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12/28/2012, 01:20 PM
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Hot water ran through my RO unit, ruined?
My son turned off the water and then turned it back on but on hot by accident. It ran for at leats five minutes with very very hot water. All of the canisters were filled with hot water. I immediately ran cold water through it until everything cooled off.
Are the membrane or cartridges ruined? My tds meter is broken so I can't test it until I get a new one.
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12/28/2012, 01:34 PM
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It isn't good for a membrane that's for sure.. the only way to know would be to test the final product with a TDS meter. Anything else is just a guess in the dark.
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12/28/2012, 01:40 PM
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Dr. Reef at ur service
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i have seen reputable RO/DI companies claiming water temp to be processed from lower 70's to 120F. so i think u will be fine. it wont hurt it. as long as ur tds are still 0 at the end ur good to go.
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12/28/2012, 02:20 PM
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tds meter to be sure,
but you are probably fine. How is it hooked up...the sink? that you get hot water to it? |
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12/28/2012, 02:32 PM
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I would test it after the RO before the DI as the RO membrane is what suffers due to heat, if you test after the DI then your DI could be taking up the difference.
Just take a pre RO and post RO and do the math and see how close it comes to the rejection rate it's listed at. |
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12/28/2012, 02:33 PM
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I think they are just more efficient with a cooler temperature. I'm sure Russ will show up and set the record straight.
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12/28/2012, 06:46 PM
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If you are reading 0 TDS, then you are fine.
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