Aquasafe ?

[EmilyB]

The output on my 6 stage RO/DI has shut down to nothing in less than two months. At first it was crappy and I bought a booster pump, which doubled my outflow, but now it's back to basically nothing.

I do go through a lot of water so I was thinking some of my filters might be plugged, but now I can't find Aquasafe on ebay or a website url.

Can someone direct me to them ?

[muck]

Address for there ebay store:

http://stores.ebay.com/The-Aqua-Safe-Pure-Water-Shop


Address for there website:

http://www.aquasafecanada.com/

HTH

[Aquattro]

When that happens to me, I go to Wal-mart and get a new 5 micron prefilter. Mine clog often, especially in the summer. My cartridges are clear, so I can see when the filter is dirty.

[hockey nut]

Can you back flush your system? Some units come with a back flush option.

[Willito]

Aquasafe recommendations are pretty accurate. That is, on average use of 5g/day, the filters are to be changed every 6 months. Recently I came across the same problem where the output water was reduced to almost nothing. It puzzled me for days, I checked pratically every parts, and then it occurred to me to read the instructions. What do you know, changing all the filters fixed the problem. The filters were into the sixth month of use and I had lost track of time. I guess with someone like myself who doesn't own a TSD meter, keeping track of gal/day usage can be helpfull in determining when to change filters.

In your case Deb, clogging after two months is quite a fast rate. You must be using 10-15gal/day. Any idea how much per day you're using.

[Chad]

Does anyone know if there is a "counter" available that can say how many gals of water have been produced?

[LostMind]

You guys actually get 6 months out of your filters?! Damn. I have to change my filters every 3 - 4 weeks. the prefilter gets soooo clogged up so fast out here.

my output gets cut in half after a week of making 15g per day. My psi will slowly drop from 65ish to 30.... down to 10 in a month if I let it.

[Willito]

Calgary water is quite clean. Six months is stretching it a bit, but five months for sure at 5g/day.

[EmilyB]

Well, I figure I use up to 15 gallons a day , so it's probably just cartridge time. I do have a backflush and use that regularly.

I hope I can switch the clear cannisters onto the unit so I can see the filters more easily.

I do have a TDS meter and it stills reads zero tho? So I'll start with the sediment filter.

Thanks guys.

[Willito]

LostMind, it seems like an expensive hobby for you just to obtain clean water. Changing filters every month is something I'd hate to deal with

Deb, TSD meters, and eletronic measuring devices alike, are tools that require period calibration. I have little trust in them myself. Their readings are highly dependent on the calibration as well as the power supply. IMO, the human senses are sometimes a better tool.