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Old 10-21-2009, 11:09 PM
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I used that diagram last night as my instructions. I didn't see any flow restrictor/flush valve anywhere. It came with a auto shut off tho
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I used that diagram last night as my instructions. I didn't see any flow restrictor/flush valve anywhere. It came with a auto shut off tho
time to be giving Aqua-safe a call
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ive been sending emails back and forth.not much progress.....
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Im pretty sure i have the sam. Unit and i'm not impresssed with it I only get 20 gal over 24 hours and it's rated for a 100 gpd and out water in the lower mainland is good and now I'm only getting 10 gpd and the filters arnt even 6 months old
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Im pretty sure i have the sam. Unit and i'm not impresssed with it I only get 20 gal over 24 hours and it's rated for a 100 gpd and out water in the lower mainland is good and now I'm only getting 10 gpd and the filters arnt even 6 months old
i got a flow restrictor now seems to do the job. do you only get a slight trickle too?

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Yea just a slight trickle my house pressure isn't great but I bypassed the prv so I have street pressure going into it but I was still expecting more than 20% efficiency
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yeah i have really good pressure too and i cant figure out why i only have a trickle
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ok now im just PO'D!!!!! ive spent the last 2 hours trying to tweak the system to run properly and i go to tighten one of the elbows by hand and it SNAPPED!! leaving the whole unit useless! anyone know how to get a broken fitting out?? please before i loose my mind over this thing!

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Old 10-22-2009, 05:17 AM
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20 lb sledge?
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can get extractors but even the tapered square end of a file (part for the handle) works
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