30 overnight but it might have been colder because there was a lot of ice. Cloudy most of the day, but sunny between Noon and 4:00 PM. Temperature up to 45 but warmed slowly. Trees slowly dripping. After several days of very cold weather they may take a few days to warm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Worked on troubleshooting the R\/O feed pump to find the root cause of the wash cycle not getting to 113. Troubleshooting is about isolating components and testing variations. We know the new feed pump works but troubleshooting starts with examining the most recent change. We\u2019ve already eliminated the broken wash tank valve and the quick release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Called the R\/O manufacturer, Lepierre. They had some troubleshooting steps, but it\u2019s not likely they will resolve this problem. They said the room was too cold and the tank is losing heat to the room and we should wrap the tank to keep it warm. But it\u2019s the same room from past years. It\u2019s 6\u2019 x 8\u2019 insulated room. The heater keeps the room between 50 and 60. We didn\u2019t have this problem past years. They also said to check the temperature sensor on the R\/O to verify it works. We took the sensor out of the R\/O pipes. Pointed a heat gun at it. After it exceeded 113, the high temperature warning light of the R\/O came on. The sensor works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tomorrow we\u2019ll check if the O ring (U-cup) the bottom of the membrane seals tightly. We tested the permeate on Saturday when we last used the R\/O. It tested at 0 Brix; no sugar. If the seal wasn\u2019t tight, the permeate would likely have sugar. But we\u2019ll check it anyway to be sure its sealing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next we looked at the feed pump intake. The pump warms the water through friction with the membrane. More water will take longer to heat . The intake is 1 1\/4\u201d and it\u2019s feed by a 1 1\/4\u201d line. The intake on the old pump was 1.\u201d It was also feed by a 1 1\/4\u201d line, but the feed pump had a reducer that restricted the intake 1.\u201d Going from 1\u201d to 1 1\/4\u201d almost doubles the cross section and would greatly increase the volume of water it could move. It\u2019s possible the pump is pushing too much water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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One possible solution is to leave the tank heater on during the entire wash cycle. We used the tank heater with a \u201csoap\u201d wash to warm the water to 90 before adding the \u201csoap.\u201d But we can try using it for the entire wash cycle. We increased the thermostat to 107 and we\u2019ll leave it on the entire wash cycle to help the pump. At 107 the pump only needs to generate 6 degrees to reach 113.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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