Aquasafe ?

[TANGOMAN]

Deb lost her sense's long ago... .

I looked into flow meters last year and found a place in Montreal that carried a unit practical for aquarium use. litremeter.com or somethin' like that. That's where the practicality ended though...they were a couple hundred bucks a piece. . It would be a cool addition to the "water treatment facility" though.

[Canadian Man]

Deb I took apart my old kent unit and added a 15micron prefilter before my aquasafe unit. It's a clear cannister and I change the 15 micron unit about every 3 months. It's amazing how dirty the prefilter's in the unit and the extra one I added get!

[EmilyB]

Where did you get the 15 micron Jon?

[Canadian Man]

You can get them at home depot. they come in a 2 pack for about $12 I believe. They are in the water heater/plumbing ish section.

Sometimes they are labled 15 to 30 micron and sometimes 10 to 25 micron. I'm not fussy as it's just to get the big crap out.

[richtg]

My aquasafe has never clogged in 6 months. I estimate that I've pulled at least 1000 gal from it. It still can put out 5 gal every 3.5 hours. I flush it for about 20min once a week. We have really good water pressure at our house, so maybe that's the difference. Maybe I should order some new filters all the same.

BTW, it's the 6 stage 75 GPD unit.

[props]

i have a different problem on my ro unit from aquasafe .. sometimes i find it processing water for hours i have to turn the flush switch on and off to shut the system from processing water
anyone having the same problem?

[TANGOMAN]

Jesse, mine's been doing the same. I'm assuming it's a calcium build-up inside the shut-off, (back-flush), valve. Mine will often shut off when the washing machine is turned on, causing a sudden pressure drop.
One of these days I should look at fixin' that though, our water bill doubled last month. I repaired a leaky toilet hoping that was the major culprit...

[EmilyB]

I have a question. Why are the sediment filters 5 micron and the carbon 1 micron. Wouldn't the carbon clog up too quickly then?

Anyway, I changed the first sediment filter and it was barely tan colored. No change in water flow. The pressure pump rocks, no problem there, but there is definitely a blockage somewhere..

I guess I'll change them all out...again....

[snaggle]

Originally Posted by TANGOMAN

our water bill doubled last month.

They have water bills in calgary I though it was a flat rate down there. there goes my plans of moving and building a 10,000g dive tanmk in a shed. well I guess I will have to stick to small tanks.
Do you need a ro-di unit sold far aquarium use or can you buy a normal one?

[TANGOMAN]

Jesse, this might be worth a try. I took my shut-off/back flush valve off ond soaked it in vinegar overnight. It's been working great since.
Snaggle, if you're concerned about the water bill, just do what Steve, (Buk-a neer) did. Go meet the new neighbour... .