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Tired of running multiple water filter systems


 
Well, final try before I tear out the whole mess and start from scratch yet AGAIN with everything new (including the RO system). I cut the line going up to the sink faucet. Logic is telling me something nasty may be growing in that faucet. So I cut the line, got a piece of sterile silicone tubing, slipped it over the remaining line going up to the faucet. Mixed up a very strong solution of bleach and water (about 3:1) 3 parts water. Put in a squeeze bottle and placed the end of the bottle into the silicone line and run the contents through the faucet then, closed it as it neared the end to keep solution in the faucet and remaining line. Going to leave this in there for about 15 min. Then flush it all out with fresh water, finally hooking back up to the RO line, flush again until no odor remains. Then we wait and see what happens. I have doubts the taste/odor is coming from the final pressure tank because if it was why is the fridge tap not seeing this. Both have carbon block filters as "finals", both are fed from the same pressure tank. So, from a logical POV it's pointing to some type of "nasties" in the faucet.
 
Could be the water hammer arrestor. Older homes they just used pieces of copper pipe asa standoff. Water can get trapped up there and get moldy.
 
timothy said:
Could be the water hammer arrestor. Older homes they just used pieces of copper pipe asa standoff. Water can get trapped up there and get moldy.
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Except there is none on this line. It's plumbed independently to the filtration system and then to the sink. T'd off under the kitchen floor. One side to the fridge one side to the final filter and then up through the floor and into the sink faucet. I've finished the sterilization project. Fully flushed out and run a lot of the RO water up through the faucet. The real test is going to come later today and early tomorrow. If I get off tastes and smells after this I'm gonna order an entire new system and start from scratch on the whole darn thing. Yeah it's pi$$ing me off THAT badly.
 
May be easier to remove all media from RO and fill housings with your bleach mixture - importantly make sure RO membrane is removed

Remove inline filters and replace with John Guest connectors

Run faucet until you detect bleach- then let sit. Overnight if not too strong…
 
R Chin said:
May be easier to remove all media from RO and fill housings with your bleach mixture - importantly make sure RO membrane is removed

Remove inline filters and replace with John Guest connectors

Run faucet until you detect bleach- then let sit. Overnight if not too strong…
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Except I cannot do that since my system is a "cartridge" type system. This one to be exact and my final filter to the sink is from the same company. Here are the 2 items I have. The only thing I did with the final is a pulled the granular carbon filter and installed a carbon block filter. There is no separate filter housing.
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Knock on wood......................So far I've pulled 3 glasses of water from the "stinky" faucet since the deep clean and sterilize. All have tasted fine. Could I have solved this mystery? IDK yet.............stay tuned. Tomorrow AM will be the "tell". If it stays good, I'll be pretty happy. If it doesn't I may blow a gasket :D
 
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