Holy TDS batman!

[gimme30]

This is winter water in Colorado. TDS always goes up this time of year, although we haven't had any snow or rain so it's not runoff causing the problem. Normal range is between 400-500 going up to 600+ in winter so this is unusual. This is down from an 870 reading I took a couple days ago. My fish are going to need hard hats and jackhammers.

I got rid of my RO unit a couple years back but it looks like I'm going to have to invest in another. 1:1 systems have come down in price a little from the last time I looked but they're still expensive.
What a PITA.

 

[GaryE]

Ouch.
You should get a big tank and go for walks on it.

They must have edited that awful 70s song - "Colorado rocky mountain hiiiigh tds"

 

[Magnum Man]

it’s getting into the range of my well water now..

 

[Back in the fold]

That’s high but change the batteries in your tester if it’s been awhile or run the water for awhile and test again . My irrigation well water runs about 450 and the highest I’ve ever seen in the dead of winter in the mighty Yellowstone is 275 . Don’t drink it !