Just got my Typhoon III

smcdonn · 05/08/2006, 04:33 PM

I must say this is one awsome rig. The thing weighs a ton. Afraid its gonna rip the screw out of the wall. Anyways, had it up and running in about 10 minutes. Geez, didn't even give me enough time to drink one beer. Water pressure is sitting right around 42 psi and TDS in is around 100, RO is 5, and RO/DI is 0. I am still trying to figure out all the valves. Anyone that has one what exactly is the DI bypass for. AND DON'T SAY TO BYPASS THE DI. When I open the RO only valve I have to close the water coming out the DI unit to get the water to come out the RO only valve. The DI bypass valve doesn't seem to have any effect? Some help me out here. When you want to shut the water off, is it better to shut off the supply line or just close the line coming out of the DI canister and let the auto-shutoff valve shut things down? Thanks for any help. Also I read on here somewhere that somebody was talking about how the service at AIRWATERICE wasn't that good anymore. I have no idea where they got that from. When I got mine, the top of the DI canister was loose and came to find out that the screws would not tighten up. One email to airwaterice and they had new parts on the way at no charge. AMAZING SERVICE. Just didn't want that other post scaring anyone.

SoonerFan732 · 05/08/2006, 07:22 PM

I found this...

THE DI BYPASS: This is a real plus. It allows you to waste the first water produced by your system. When you first start any RO system the water quality is not up to snuff. By opening this valve and wasting that water to drain you will extend your DI Cartridge life

This is a really good unit. I have had mine for a year and I still have 0 PPM out of the RO/DI and 2 PPM out of the RO.

smcdonn · 05/08/2006, 08:43 PM

Ahh I see. So you close the output on the DI and then open the DI bypass. I'm an idiot. Thanks for the help.

AZDesertRat · 05/08/2006, 08:54 PM

That plus it gives you RO only water for drinking and cooking.

bcoons · 05/21/2006, 05:29 PM

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Originally posted by smcdonn
I must say this is one awsome rig. The thing weighs a ton. Afraid its gonna rip the screw out of the wall. Anyways, had it up and running in about 10 minutes. Geez, didn't even give me enough time to drink one beer. Water pressure is sitting right around 42 psi and TDS in is around 100, RO is 5, and RO/DI is 0.

I just got mine mounted on the wall in the garage on the other side of the wall from the laundry room. Lots more room for containers in the garage, and I'll eventually put a hole in the wall to run the feed line and drain line back into the laundry room. I am temporarily feeding it with a garden house and running the drain out the garage door.

Question - When you say water pressure is right around 42 psi, is that the pressure on the guage that comes with the unit that is insstalled in the drain line? Mine is running about 30 psi on that guage, which I think shows waste line backpressure.) OR, do you have a pressure guage in line with the filter INPUT, and reading 42 psi there?

I ask because I know I have low water pressure and I ordered and installed a booster pump with my Typhoon III. It has a pressure switch that is supposed to control it, but it doesn't seem to come on much at all. I don't have a pressure guage on the inlet side of the filter, between the pressure pump and the filter, so I don't know what the pressure is there. I guess I will need to get another pressure guage.

So, does anyone know how to set up the pressure switch on the booster pump?

TIA,
Bruce

crumbletop · 05/22/2006, 09:14 AM

You should just be able to use the pressure gauge that came with the T3. Hook it up just after the booster pump.

I'm not sure how to set up the pressure switch on the booster pump. Did it come with a manual? I'd contact AWI if I were you to make sure everything is setup right.

Jack

dtaranath · 05/22/2006, 10:27 AM

Walter at AWI has been more than helpful with all of my questions. I couldn't ask for better customer service.

05/08/2006, 04:33 PM	#1
smcdonn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 925	Just got my Typhoon III I must say this is one awsome rig. The thing weighs a ton. Afraid its gonna rip the screw out of the wall. Anyways, had it up and running in about 10 minutes. Geez, didn't even give me enough time to drink one beer. Water pressure is sitting right around 42 psi and TDS in is around 100, RO is 5, and RO/DI is 0. I am still trying to figure out all the valves. Anyone that has one what exactly is the DI bypass for. AND DON'T SAY TO BYPASS THE DI. When I open the RO only valve I have to close the water coming out the DI unit to get the water to come out the RO only valve. The DI bypass valve doesn't seem to have any effect? Some help me out here. When you want to shut the water off, is it better to shut off the supply line or just close the line coming out of the DI canister and let the auto-shutoff valve shut things down? Thanks for any help. Also I read on here somewhere that somebody was talking about how the service at AIRWATERICE wasn't that good anymore. I have no idea where they got that from. When I got mine, the top of the DI canister was loose and came to find out that the screws would not tighten up. One email to airwaterice and they had new parts on the way at no charge. AMAZING SERVICE. Just didn't want that other post scaring anyone.

05/22/2006, 09:14 AM	#6
crumbletop Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 4,718	You should just be able to use the pressure gauge that came with the T3. Hook it up just after the booster pump. I'm not sure how to set up the pressure switch on the booster pump. Did it come with a manual? I'd contact AWI if I were you to make sure everything is setup right. Jack __________________ "Misers get up early in the morning; and burglars, I am informed, get up the night before." - GK Chesterton Current Tank Info: 90 gallon AGA RR. 20 gal sump. 6x54W T5. AquaController Jr.

05/22/2006, 10:27 AM	#7
dtaranath Premium Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 542	Walter at AWI has been more than helpful with all of my questions. I couldn't ask for better customer service. __________________ ______________________ 220g mixed reef

05/08/2006, 07:22 PM	#2
SoonerFan732 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Norman, OK Posts: 656	I found this... THE DI BYPASS: This is a real plus. It allows you to waste the first water produced by your system. When you first start any RO system the water quality is not up to snuff. By opening this valve and wasting that water to drain you will extend your DI Cartridge life This is a really good unit. I have had mine for a year and I still have 0 PPM out of the RO/DI and 2 PPM out of the RO.

05/08/2006, 08:43 PM	#3
smcdonn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fayetteville, AR Posts: 925	Ahh I see. So you close the output on the DI and then open the DI bypass. I'm an idiot. Thanks for the help.

05/08/2006, 08:54 PM	#4
AZDesertRat Moved On Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NW Phoenix Posts: 16,621	That plus it gives you RO only water for drinking and cooking.