I have a RO system that stops producing water periodically. If I turn off the supply water for 20 minutes or so and then switch back on it clears itself and starts producing again.
I changed all the filters, including the membrane, same problem. It gets worse in the cold winter weather, so I have routed the incoming supply water through copper tubing in a warm part of the basement to increase water temperature, but it still stops. I have an Aquatec permeate pump installed for added efficiency. I monitored incoming water pressure which fluctuates from 40-80 PSI (city water pressure). I also have a TDS monitor installed. I do have a water softener and the water supply had been sourced from the line after the softener.
Installation issues that may affect this RO unit are:
- Installed in basement with a run of about 30-40 feet to faucet.
- Used 1/2" PEX line from basement RO tank to faucet.
- Drain line goes up from filter about 4 feet and then over and down to a drain.
- Water pressure fluctuating.
Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this problem?
I changed all the filters, including the membrane, same problem. It gets worse in the cold winter weather, so I have routed the incoming supply water through copper tubing in a warm part of the basement to increase water temperature, but it still stops. I have an Aquatec permeate pump installed for added efficiency. I monitored incoming water pressure which fluctuates from 40-80 PSI (city water pressure). I also have a TDS monitor installed. I do have a water softener and the water supply had been sourced from the line after the softener.
Installation issues that may affect this RO unit are:
- Installed in basement with a run of about 30-40 feet to faucet.
- Used 1/2" PEX line from basement RO tank to faucet.
- Drain line goes up from filter about 4 feet and then over and down to a drain.
- Water pressure fluctuating.
Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this problem?
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