No pressure...

[reeferkeeper420]

Im setting up thsi RODI unit i bought, its 75 GPD and is in my basement going up about 20' to my room and i have no pressure after about 10 seconds, and the waste is still pouring out. Then after i turn my valve off up stairs it takes forever for the di to fill up and waste is still comin out, like way to much . Not sure if somethings hooked up wrong.

 

[Poseidon]

What's your psi?
My line runs a good 30-40 ft to a barrel. Takes a day to do 80g +~

 

[reeferkeeper420]

I have no clue i dont have a psi gauge. Lots a pressure coki g out of the waste line thats for sure.

 

[KBennett]

Try filling a bucket below the unit to see if it improves.  20ft oh head is probably decreasing the differential across the filter to less than you want.

 

[Pistol]

Not a head pressure problem, do you have the restrictor in the correct tube, it goes in the waste water tube

 

[EricTMah]

Not a head pressure problem, do you have the restrictor in the correct tube, it goes in the waste water tube

^X2

 

[reeferkeeper420]

I dont know i bought this alreadu set up

 

[EricTMah]

Maybe take some pics of it and where each line goes.  That will help figure out if there's an issue or not

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Hope this helps.

 

[Pistol]

The white elbow beside the blue elbow on the membrane is the waste line, the elbow could be the restrictor or it is in the tube.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

I dont see any restrictors.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

So where the blue tube is coming out of is waste on the white elbow? Causebthats what i have as the waste line. But i have not even a gallon of good to probably 5gallons+ of bad.

 

[Pistol]

In the first pic, the blue line going down with the white valve, is that the waste line? if so that valve might be the restrictor.

 

[Pistol]

if there is no restrictor then you will get all waste water.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Yes thats the waste with a valve on it but its wide open

 

[reeferkeeper420]

So should it be closed off almost?

 

[Petercar (RIP Dec 2017)]

do yu have a tdi pen so yu can see which one is 0

 

[Pistol]

close the valve, it might be a flush valve, closed might be the restrictor

 

[reeferkeeper420]

No i dont, ive been trying to get one.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Did that didnt make ne difference to my flow upstairs. Still slowly coming out.