Just A Quickie About My Ro Unit

[rictheredneck]

should it always be producing waste water even when not flushing?

 

[AK77]

Mine does, so unless mines broken too.. then its normal lol.

 

[Musho3210]

its not that normal, mine drips every once and a while, and its not supposed to. Melev told me to wait it out to see if it gets better. Its gotten a bit better.....

 

[thefirethief]

It was my understanding that waste water should be constantly produced. Isn't that where the 4/1 (waste to RO) production comes from? My RO unit has a steady stream running from the waste outlet.

 

[Musho3210]

but no pure water is being produced. So your ratio is now 1:0 (waste/RO)

 

[AK77]

The flushing valve is for cleaning the filters by opening allowing the water to flow through with minimum restriction. When the valve is switched to the off position, it isn't actually off. It still allows water to flow out, but at a reduced rate, thereby pressurising the system. If you have a pressure gauge fitted, you will notice that if you have the RO unit running, then open the flushing valve, the pressure will drop.

If no water is flowing into the system then you should get no waste water, obviously. If water is flowing into the system then yes, you should get a steady stream of waste water, regardless of whether or not the flush valve is open or closed.

HTH,

AK