RODI flushing...

[afboundguy]

Does flushing the RO membrane every hour actually make a difference or does it just waste water? I know flushing it at the beginning is a good thing especially if the system doesn't run for several days but even with that a pre-resin flush seems more beneficial to combat TDS creep issues.

I now have the Smart Buddie that just flushes the RO membrane for about a minute when it turns on. I used to have Hydros solenoids that would auto-flush the RO membrane every hour for about a minute but with the Smart Buddie it doesn't flush hourly and I'm curious if there is a benefit from doing the flush every hour vs just at the beginning?

 

[joe0813]

I am so bad about flushing the membrane.... I never ever do it and never had a problem but I probably should start once I replace both of mine this weekend

 

[ReeferMedic]

I’ve only ever flushed my membranes when they are new. Never any other time. Been at this for a long though me with no issues. Retailers tell you these things justify st to sell more of their products. 15 years ago it was a bad g thing to run 2 membranes. Come to find out it’s complete BS and just makes you go through DI resin much more quickly.