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smokinreefer
03-08-2004, 03:39 AM
will hot water damage a RO membrane?
i know water filters generally have an optimal temperature to operate at, but will hot water actually damage it?

and yeah, the reason i am asking is cuz i just realized i had my RO/DI running with the hot water, instead of the cold... :rolleyes:

mr_alberta
03-08-2004, 03:58 AM
I believe that hot water will ruin RO membranes.

Jason McK
03-08-2004, 04:37 AM
Yes it is recommended that hot water not be used. it will damage the RO membrane

J

cowfish
03-09-2004, 04:23 AM
I did the same thing recently, accidently ran hot water for over an hour and I thought the RO membrane was dead, the TDS reading was very high after the mishap, but after spending some time flushing and about 20 gallons later the membrane is back to normal, lucky me. :biggrin:

EmilyB
03-09-2004, 05:26 AM
too warm water equals burned out membrane ime.

I flush one minute for one hour of water produced btw.

StirCrazy
03-09-2004, 01:05 PM
I flush one minute for one hour of water produced btw.

:eek: man I do 2 min after about 2 weeks worth of water produced...

Steve

EmilyB
03-09-2004, 09:51 PM
I flush one minute for one hour of water produced btw.

:eek: man I do 2 min after about 2 weeks worth of water produced...

Steve

You don't have the wonderous Calgary water at 335ppm tho. :mrgreen:

StirCrazy
03-09-2004, 11:48 PM
true.

Steve

sleeman
03-10-2004, 12:27 AM
Flush? This darn thing uses enough water to flush more down the drain :biggrin: . I flush once a month. Is that to much time in between?

Cheers,

Al