Coralife pur-floe ii 50gpd

[jsanfilippo5]

I just picked up this RO system for water changes, I noticed that the pressure on my faucet is crazy going through this thing. Is that normal? Can anything bad happen to my water pipes in my house?

Sorry for the stupid questions! First ime ever using an RO unit.

 

[andylee]

Can you be more specific about "crazy?" It shouldn't harm anything in the house. When your faucet is off, static pressure in the system should be as high as that going through your RO.

 

[jsanfilippo5]

Looks like the issue is with the faucet adapter. Doesnt work with my sink propely, when I hook the RO filter to my hose outside it works fine!

 

[dubs]

U have to t in a hose connection to ur water line and the unit work great at least thats what I did that faucet adapter dont work so well I have the 75 g a day unit

 

[andylee]

Good. I'm glad you figured it out so quickly.

Only standard faucets fit the adapters; plus, an outside hose adapter may have a different thread from an indoor faucet adapter.

 

[jsanfilippo5]

The adapter actually fits my sink, BUT I think the threads on my faucte are stripped... IT spits water out all over the place.

Just glad I have it working now! I have 50 gallons to fill up!

 

[xxxAngeloxxx]

I just picked up this RO system for water changes, I noticed that the pressure on my faucet is crazy going through this thing. Is that normal? Can anything bad happen to my water pipes in my house?

Sorry for the stupid questions! First ime ever using an RO unit.

there never such things as stupid questions when it comes not to know how to use something the correct way.

 

[jsanfilippo5]

Another question - Why exactly do you have to disacrd the first 10 gallons of ro water [produced with this???

 

[andylee]

I think that's only the first time you change filters. It is to clear debris and other stuff from the filters. You may see that the initial water is pretty black. The carbon block filters often have a lot of carbon dust that you probably don't want in your tank.

Be careful of forgetting about your water! In another thread, it seems that most floods are caused by making water and forgetting about it.