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Old 04-11-2011, 10:37 PM
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Interested in a retro as well. Would the membrane fit into a regular ro housing (ideally the housing used by AquasafeCanada)?
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BWI, what's the scoop? Any answers for our questions?
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Old 04-23-2011, 04:02 PM
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Interested in a retro as well. Would the membrane fit into a regular ro housing (ideally the housing used by AquasafeCanada)?
Yes the membrane will fit any standard membrane housing!
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Old 04-23-2011, 04:02 PM
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What brand are the RO membranes? Is membrane life expectancy of the RO membrane reduced from the achievement of 1:1 ratio in comparison to say a typical Filmtec membrane? What about this system makes it produce 1:1? Can I retrofit my AquaFX system?

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The membrane will last the same amount of time your standard units will or longer because of the auto flush kit.... The auto flush kit will flush the membrane right at start up for 30-40 sec which will also prevent TDS creep, and periodically will flush the membrane when the units running!
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The membrane will last the same amount of time your standard units will or longer because of the auto flush kit.... The auto flush kit will flush the membrane right at start up for 30-40 sec which will also prevent TDS creep, and periodically will flush the membrane when the units running!
Thank you for finally answering some of my questions. So...what brand are these membranes? How are you achieve 1:1? This is an important question because membrane life expectancy could be compromised, and I don't find manufacturer claims to be sufficient. If you could please explain this, I would still be interested in a retrofit.

I use a flush kit on my current system, and I use it on every start up as well as flushing after every use. I doubt that standard home water pressure is good enough to flush the membrane very well, but I do it anyway.
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how much for the retrofit and 2 150gpd membrane?
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Thank you for finally answering some of my questions. So...what brand are these membranes? How are you achieve 1:1? This is an important question because membrane life expectancy could be compromised, and I don't find manufacturer claims to be sufficient. If you could please explain this, I would still be interested in a retrofit.

I use a flush kit on my current system, and I use it on every start up as well as flushing after every use. I doubt that standard home water pressure is good enough to flush the membrane very well, but I do it anyway.
I think there just using a normal membrain and by setting the auto flush unit to flush frequently during production it keeps the build up lower.

If you have enough water pressure to make RO water you have enough to flush

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