Installation guide

RO-MAN REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE
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TROUBLESHOOTING:
IT'S OK TO CONTACT YOUR RETAILER OR SEND RO-MAN AN EMAIL. IT IS BEST TO TRY FIRST AND REMEMBER,
WE CANNOT SEE IT FROM HERE
.... DIGITAL PHOTOS ARE GREAT.... ALL PROBLEMS ARE FIXABLE AND IN
GENERAL THEY WILL SHOW UP IN THE FIRST
24-48 HOURS AFTER THE SYSTEM IS FULLY CHARGED.
1)
"I HAVE LEAKAGE FROM A PUSH-IN FITTING"
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OLUTION: THE PUSH-INS NEVER LEAK (NEVER SAY NEVER???). TRY PUSHING THE LINE IN HARDER.
TAKE THE LINE OUT AND CHECK THE END OF THE TUBE. IS IT A CLEAN CUT?? IF NOT, TAKE A PAIR OF
SHARP SCISSORS
(OR A SHARP KNIFE) AND CUT IT THEN PUSH IT IN AGAIN, FIRMLY.
2)
"THE SYSTEM IS NOT MAKING WATER"
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HIS IS ALMOST ALWAYS A PSI PROBLEM. 40 PSI IS ABOUT AS LOW AS YOU CAN GO. IF THE PSI IS LOW
IT CAN BE A BAD HOLE ON THE FEED WATER PIPE
. TRY DRILLING IT OUT.
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F YOU HAVE GOOD PSI TO THE INSIDE OF THE PRE-FILTERS, THEN CHECK THE FOLLOWING:
A) CHECK TO SEE IF THE WATER IS FLOWING OUT THE GREEN DISCHARGE LINE... IF SO, THEN THE
MEMBRANE IS GETTING WATER
.
B) DISCONNECT THE BLUE LINE FROM THE RO MEMBRANE HOUSING.... IS THERE ANY WATER?
C) IF THE GREEN LINE IS FLOWING AND THE BLUE IS NOT, IT MAYBE BLOCKED, CHECK THE VALVE AT
THE
RO HOUSING. THERE ARE TWO OUTLETS ON THE OUT END OF THE RO MEMBRANE. ONE GOES
TO THE DISCHARGE SADDLE AND THE OTHER IS PURIFIED WATER
. THIS OUTLET HAS A BUILT IN CHECK
VALVE INSIDE THE CHROME PLATED BRASS PART
... TAKE IT OUT ... IS THERE ANY WATER THERE?
D) IF UNIT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR A WHILE, THE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY CLOGGED FILTERS. PULL
THE FILTERS OUT
, TEST THEM ONE AT A TIME BY PUTTING THEM INTO THE FIRST FILTER POSITION AND
SEEING IF IT FLOWS
. CLOGGED FILTERS ARE USUALLY ONLY ASSOCIATED WITH WELL WATER OR WITH
REALLY TURBID WATER
.
E) THE RO MEMBRANE HAS SILTED UP. VERY RARE UNLESS VERY BAD FEED WATER. THE RO
MEMBRANE IS SELF-FLUSHING. TRY BACK-FLUSHING THE MEMBRANE.
3) "MY FILTERS ARE LEAKING"
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OOSE O-RING. TAKE HOUSING OFF AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE PROPERLY ALIGNED.
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OUSING NOT TIGHT ENOUGH... TIGHTEN.
4)
"I HAVE LEAKAGE FROM A SCREW-IN CONNECTOR"
A) NOT TIGHT ENOUGH ... GENTLY APPLY PRESSURE ... TOO MUCH AND YOU WILL STRIP THE THREADS
B) IF THAT DOES NOT WORK, REMOVE AND APPLY PTFE TAPE.
GET A GOOD LIGHT AND CHECK OVER THE ENTIRE SYSTEM CAREFULLY WHEN COMPLETED. ALSO,
REMEMBER THAT WHEN THE TANK FILLS UP COMPLETELY, THE SYSTEM IS THEN FULLY UNDER
PRESSURE
AND THAT IS WHEN THE TINY LEAKS OCCUR---IF THEY ARE GOING TO OCCUR-SO KEEP
YOUR EYE ON IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. ALSO REMEMBER THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONE AND ONLY
TIME YOU WILL DO THIS... EXPECT A COUPLE OF BUGS ... THEY WILL BE WORKED OUT.
LAST
TIP: NOTHING LASTS FOREVER... THE SYSTEM YOU BOUGHT WILL WEAR OUT. THE THINGS THAT
WEAR OUT ARE THE RO MEMBRANE, ...THE FLOW RESTRICTOR AND THE GREEN LINE GET CAKED WITH
THE JUNK THAT IS BEING SENT DOWN THE DRAIN ... THE RUBBER "0" RINGS WILL GET OLD AND CRACK,
JUST LIKE GASKETS ON YOUR CAR. IF YOU START REPLACING THEM ONE BY ONE, YOU ARE GOING TO
GO CRAZY AND WILL SPEND LOTS OF TIME AND MONEY. A MEMBRANE WILL COST AROUND £40.00 TO
REPLACE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT IT IS CHEAPER AND EASIER JUST TO JUNK THE SYSTEM (OR KEEP
IT FOR PARTS) AND BUY A NEW ONE EVERY FEW YEARS, OR WHEN THE RO MEMBRANE DIES. YOU WILL
KNOW WHEN THE RO MEMBRANE DIES ... THE WATER WILL START TASTING BAD. WE RECOMMEND
THAT YOU INVEST IN A TDS METER AND CHECK THE TDS OF THE FEED WATER AND THE TDS OF THE RO
WATER. WHEN THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE, THE RO IS DEAD. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT ... THERE
WILL BE A GRADUAL DECAY.
REMEMBER-CHANGE
FILTERS EVERY 6 MONTHS. IF YOU HAVE FAIRLY HEAVY DUTY USE, ADJUST
ACCORDINGLY TO FIT IN WITH THROUGHPUT SPECIFICATIONS.
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