Quick question re RO

[Jago]

Hi 

So I have an old RO man style RO in my shed.... Having used loads of pure today I came home and put the hose on and started making some more pure. 

My question is...

it was 0 degrees at 6pm - minus 1 to 2 at 9ish.

Since the water is running when should I turn it off re freezing... Or will it cope with the minus 4 same as last night cos it's already running? ( I didn't need to make any last night.. Just the temp was -4

Any help appreciated

Thanks 

 

[spruce]

Hi 

So I have an old RO man style RO in my shed.... Having used loads of pure today I came home and put the hose on and started making some more pure. 

My question is...

it was 0 degrees at 6pm - minus 1 to 2 at 9ish.

Since the water is running when should I turn it off re freezing... Or will it cope with the minus 4 same as last night cos it's already running? ( I didn't need to make any last night.. Just the temp was -4

Any help appreciated

Thanks 

As long as water is flowing through the r/o and the r/o is producing water you shouldn't have a problem. After all your incoming tap water will still be well above freezing. During that cold spell we had a couple of weeks ago our incoming tap water was 8 degrees.

The problem is when the water stops. It will then loose what little heat it has and will freeze up. To begin with our RoMan type r/o sat outside at the back tap and worked overnight through a number of winters. It was brought inside during the day and stored in the bath out of the way to keep it warm. Another place was the kitchen sink drainer.

The current r/o is in a temperature controlled cabinet. At the bottom of the cabinet is a 140w tube heater and at the top a frost stat set at 8 degrees. So when the water switches off, the r/o won't freeze.

 

[Jago]

As long as water is flowing through the r/o and the r/o is producing water you shouldn't have a problem. After all your incoming tap water will still be well above freezing. During that cold spell we had a couple of weeks ago our incoming tap water was 8 degrees.

The problem is when the water stops. It will then loose what little heat it has and will freeze up. To begin with our RoMan type r/o sat outside at the back tap and worked overnight through a number of winters. It was brought inside during the day and stored in the bath out of the way to keep it warm. Another place was the kitchen sink drainer.

The current r/o is in a temperature controlled cabinet. At the bottom of the cabinet is a 140w tube heater and at the top a frost stat set at 8 degrees. So when the water switches off, the r/o won't freeze.

Thanks Spruce