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System Overview
The following information is provided to help you understand how the system
operates.
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Pure water production volume on any Reverse Osmosis system is temperature
dependant.
o
Colder feed
water,
i.
e. the late fall, winter and early spring will produce a lower
volume (gpm) of pure water.
o
Warmer
water, i.e.
late spring, summer and early fall will produce a higher volume
(gpm) of pure water.
•
The reverse osmosis (RO) portion of this system will remove 94% to 98% of the total
dissolved solids (TDS)
from the feed water. The amount that is removed depends on
several factors such as water temperature,
pressure,water quality, care of membrane and
outside conditions. New membranes may take some time to
soak and provide more
efficient removal of dissolved solids.
o
Example: if your supply water is 200 parts per
million (200 ppm) at a removal rate
of 98% then the RO product water will be 4 ppm. If your supply water is
700 ppm,
then the RO product water will be 14 ppm.
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The RO product water then flows through the deionizing (DI) resin which removes the
balance of the
dissolved solids, giving you water at 0 ppm TDS. The DI resin acts like
sponge that absorbs dissolved solids.
Once it is full, it has to be replaced.
•
The
Carbon/
Sediment filter removes all solid particles larger than 5 microns in size from
the feed water.
In
addition, it removes the chlorine from the feed water. Chlorine will
damage the RO membranes and make
them ineffective. The carbon block can only hold a
finite amount of chlorine. It must be replaced after 5,000
gallons of feed water have
passed through it
or 30 hours
.
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Short term and long term storage is an important issue. The system must be protected
from algae and
bacteria growth in the pressure vessels caused by stagnant water. The
membranes and DI resin must not be
allowed to dry out either. Please see the
Storage
section in this manual for proper instructions.
•
The unit must be protected from freezing.
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