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TDS readings.

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I check my RO water with the TDS meter and it showed 1ppm. My tap water showed 49ppm. How high do you let it get before you replace the Ro filters?
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1ppm can just be a slightly dirty bucket. 1ppm is not shit for changing, maybe if it gets up to 10ppm.
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good.
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was reading a thread the other day on rc, that's a really good tds reading for tap water. A lot of the peoples readings were in the 600-800 range.
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My tap here is in the 170 range.
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Is this a good meter and price for one?


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My tap is about 60ppm too, pretty good.

Jason, yeah, your RO/DI water is OK up to 7-10ppm... I get about 1ppm usually even with a totally fresh set of filters.
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Got mine from www.airwaterice.com and never looked back.
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