I'm also a member of the 'don't backflush' club....
My RO unit is an older unit (10 years old) that is designed to make 5 gallons per day. It's out put, as measured over a 24 hour time run last week is 4.9 - 5 gallons. (The bucket is not marked any finner than that.) The TDS output (digital meter) is between 0 and 1. Then goes to my DI filter, which always has a 0 TDS out. Been
Not only have I not back flushed, I've never changed any of the 5 filters. Since there has not been any change in performance over the years, .... Well, if it is not broke, don't fix it.....
Joe |