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Old 07-10-2009, 03:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Black Phantom View Post
Well I think I tracked it down. About two years ago I changed the housing for my membrane and put new fittings on it. I dug the old one out of a drawer today and guess what? - yup - a backflow valve cleverly disguised as an elbow fitting
And at the same time my holding tank was wearing out but I never bothered to replace it until a couple of months ago. I guess there was never enough back pressure to force it's way back into the membrane until I installed the new one.
Ah well, live and learn............. and spend more money
Ha, ha, long live pack rats. Good thing you stashed that stuff away vice turfing it. Hopefully you're good to go now.
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