-02 and after cleaning them with baking soda they are reading 0 again .
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09-30-2009, 05:25 PM
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Shark
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This is how my DI is mounted
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09-30-2009, 05:29 PM
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Shark
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Not sure why it did that . Sorry |
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09-30-2009, 05:42 PM
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I am Obsessed with Fish.
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I have the same unit but my filters are mounted on top across the unit. I hae a inline TDS meter with the dual probes.
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09-30-2009, 05:45 PM
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Son of Jor El
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my advice is to make your DI vertical... horizontal DI can develop channels. Water follows the path of least resistance and you can get water passing through without having much pulled out.
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Jeremy http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f7...ef-119089.html
Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky went hunting? Well anyway, Brasky decides he's gonna hunt down all four members of the Banana Splits. He stalks and kills every one of them with a machete. They all beg for their lives, except Fleagul.
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09-30-2009, 05:47 PM
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I am Obsessed with Fish.
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yea I thought about that after seeing how yours is lol. I am headed to the garage now.
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09-30-2009, 05:50 PM
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Son of Jor El
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mine are just held vertical by the fact that they are so crammed under the sink LOL.
No guarantees this will fix it but that is my first guess.
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Jeremy http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f7...ef-119089.html
Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky went hunting? Well anyway, Brasky decides he's gonna hunt down all four members of the Banana Splits. He stalks and kills every one of them with a machete. They all beg for their lives, except Fleagul.
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09-30-2009, 06:22 PM
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I am Obsessed with Fish.
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Could pressure be a factor I am hooked to city water. I have about 10 ft of tubing to the main hook up.?
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09-30-2009, 06:32 PM
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Son of Jor El
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Pressure should only effect the GPD, not the TDS.
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Jeremy http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/f7...ef-119089.html
Did I ever tell you about the time Brasky went hunting? Well anyway, Brasky decides he's gonna hunt down all four members of the Banana Splits. He stalks and kills every one of them with a machete. They all beg for their lives, except Fleagul.
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09-30-2009, 06:37 PM
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I am Obsessed with Fish.
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Ok I turned the filters vertically and It went down to 3 then back to 4 lol. Could the filters be exhausted. I doubt i made over 2000 gallons of water already.
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09-30-2009, 06:38 PM
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I am Obsessed with Fish.
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Location: New Jersey
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mabye I need to add a 2nd DI filter.
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