View Single Post
  #16  
Old 10/26/2007, 03:00 PM
itZme itZme is offline
T5 Reefer
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Salem, OH
Posts: 1,552
Quote:
Originally posted by sohal1025
Some people run warm water through their ro, so it ready for top off. That will damage the membrane.
Where did you hear that? The club had a professional filtration expert out about a year ago to do a speech at a meeting. He stated that they preheat the water going into the RO units to get optimal production. It should be 70-77 degrees if possible. If the water is cooler it will have a higher rejection rate as it makes the pores on the RO membrane close up tighter.
I have a 100ft coil of tubing inside my sump before the RO unit to help bring the input temp up from the underground temps and it also helps cool the tank water.
__________________
It doesn't make a difference what temperature a room is, it's always room temperature. ~ Steven Wright