Reverse Osmosis Trouble Shooting

[Kingdiamond]

I just purchased a htg reverse osmosis 100 i have the inlet hooked up to my wash tub the waste line placed in the drain and when i turned it on barely a trickle of water is coming through no way can this be the 100 gal per day stream of water this is a tankless system with just an outlet plastic line the sink has very strong water pressure anybody got any ideas?

[Kingdiamond]

 

btw... what is your water pressure? well or city?

City of detroit water with pressure that would strip your hand of skin almost pressure washer type of pressure.

[Kingdiamond]

Well i guess it puts out enough for my garden but just watching it trickle makes you think its not working correctly.

[Michigan Medical Gardens]

it comes out real slow.. especially a 100.. get a 200 if you need it faster.

[Kingdiamond]

it comes out real slow.. especially a 100.. get a 200 if you need it faster.

It looks to be enough to keep my ladys happy ill just stock up i just wanted to make sure it was installed correctly .

[samtheclam]

Comes out slow, 3 to 1 ratio. I use q garbage can with float valve. You intake water temp can make a difference. I love mine. Remember to add calmg back to to water. I use general organics.

[Kingdiamond]

I have to add something back to the RO water really?

[Michigan Medical Gardens]

lol.. yeah kingdiamond.. you got to add cal/ mag to your water. general organics is great.. botanicare is what i use. the RO removes everything. leaves it at a ph of 7.0.

i use a 55 gal food grade bucket with a float valve also to store it, so you have it always on hand and you don't have to always watch for overflows as your filling buckets. then put a pump with a hose on it to suck it out into 5 gal buckets to water.

[samtheclam]

I was told 5 mp per gallon only when plain watering. The go has no nitrogen I think.

[Dman]

Hey KD,

 

I have the same one. It does add up and the float is very helpful! Also, Cal-mag was a must for me. You know my location. Once I added that everything got back to normal. Just watch your water bills.

[samtheclam]

What was the cost. I have a typhon2 75 gal per day. And once is full I turn off at valve to keep from running. Warmer intake quicker production. Winter time I put intake water line in hot bucket of tap water to warm it up

[Kingdiamond]

$127 delivered i guess im off to the hydro store before they close...

[samtheclam]

Cool

[Intruder420]

I have an ro system that has an 8 gal storage tank... It is rated at 300 gal per day and it still takes time to produce water. I can fill a drinking glass in about 35 sec... It sounds normal to me just need to have some water storage on hand...

[Dman]

If you need anything for storage PM me I have 5gal to 275gal Totes. I can't imagine how much waste water you would get from filling one of these Totes. :/

[avgjoe]

Well i guess it puts out enough for my garden but just watching it trickle makes you think its not working correctly.

Depending on water pressure,RO systems can slow down to a trickle.Min water pressure should be around 40 with a max of 100-110.Most units recommend cold water only.Try finding the gauge to your inlet water coming into the house,that will help you in diagnosing any problems with an RO system.

[roofratMI]

I also recommend a permeate pump to drastically cut down on your waste water. This, no power needed , pump really saves on waste water which is money in a municipal system. Also when you initially opened your water feed line did you open it full speed? It has to be opened initially very slowly allowing pressure to build slowly, or it traps air which can harm the unit or inhibit production. Hope this helps.

[Dman]

I don't understand the Permeate Pump? It reduces the flow out the waste end? Wouldn't that have adverse effects on the RO side? Hmmm, seams like it's worth every penny if it works.

[Stewedscrewed]

I have this system and had issues at first. You have to flush the machine out after each use. When I change the filters I flush it before I even pump new water. Good luck

[Dman]

I have the same one. My instructions said if you use the plug it reduces the life of the filters not increases. Still unsure about that.

[roofratMI]

It makes the unit operate more efficiently wasting less water.

[+JuztBudz]

I ran RO water for a few years, now I'm back to using plain old well water. I get better results using it as opposed to the RO water, of course, I've never worried about the PPM's or any of that other b.s., mother nature sure isn't concerned with it, so why would I be? Now, I may simply be lucky and not have "troubled water", IDK... j.b.

[Green-Nubie]

R.o. was nothing but trouble for me, a simple declorinator works great.

[MasterKush]

im not all that impressed with ro myself, prolly switch back to tap next cycle myself.

 

Same here...I ran for years using just well water with no issues whatsoever. For whatever reason I installed an RO system last spring and I had nothing but problems with my plants at first. Even with adding back Calmag my plants were still having major problems for a few months. I finally got it dialed in now but it is such a pain to customize my calmag ratio for each individual strain. Im thinking about going back to well as I had no issues whatsoever and didnt have to worry about too much/ too little calmag.

[roofratMI]

You get what you pay for. To each their own. This unit is flawless. Perfect water with 0 issues. Cant compare apples to oranges as these units are different and much superior to those previously mentioned. Once a year i change the cartridges that is it. Best water for the ladies. Mine fills a large 33 gallon drum and i installed a barrel tap at the bottom with a spigot. This water will be a perfect 0. Zero cal/mag issues. I add nothing but Cana nutes. No other supplements. Good luck.