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Originally Posted by medican

the clear case thing so you can see the filters I just cant buy in to that, its the TDS you want to know. PSI gage a nice to have but Im doing ok without it.

Cheers
Richard

the clear case is a god send for areas that have a large algae content in the water, gives you a quick check on the condition of your first sediment filter.

as for a PSI Gage, if you don't have one get one.. there cheep and they are good for tuning your system for optimal performance. also if you have high water pressure they will let you know if you are unsafe. another bonus for them is a quick reading of the condition of your filters.. a TDS meter won't tell you if they are starting to plug up only that your membrane is pooched.

so to recap, a clear first container is nice, a PSI gage is a must, you want to get at least 100GPD (anything less and you will be wishing you went bigger) and IN MY OPINION DI in Victoria is a waist of time, you would be better off getting two carbon blocks instead of a carbon block and a DI.. if you got lower water pressure a pump is a bonus, a necessity if you water pressure is under 45 PSI. I am not a fan of the permeate pumps and they are a trade off, sense it is physically imposable to boost both pressure and flow only using the original water energy, so there is a trade off of one or the other. IE. higher pressure but less flow. this would be a problem is you were using a large membrane and because of the reduced flow you could only put 2/3 of the total capability through it. electric pumps are a bit of money but so is everything in this hobby be carefull when getting a electric boost pump that you get one with a output capable of powering your membrane capacity.


trilinearmipmap, if you have the nylon swage type fittings don't waist your time, they are notorious for loosening up over time. replace them all with the equivalent JG fittings.. I had the same problems until I swapped them all out.

Steve