Who runs a chloramine filter on their RO/DI?

[SchnitzelReef]

I was talking with JW from AOA and he told me I should look into a chloramine filter for my ro/di. I guess some cities are starting to use chloramine as a way to filter our tap water. If ur RO unit has a carbon filter, that is not enough to remove all the chloramines. If they get in your tank, apparently it's bad news.


I have 3 pre filters before my RO membrane (1 sediment, and 2 carbon blocks)

so I was able to just replace the first carbon block with a specific chloramine removing carbon. They come in two ways, either a chloramine filter block, or a cartridge that u can refill.

I figured I might as well order all new filters while I was at it. Lol

Anyone else running a chloramine filter??? Should maybe look into it...read some stuff online that more and more cities are starting to use it. :/

 

[bullitr]

I have 6 stage rodi too from brs with chloromine since my tap water is 600+ Tds and I am sure they add chloromine too


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[lurking]

Everyone should be running GAC now. Over the last few years most SoCal water areas all are using chloramines now. They aren't expensive.

 

[Logan killer]

Just go buy from BRS. Container only 14.99 + filter at 20.99 + fitting 10. If you don't want to go local, I think CoC might have one.

 

[smartchoice]

I been running one for one year and my tank thanks me for it

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Just go buy from BRS. Container only 14.99 + filter at 20.99 + fitting 10. If you don't want to go local, I think CoC might have one.

I ordered my setup from filterdirect.com (water general) and paid $20 for the cartridge full of chloramine carbon. If anyone else is looking for one locally, they are in Santa Ana. Order today, delivered tomorrow.

 

[Adrock]

we sell the 0.6 Micron High VOC reduction High chemical absorption turbidity reduction chlorine & Chloramines taste and odor reduction carbon block for 13.00 bucks works just as good and cheaper

 

[AddictedtoSalt]

the chloramine filter is what ive run since day one. I researched on LADWP and found out they run chloramines for about half the year.

 

[turbonut]

Everyone should be running GAC now. Over the last few years most SoCal water areas all are using chloramines now. They aren't expensive.

Ditto. Riverside county has beem chloramines for years now.

 

[pciscott]

I had a problem in Cypress and you could measure the Ammonia in my make up water. I run prefilter, 2 cartridges with the catalytic carbon, a third cartridge with a Chloro plus 10 filter from BRS, then a Spectrapure 99 percent dual membrane, and Spectrapure Max Cap DI and Silica Buster DI cartridge. I have had much less problems since going to Chroramine removal system. How much Catalytic carbon that is needed depends on the dwell time of how fast your unit makes water. The higher the Gallon per Day the more Carbon you need as if the water goes through too fast it will not remove it.

Test a fresh batch of makeup water for ammonia and if you find any Chloromines can be your problem, you need to test it quick though because the Ammonia will disipate with time. You can use a product like Amquel to clean your make up water as well if you do have Ammonia until you upgrade your system.

Going to Spectrapure 99% rejection membranes has doubled the life of my DI filters and I have 350 TDS in and 2 to 3 coming out of membrane after first couple minutes of TDS creep when system turns on. Make sure your membrane is doing the majority of the work because DI is expensive!

 

[ep3n3wp]

I'm about to add a chloramine removal stage to my Rodi...

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[Adrock]

Cypress has bad water some time the tds before filtering goes up to 655 ppm I called the water company in cypress but they keep hanging up on me I get transferred about 4-6 times then some one would pick up the phone and hang up haha they don't want to answer my questions of why every 3to 6 weeks the tds jumps so high

 

[Adrock]

5 micron and carbon canister are my first two stages

then goes into a 1 micron sediment and a .6 carbon block (matric cto plus for chlorine and chloramines)

then goes into two more carbon blocks .6 and geared for chemical absorption chlorine and chloramines before it hits my dual 1300 gpd membranes 95% rejection rate

then goes into a dual 10x4 di cartridges

last but not least my large di canister love it

11 stage rodi with 0 NH3/NH+4 , 0 N0-2, 0 N0-3 and a p04 reading of .02 -.01 ( hard to get a curate reading below .02

 

[Jerry Williams]

Glendora water has tds over 700. I have the Water General 150 w/4 filters and 2 DI filters. All I know is that the TDS is 0 after the last filter. I got it from filter direct with pressure gauge and tds meter $160.00 at my door.


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[lowbudget]

I run carbon block from the filter guys

 

[janiners305]

Glendora water has tds over 700. I have the Water General 150 w/4 filters and 2 DI filters. All I know is that the TDS is 0 after the last filter. I got it from filter direct with pressure gauge and tds meter $160.00 at my door.


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I have a 6 stage spectrapure with booster pump I'm in Glendora month ago Tds on the tap was at 171 this week it's jumped to 370 I don't know what the heck is goin on but it's gonna kill my filters and membrane a lot quicker


Chris

 

[Adrock]

370 isn't that bad at all usually reg city water is from 400 to 500 depending on the city but that is the average

 

[igotcorals]

Does anyone know if La Habra water has Chloramines? Now I'm concerned and want to place that BRS order lol

 

[igotcorals]

I found the 2014 water quality report and don't see anything that says Chloramines

http://www.lahabracity.com/images/lahabra/files/La Habra 2014 WQR.pdf

I'm good?

 

[babyjess210]

I run carbon block from the filter guys

+1

I found the 2014 water quality report and don't see anything that says Chloramines

http://www.lahabracity.com/images/lahabra/files/La Habra 2014 WQR.pdf

I'm good?

The data is from 2013 so I would call and get the new data for 2014. But to be on the safe side I would run the chloramine filter because you will find out when it too late that the city added chloramine to the water.