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| I have a Water Factory 4000 TFCM HF SO system and it has been disconnected for close to 5 years. The tank is around 2 to 3 gallons but it was standing in some water from time to time due to a leak that was near where it was stored (inside). It has developed some rust on the bottom. Which would be the safest and cheapest thing to do? Should I just buy replacement filters and hook it up? Should I buy replacement filters and replace the tank then hook it up? Or should I just buy a new system? My concern about the tank is if there is any corrosion in the tank since it was never truly emptied. Also, do I need to replace the membrane that holds the carbon or just replace the carbon in the plastic piece? Any help would be appreciated. |
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- Posted by justalurker (My Page) on Wed, Mar 23, 11 at 20:01
| I would buy new filters and a new membrane but that might equal the cost of a new RO system. At minimum you want to sanitize the RO. That entails removing all the filters and the membrane. The process should be covered in the RO's manual. The water in the tank is contained in a membrane and if that is not leaking then you're OK. If the only problem with the tank is cosmetic then you can use it. It will also need to be sanitized. |
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| The filters which is the Post and Pre Filter, and the carbon? The membrane is the hard plastic shell that contains the Carbon right? If so I can get the filters, carbon and membrane for $108 (including shipping). I looked at the online manual and Im a little confused. It says that prefilling it will sanitize it, but it also says it's important to use a sanitizer. Think you can decode this for me? lol Once again, thanks for the info. It really helped me out. This is what it says... E. Prefill And Sanitize The Storage Tank Prefilling the tank is always recommended so there A) Insert free end of orange feed water tubing into NOTE: If an alternative storage tank is used without |
Here is a link that might be useful: Manual
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- Posted by justalurker (My Page) on Wed, Mar 23, 11 at 21:02
| You have a 4 stage RO... Pre (sediment) The procedure for sanitizing an installed RO is on page 14 and 15. If you're confused call them up BEFORE you mess something up. |
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