Recent content by Scottp999

Hi, before we left for a week, I remembered to turn off the water at the home entry point and turn off power to both water heaters. I forgot to turn off power to a water softener and another anion exchange unit plus a 12gpm UV, and 1gpm UV lamps. How concerned should I be about that? For example...

Hi, before we left for a week, I remembered to turn off the water at the home entry point and turn off power to both water heaters. I forgot to turn off power to a water softener and another anion exchange unit plus a 12gpm UV, and 1gpm UV lamps. How concerned should I be about that? For...

Thanks for you reply, although it makes me uneasy that a company that specializes in this work would potentially under size the drain lines. I have another plumber coming out tomorrow from a different company to see if he can take care of me.

Right the leak is at the bottom/lowest arrow. I'm not sure I want to have them back, but I can try one more time :) I've heard of people using a dremel to cut the crimps. Thanks for your thoughts.

Hi, I'm stuck on how to fix a softener drain leak. I had a company come out last year for an install and re-config of my filter system, and they changed the drain from standard 5/8" OD and 1/2" ID, over to PEX so that 2 devices could merge into same line and drain (one was a water softener and...

Appreciate that level of detail. Thanks.

1) Correct, 2) Not Required. I was doing a lot of testing on TDS creep in the tank from water pressure across the membrane vs. back pressure from the holding tank. Best result for me was to add the 90% ASO. Theoretically, that stops the water flow before the ERP-500 so there is less back...

Thanks. I'm using a premeate pump and the high pressure ASV. Aquatec ERP-500 + AFW ASV90 ASV90-14Q 90% Auto Shut Off Valve for reverse osmosis ASV for RO with permeate pump.

Interesting situation. No recommendations, but watching. We have 2 adults, 2 children, tds 350-450, and I experimented with 100GPD, 75GPD, and 50GPD and various flow restrictors for the drain side. 50GPD turned out best. My guess is that the 50GPD produces water more slowly and there is less TDS...

Our public water comes in the house as high as 430ppm TDS, at 23 GPG hardness. There is some good nitrates in there too. I try to remove chlorine before the softener to help the resin life. We also treat for sediment, nitrates, barium, radium 226/228, more active carbon post softener, and whole...

agree. I did tee off after the 1st 3 filters so i could get the new filter carbon fines down to a bucket before hitting the RO membrane, and a divider after all components so i could drain the tank to a bucket a few times on startup. I could easily add a divider out between those two elements...

Installed in the basement this weekend below the refrigerator. Have to do a full water test shortly to compare to one about a year ago. Based on TDS readings the Alkaline/Mineral filter is adding about 60-65 TDS above the water coming from the membrane. The permeate pump is loud. I ordered some...

Great point. Yes there is a capped off Wye at the ceiling level above the pit. Thanks! I was looking at one of those all inclusive sump pumps, that had a drain right in the lid that has a float so gasses cannot escape through the drain. Something like this. Maybe I could just get that lid...

correct. pressure relief valve from the tankless unit, there is also a pressure regulator near the incoming water supply for the house. I like Bannerman's idea and will discuss that with her. Put a drain near the existing pit (which is in same room as the potential filter system and existing...

There is a prv, and pipe down but no drain or drain pan below. Rather than installing the sewage ejection pump, if she has no plans to put in that basement bathroom, then maybe one of those leak detection systems that turns off the main would be more economical in this situation...