The causes to the Slow to No Shutoff are listed in the timeframe that you've owned your RO system. The grey background applies to systems in use for under 3 months and the white background applies to systems in use for more than 3 months. When dealing with No shutoff or Slow shutoff of waste water. Make sure you isolate the system from other outlets. Such as: ice-maker, fridge and humidifier. Troublshoot the system using the RO faucet as the only dispensing point. The causes are listed from the most frequent and probable to the least likeliest. |
Causes
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Identify
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Solution
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1
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Input pressure too low
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Make sure your model is within our suggested pressure regulation.
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Make sure all the feed valves are fully turned on or exchange for the appropriate model
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2
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Low water temperature
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Water temperature under 50 F can result in almost twice the time to fill tank. Please see temperature chart
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Consider using a bigger membrane to shorten the refill time. Applicable to RO-45 users only.
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3
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Feed water blocked
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Make sure all lines to the RO system and within the RO head are not obstructed
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Untangles the lines
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4
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Customer's whole-house
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Make sure whole house filters are readily maintained
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Change your whole-house filters
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5
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Excessive Demand
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Make sure the ice-maker, fridge and humidfier's demand is within the system's capacity
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6
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Clogged pre-filters
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See the condition of the first stage filter
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7
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Clogged Membrane
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8
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Leaks
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Leaks at any outlets will cause the waste to flow none-stop
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Make sure all outlets, such as, ice-maker, fridges, humidifier and faucets are accounted for.
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9
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ASO Clogged (Rare)
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10
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Insensitive ASO
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11
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Flow Restrictor Bad (Very Rare) |
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12
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Check valve clogged
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Replace the Check Valve
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