Reverse Osmosis System-slow stream when filters are less than a year old (floor, tank)
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We have a 3.5 year old RO system. Its filters are just under one year old. Never had this issue before. We are average users- nothing extreme. Our last filters lasted 2.5 years. What could be the reasons it is slowing down? I don't want to call a plumber or someone to fix it. Money down the drain...what else is new?
You may have a blockage in the water feed line going to the RO system. Turn off the valve going to the RO, remove the feed line going into the unit and place it into a bucket. Then turn the valve back to the on position and see if you have good water pressure coming out of the line. Have a few towels handy to mop up any water stray or spill on the floor around the bucket. This should tell you if you have good pressure going up to the RO unit, but it’s not going to tell you if there is a “blockage” in the RO system. Last thing you might try is changing the filters which are the most obvious place for blockage and would be my first choice to change. I know your post mentioned they are 2.5 years old. In my RO unit I change at least one of the filters every 6 months and another one on a 2 year cycle. Then there is the major RO filter that I’ve just bought a month ago with needs changing every 5 years.
We have a 3.5 year old RO system. Its filters are just under one year old. Never had this issue before. We are average users- nothing extreme. Our last filters lasted 2.5 years. What could be the reasons it is slowing down? I don't want to call a plumber or someone to fix it. Money down the drain...what else is new?
I just remembered that the problem could be the low pressure in the tank. Here's a video on how to correct the issue.
I agree with low tank pressure. When you open the faucet, that water is coming from the storage tank, the filter can't produce water at that rate. So if isn't coming out with much pressure, that could indicate a problem with insufficient pressure behind the bladder in the tank.
Also, the filters of numerous RO systems are replaced every 6-12 months or so depending on the system. If you have a tester such as the one shown here, then you may be able to stretch it a little:
I do have an electronic tester that is connected to the system and flashes a color to tell me green, orange or red....green is good, red is bad. It is orange right now. We have regular water that is run through a water softener.
We repressurized last night, but getting a reading on pressure was hard because we learned our pressure gauge was no good. Just ordered a low pressure gauge...we shall see. It is currently refilling the tank.
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