R/O trouble

[HeyLookItsCaps]

ok so i drove to my dads house cuz he said he had an old R/O system he never used.

 

so we attempted to build it.

 

needless to say, i didnt know wtf i was doing, and this thing is supposed to connect to a sink.

 

i just wanna make my own water.... :*(

 

heres a bunch of pics if anyone can decipher ill give a free frag of xenia (you pay shipping) lol

 

 

attachment i built from the hose on the left, some check valve (dunno what this is) in the middle, and the sink attachment on the right

 

 

all the parts.

 

 

reservoir tank?, and the membrane.

 

 

the 2 canisters, (dunno what for)

 

 

the fitting where i assume the good water comes from after going thru the canisters.

 

 

opposite side, maybe inlet?

 

 

backside with 2 inlets/outlets?

 

 

upper is good water bottom is bad water im pretty sure

 

 

membrane inlet?

 

 

whole unit

 

 

labeled tank?

 

 

labeled in/out?

 

 

the faucet piece

 

 

attachment to tank

 

 

FR/OS

[HeyLookItsCaps]

ttt! please help!

[nanoty]

Could probably put it together if I was there. Just pop the $75 for the water general unit on ebay and junk that thing.

[HeyLookItsCaps]

you dont think this 1 will perform?

[reefone]

you dont think this 1 will perform?

 

maybe if u could put it together probably needs all new filters.

[HeyLookItsCaps]

never been used. he never put it together

[HeyLookItsCaps]

i still have the directions, but its to hook it up to a sink, so i dunno what i should eliminate for fish tank use

[reefone]

i would eliminat the storage tank and the faucet. the filtered water line that use to go to the storage tank would now fill a empty bin for ro water. or u could add a di stage to the end of that line and have ro/di.

[HeyLookItsCaps]

:/ god i have no damn idea about this stuff. dunno what a di stage even is lol

[reefone]

put it all together and post pics. it may be easier to tell u what to get rid of then.

[HeyLookItsCaps]

free xenia for someone to come help me set it up LOL

[lakshwadeep]

Maybe this will help:

http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/rodiwater...Information.htm

[vangvace]

You may have to replace the membrane and filter material depending on how long they have sat. After you've run a few gallons check the TDS to tell for certain. Airwaterice will even test it for the cost of shipping some water to them if need be.

 

The reservoir tank and the little faucet can be craigslisted/ebayed if you don't plain on using the filter for drinking water imo. I prefer a more transportable water vessel myself, but I also run a higher chance of flooding because of it. (No auto off)

 

You'll know which output from the membrane is which once you get it going. I think you're right, but whichever one has faster flowing water should be your waste line.

 

The middle valve is an auto shutoff valve by the looks of it. It's very important if you are going to use the reservoir tank or a float valve to control the RO system. It kills water flow when the pressure gets high enough. The tank in your pictures is pressurised as it fills with water. The ASOV keeps it from building too much pressure and being a safety hazard. I'd plumb it in regardless BTW.

 

 

The red is high pressure lines before the membrane.

 

The two prefilters would be a 5 micron filter and either a 10 or a 1 micron filter. All three is ideal but all they really are for is to increase the membranes lifespan. You don't want to get too much smaller than a 1 micron either because they clog quickly.

 

The drain line could also be ran to your garden or your washing machine.

 

You can also add more filter chambers in line as well. In case you want to add a third prefilter or a DI chamer down the road.

 

install guide

 

EDIT: I expect my xenia in the mail by Monday morning

[HeyLookItsCaps]

ill cut you a frag if you pay shipping lol, its like weeds in my tank! thanks man i really appreciate it