AndyNAC
New Member
Hello.
I work at a cigar store. We run a humidifier/mister in our humidor that's fed with water from a reverse osmosis unit. Long story short, I'm watching (and have been for a few years) a strong, steady stream of water & money run right down the drain from the brine outlet and I'd like that to stop! The brine outlet is constantly running and our water bills are sky high... Am I right in assuming that the brine outlet shouldn't run unless water is flowing into the system?
We unfortunately have no worthwhile documentation on this system. It was purchased, before I started working here, from a guy who went from trade-show to trade-show selling a whole setup. I have attempted to contact him via phone and email (that info is on a sticker attached to the underside of the metal bracket) with absolutely no luck.
I'm including a diagram of the current set-up. All filters, the 75GPD membrane, tubing, inline check valve and 75GPD flow restrictor are brand new. I tore apart the ASV and everything looks clean and in working order with no tears or punctures. The only thing not shown is that it runs upstairs into the humidifier/mister (and how that inlet is operated on a float valve) and the water pressure which I don't know because I don't have a way to test it.
Again, just in case I'm not clear: everything is functioning properly aside from a constant stream of water coming from the brine outlet. It's like an open faucet. The humidifier fills properly and quickly, the water seems to be properly clean of impurities (there's no residue in the humidor), and from what I've seen in countless online videos, from reading aquarium forums and from viewing other RO company's documentation, it seems like everything is installed properly... Of course, I didn't install this, nor had I ever used one before, and I've had to learn what I've learned (if anything) as I've worked with it so things may be put together incorrectly.
Thanks for your time and help!
I work at a cigar store. We run a humidifier/mister in our humidor that's fed with water from a reverse osmosis unit. Long story short, I'm watching (and have been for a few years) a strong, steady stream of water & money run right down the drain from the brine outlet and I'd like that to stop! The brine outlet is constantly running and our water bills are sky high... Am I right in assuming that the brine outlet shouldn't run unless water is flowing into the system?
We unfortunately have no worthwhile documentation on this system. It was purchased, before I started working here, from a guy who went from trade-show to trade-show selling a whole setup. I have attempted to contact him via phone and email (that info is on a sticker attached to the underside of the metal bracket) with absolutely no luck.
I'm including a diagram of the current set-up. All filters, the 75GPD membrane, tubing, inline check valve and 75GPD flow restrictor are brand new. I tore apart the ASV and everything looks clean and in working order with no tears or punctures. The only thing not shown is that it runs upstairs into the humidifier/mister (and how that inlet is operated on a float valve) and the water pressure which I don't know because I don't have a way to test it.
Again, just in case I'm not clear: everything is functioning properly aside from a constant stream of water coming from the brine outlet. It's like an open faucet. The humidifier fills properly and quickly, the water seems to be properly clean of impurities (there's no residue in the humidor), and from what I've seen in countless online videos, from reading aquarium forums and from viewing other RO company's documentation, it seems like everything is installed properly... Of course, I didn't install this, nor had I ever used one before, and I've had to learn what I've learned (if anything) as I've worked with it so things may be put together incorrectly.
Thanks for your time and help!