[*Mr Tumble]

What is the micron rating of the filters in your system?

























ps, KevR - is this ok for me to ask this question?

[john tomkins]

5 

[*Mr Tumble]

Maybe a shift to one microm would get your tds down a bit more.

I think there are filters out there that filter down to 0.2 of a micron.

[cvdewsbury]

What is the micron rating of the filters in your system?

























ps, KevR - is this ok for me to ask this question?

leave it out ..tumble

[john tomkins]

Maybe a shift to one microm would get your tds down a bit more.

I think there are filters out there that filter down to 0.2 of a micron.

5 is the micron filter i use and 5 is the tds output after RO so how much do you reckon it'll come down to?

[*Mr Tumble]

Should be 0 I believe.

[Dean Taberner]

Whats a  Micron?

[*Mr Tumble]

A measurement of size.

One micron is smaller than five microns.

To protect your Ro use a smaller micron filter.



KevR - do my posts now pass your test for approval?

[Rob_Mac]

Micrometre, a unit of length in the metric system one micron =0.00004 inch
Micrometre of mercury (µm Hg), a unit of pressure in vacuum engineering
Micron Technology, a semiconductor manufacturer based in Boise, Idaho
Alesis Micron, an analog-modelling synthesizer made by Alesis Studio Electronics
Micron (Batman Beyond), a member of the future Justice League in the animated series Batman Beyond
Micron (Skate Company), an ice and roller skate manufacturer
Micron (Exhaust Manufacturer ), a motorcycle exhaust manufacturer
Wool measurement


Rob

[michael papworth]

The prefix micro when used with a unit of measurement always means 1/1 000 000 or 0.000 001 or 10^-6

A micron is one millionth part of a metre and one thousandth part of a millimetre.

A few other examples are:

microgramme = μg
microsecond = μS
microamp = μA
microvolt = μV

etc - all one millionth of

It has the symbol μ = Greek letter mu. It had to be μ because it couldn't be m as m = milli = 1/1000 = 0.001

In English, we can't call it a micrometre since this word (spelt micrometer) is understood to mean a measuring instrument, so we use the word micron instead. This is a bit odd since the pronunciation of the two words would be quite different to a native English speaker. The problem is that it would be very confusing for someone whose first language was not English.

Incidentally, nano is one thousandth smaller still; one thousand millionth.

I can't see why using a finer sediment filter would make any difference to your tds.

In fact, thinking about it more closely, it might even INCREASE your tds since it might reduce the pressure applied to the RO unit. And, as we all know, pressure is crucial to an RO unit working efficiently.

[*Mr Tumble]

You'd better go back to using your old tights then Willy.

[Londoner]

The small 1 micron filters block up a lot quicker but don't look blocked and it restricts the flow of water.
Since its only removing solids from the water it won't affect anything thats dissolved anyway.

What I think is yuck to all that cr4p in our drinking water.

[*Mr Tumble]

Yes, I think stick with the 5 micron as its the RO we want to protect from chlorine, not lumps of stone.



Is this post ok KevR?

[Londoner]

A cabon filter should take out chlorine but you have no way of knowing when its used up.