how do you store your rodi unit when not in use?

1974kvt · 03/13/2013, 08:46 PM

I have 4 stage kent system that i cannot mount permanently. I would like to only use it when I need water. I would use it connected to a water hose. When its not in use and in storage will I damage the membrane? should I pull the membrane out and store it rodi water?

BrklynArch · 03/13/2013, 10:00 PM

No you can keep the membrane in the canister when not in use. Actually I don't think your supposed to remove it at all unless its being changed out. I keep my rodi In a small pantry closet next to my kitchen and hook it up to the sink to make water. I guess you can keep it anywhere its not in the way as long as the temps arnt to extreme

1974kvt · 03/14/2013, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BrklynArch

No you can keep the membrane in the canister when not in use. Actually I don't think your supposed to remove it at all unless its being changed out. I keep my rodi In a small pantry closet next to my kitchen and hook it up to the sink to make water. I guess you can keep it anywhere its not in the way as long as the temps arnt to extreme

doesn't the membrane dry out when you do that?

BrklynArch · 03/14/2013, 08:00 AM

no, there is always water in the canister. the membrane stays wet at all times
just remember to flush the unit for a few min before you use it and after your done.

Toddrtrex · 03/14/2013, 10:09 AM

I keep mine under the kitchen sink, I just make sure that all the lines go over the RO membrane, so that the water doesn't drain out and it stays wet. I usually make water twice a week, so it doesn't sit for too long.

Humu Humu · 03/14/2013, 01:10 PM

Mine is hanging on the wall in the laundry room. I almost use it every day, so I don't store it. It's set to top off my storage tub every time I use RO water.

Saltwater_Biker · 03/14/2013, 02:07 PM

I just leave it mounted on the wall and disconnect the water hose from the faucet

HowieB · 03/14/2013, 02:41 PM

I have mine mounted to a piece of plywood with a handle. It's kept in the garage until I need it, about every other week. I lean it up against the house, hook it up to the garden hose, feed the blue output line through a window to my ATO tank and the black refuse water line to my garden.

1974kvt · 03/14/2013, 03:22 PM

Great info guys thanks!

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Chas · 03/14/2013, 05:25 PM

Go to Home Depot and pick up two Watts 1/4" Quick-Connect valves and put them on each end of your RO. That will keep the water in the RO unit and your membrane hydrated.

Mine is mounted in the garage but (until last Sunday when I fixed it) my ASO valve kept bleeding through so I would just shut it off with a valve when I was done using it. It would sit for a week usually and sometimes up to three weeks without any problems.

~Charlie

tippmannsniper · 03/14/2013, 06:29 PM

As long as the system stays wet (i.e. pressurized) you won't have any issues.

biecacka · 03/14/2013, 08:39 PM

I keep mine attached to my washer spicket so I can use it as needed
Corey

03/13/2013, 08:46 PM	#1
1974kvt Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 48	how do you store your rodi unit when not in use? I have 4 stage kent system that i cannot mount permanently. I would like to only use it when I need water. I would use it connected to a water hose. When its not in use and in storage will I damage the membrane? should I pull the membrane out and store it rodi water?

03/13/2013, 10:00 PM	#2
BrklynArch Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: brooklyn NY Posts: 529	No you can keep the membrane in the canister when not in use. Actually I don't think your supposed to remove it at all unless its being changed out. I keep my rodi In a small pantry closet next to my kitchen and hook it up to the sink to make water. I guess you can keep it anywhere its not in the way as long as the temps arnt to extreme __________________ Tank- 48x24x20, Rimless. Sump- DIY 40G Breeder w Fuge (2) Ecotech MP40QD, (2) Radion XR30w (Gen3 Pro upgrade path from Gen1) Reef Octopus XP 2000 Cone. Return Pump-Vectra L1

03/14/2013, 08:00 AM	#4
BrklynArch Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: brooklyn NY Posts: 529	no, there is always water in the canister. the membrane stays wet at all times just remember to flush the unit for a few min before you use it and after your done. __________________ Tank- 48x24x20, Rimless. Sump- DIY 40G Breeder w Fuge (2) Ecotech MP40QD, (2) Radion XR30w (Gen3 Pro upgrade path from Gen1) Reef Octopus XP 2000 Cone. Return Pump-Vectra L1

03/14/2013, 10:09 AM	#5
Toddrtrex Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Carol Stream, IL Posts: 23,162	I keep mine under the kitchen sink, I just make sure that all the lines go over the RO membrane, so that the water doesn't drain out and it stays wet. I usually make water twice a week, so it doesn't sit for too long. __________________ Click my name and then "visit toddrtrex's homepage" for tank pictures Current Tank Info: 210g reef and 65g reef

03/14/2013, 02:07 PM	#7
Saltwater_Biker Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Bay Area Posts: 186	I just leave it mounted on the wall and disconnect the water hose from the faucet __________________ fox face, royal gramma, pair of Clowns, Cheato, candy cane, hammer, blasto, sun coral, plate coral, moon coral, BTA Current Tank Info: 75 gallon, 29 DIY sump, aquaticelife t5 6x54w, eshopps overflow 800, mag 9.5 return, brs gfo reactor, 2 evo 1050 and 1 evo 1500, koralia wavemaker, desklamp cfl 13w 6500k for refugium, aqua c ev 180 with mag 9.5, marinedepot refractometer

03/14/2013, 01:10 PM	#6
Humu Humu lost in the pelagic zone Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 207	Mine is hanging on the wall in the laundry room. I almost use it every day, so I don't store it. It's set to top off my storage tub every time I use RO water.

03/14/2013, 02:41 PM	#8
HowieB Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: LaMirada, California Posts: 393	I have mine mounted to a piece of plywood with a handle. It's kept in the garage until I need it, about every other week. I lean it up against the house, hook it up to the garden hose, feed the blue output line through a window to my ATO tank and the black refuse water line to my garden. __________________ 120G mixed reef Current Tank Info: 120G Starfire, BRS dosers, Speedwave DC10000II pump, Aquamaxx skimmer, Reefkeeper Elite, 1 Vortech, , MR1 Phosphate reactor, ATI Sunpower 6x54

03/14/2013, 03:22 PM	#9
1974kvt Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 48	Great info guys thanks! Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk 2

03/14/2013, 05:25 PM	#10
Chas Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Oakley, CA Posts: 81	Go to Home Depot and pick up two Watts 1/4" Quick-Connect valves and put them on each end of your RO. That will keep the water in the RO unit and your membrane hydrated. Mine is mounted in the garage but (until last Sunday when I fixed it) my ASO valve kept bleeding through so I would just shut it off with a valve when I was done using it. It would sit for a week usually and sometimes up to three weeks without any problems. ~Charlie

03/14/2013, 06:29 PM	#11
tippmannsniper Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tri-Cities, WA (USA) Posts: 140	As long as the system stays wet (i.e. pressurized) you won't have any issues. __________________ The legs feed the wolf. Current Tank Info: happy fish and healthy corals in a tank

03/14/2013, 08:39 PM	#12
biecacka Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus Ohio Posts: 6,361	I keep mine attached to my washer spicket so I can use it as needed Corey