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Rechargin a Kent Deionizer
I have aKent deion 200R Deionizer. I want to re-charge the cartridges but I don't know how. I know it involves lye and Muratic acid, but I don't the exact process of recharging. Does anbyody know how to reacharge a deionizer?
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Cation gets recharged with acid and anion gets the lye. I don't remember the amounts of each though. I'll check when I get home.
How many gallons are you getting out of that unit? Carl |
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don't know how many gallons I get out of the unit. I haven't really been measuring it and I haven't kept it clean.
Do I soak the beads in muriatic acid/ lye or do I need to drip it? How long does it need to spend in the acid/lye? |
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If the resins are heavily contaminated I would soak them. Otherwise a nice slow drip will do the job.
When I have done my resins in the past I usually soak them. I find it easier than dripping. Altogether with the strength of chems I'm using it takes about an hour from start to finish. Carl |
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do you have to dilute the chemicals at all?
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Oh ya! If you added them straight you'd probably melt the resins.
Carl |
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Ok here you go-
Mix 18 ounces water with 6 fluid ounces of Lye. Mix 12 ounces of acid to 12 ounces of water. Add acid to water, NOT water to acid. I mix these a day ahead of when I am going to do my recharge. I use old plastic milk jugs to store the mix's. When you mix the water and Lye it is going to get VERY hot. I have a 5g bucket of cold water handy to put the lye mix container in after I get done shaking it. You might have to shake the mix a few times since some of the lye will harden in the bottom of the container. Like I said I prefer to soak my resins. I don't know if this mixture will produce enough if you plan on dripping it into the canisters. Carl |
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thanks carl, that helps a lot.
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i think you need to have the cation and anion separate from one another in order to recharge them separately in their respective solutions.
that's why i never did di resin recharge...it seemed like more pita than it was worth.
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I have a kent deionizer, where the cation and anion are seperate.
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