RO unit broke.

so i was checking my ro unit today and i found that one of the filters was broken. ( the one with the sandy stuff)

i can probably buy anotherone from my lfs but do you guys think i can still use it? ( the water still passes through the 3 filters but the sand filter has a crack and the sand is sort of loose)

the reason why it cracked is because i had my RO unit outside since there is no place for it inside our house. And well it was a cold winter night lol and the thing froze on me and when it warmed up it cracked. ( lol)

 

bump... anyone??

 

If it is just the housing, you can replace it...it sounds like you are talking about the DI chamber??? You can also buy a refill cartridge, ready to go

 

yeah i was just going to buy the refill cartridge but i cant until next week. and im running out of water. thats why i was wondering if i can use it like that anyways or just use tap for top offs meanwhile?

 

You could unhook the line to the DI and just run RO and sediment filters. Better than tap until you can replace them

 

Don't use the DI, it will probably send all the resin into your water.

+1 to Robman's suggestion.

 

im not sure but i dont think that the ro membrane can take being frozen either i would open up the housing containing the membrane and check that to and take a tds reading to verify its ok

 

well the instructions if im correct says that if your not using the membrane for a while it should be placed on the freezer ?? thats why i wasnt worried about that one.

 

You store a used membrane in the refrigerator not freezer.
You will want to remove the cracked DI housing until you get a replacement, HD or Lowes or any hardware store will have one.
Use your TDS meter andcheck the tap water and RO only TDS to make sure the membrane was not damaged before using any of the water. It should be in the 94-98% removal range if its working and was a good membrane to begin with.

 

yeah i checked and apparently the membrane got damaged too.... im going to order another one from the LFS with the cracked DI housing aswell.:-/