The causes of Slow Waste Water Shut Off and No Waste Water 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 exclusively using the RO faucet as the only dispensing point.
The causes are listed from the most frequent and probable to the least likeliest.
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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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N/A
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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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Whole House Filters
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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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Reduce pressure to membrane
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12
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Check valve clogged (Very Rare) |
Replace the Check Valve
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11
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Flow Restrictor Bad (Very Rare) |
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