What is your TDS on Long Island?

[MikeC]

im 90 in 0 out Deer Park

 

[cooper102]

Drink it!!. I don't even want to wash my car with it.

LOL. I could just picture you dumping 50 bottles of bottled water on your car.

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

How is TDS so low in your areas? I am getting near 400TDS into setiment filter or first canister. NJ fail.

 

[Paul B]

LOL. I could just picture you dumping 50 bottles of bottled water on your car.

Don't be ridiculous, I use Gatoraid

 

[anthonys51]

How is TDS so low in your areas? I am getting near 400TDS into setiment filter or first canister. NJ fail.

You live in jersey that?s your answer lol


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[IBernE]

45 from tap in Jamaica Queens

 

[anthonys51]

Not all tds are bad though. So higher tds doesn?t mean badder water. Is this correct ?


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[theMeat]

Not all tds are bad though. So higher tds doesn?t mean badder water. Is this correct ?


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Correct, but if you don?t have your water tested to see what those tds are, it?s anyone?s guess,
Would consider them all bad unless you know otherwise, and know that you?re not adding too much of them to your chemistry

 

[jd371]

I'm in Levittown and last time I checked it was 32 from the tap, 6 after the RO and 0 out.

 

[tnc112105]

Thanks for the responses everyone.

In my situation, if the TDS is 0 going into the RO membrane, is the membrane actually doing anything?

If these readings are true, shouldn't the TDS coming from the waste water hose be identical to the TDS going into the DI resin?

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

This thread has me now depressed. Spending extra $$ when i should be buying coral!!

 

[LongIslandAndy]

115 in balmy Ronkonkoma

 

[BZOFIQ]

In Nassau mine is 10 in and 0 out

haha, yeah ok.

 

[reefiness]

Thanks for the responses everyone.

In my situation, if the TDS is 0 going into the RO membrane, is the membrane actually doing anything?

If these readings are true, shouldn't the TDS coming from the waste water hose be identical to the TDS going into the DI resin?

Your water is definitely not 0 going into to membrane. Is it showing 0 going out of the to membrane and into the do resin.

 

[tnc112105]

Ok that makes more sense now. Thanks for clarifying

 

[STRIPERVIPER]

Question

I change my filter cartridges when I see my tds out creep up. Should I be changing my membrane more frequently? I have the unit about 15 months and have gone through about 5 Sets of cartridges. With the cartridges last longer is I change the membrane more frequently? Isn?t it cheaper to change cartridges regularly instead of membrane?

 

[Odysi]

The membrane is normally good for 2 years and i would think the lower tds areas like NY they would most likely last longer, but i guess it also would depend on how much water your making. My TDS in brooklyn at tap is like 40-50 and always 0 on the out with inline and handheld meter. Ive had my ROunit for like 4 years now and im finally gonna change the membrane this weekend. Normally my In will read 10-13 then go down to 0.

 

[theMeat]

If you?re getting more than a coupla points coming out of membrane going into di resin it?s time to change the membrane.
The membrane can last longer than 2 years. Have had membranes for 5 years.
Chlorine?s and fluorides can damage membranes. Carbon blocks protect the membrane from that. Change them regularly enough and membrane lasts.
If you?re on well water no need for carbon blocks.