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If your assumption was correct which I know it's not - we would've saved hundreds if not thousands by not changing so many chloramine/DI resin filters.
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You are wrong see above [emoji6][emoji4]
If your assumption was correct which I know it's not - we would've saved hundreds if not thousands by not changing so many chloramine/DI resin filters.
just for clarification, "rejected by the RO Membrane" would mean RO Reject or Effluent that would not be a consideration since it is diverted as waste and not treated further. so not acted upon by the cation resin. Did you mean "pass through"?
When we speak about premature depletion of DI resin capability, we are speaking about ammonium ion as you mentioned above which is effectively removed by cation resin.
Prior to the RO membrane however, we deal with chloramine and the subsequent production of ammonia and chlorine and i stand corrected from my previous post in that carbon can address the chloramine but not the ammonia (Ammonium Ion). It is not clear to me if city water has high concentrations of Chloramine that is resulting in higher levels of ammonia, PH fluctuation or other factor(s) causing the DI resin to become prematurely depleted. Separate bed resins with a cheap primary bed should definitely be an effective way to address that but 1 cartridge for 200g seems excessive. Do you think a calcite cartridge to help stabilize PH could have a positive effect?
When we speak about premature depletion of DI resin capability, we are speaking about ammonium ion as you mentioned above which is effectively removed by cation resin.
Prior to the RO membrane however, we deal with chloramine and the subsequent production of ammonia and chlorine and i stand corrected from my previous post in that carbon can address the chloramine but not the ammonia (Ammonium Ion). It is not clear to me if city water has high concentrations of Chloramine that is resulting in higher levels of ammonia, PH fluctuation or other factor(s) causing the DI resin to become prematurely depleted. Separate bed resins with a cheap primary bed should definitely be an effective way to address that but 1 cartridge for 200g seems excessive. Do you think a calcite cartridge to help stabilize PH could have a positive effect?
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Sorry rr, could you elaborate a little on what you do know?
who is we? are you speaking for everyone who has ever had DI issues? ever or just a specific time range?
perhaps you could explain to a simpelton such as myself how ammonia affects the TDS measurements and contributes to the actual depletion of the DI Resin?
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"Do you think a calcite cartridge to help stabilize PH could have a positive effect? "
I don't believe so.
I don't believe so.
