Re: RO and chlorine

["Kelly Higgins" <kelly_higgins@cox.net>]

I didnt know there were so many Apisto people in Texas.
What part of "central Texas" are "Yall" from?
Native Texan always
Kelly Higgins
Oklahoma City, Ok
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Ellis" <timellis@ev1.net>
To: <apisto@listbox.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: RE: RO and chlorine


> Eric,
>
> For the water here in central Texas the carbon block pre filter on a RO
unit
> will break the bond between the chlorine and ammonia found in the
> chloramine, but the feed water still has ammonia left in it and the RO
> membrane can not remove the ammonia as its molecules are too small. The
only
> solutions are to treat with a ammonia converting chemical such as Prime or
> Amaquel or keep a seeded bio filter in the storage tank. The waste water
> will also have ammonia, but will be more toxic at the higher ph.
>
> HTH,
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 1:37 PM
> To: apisto@listbox.com
> Subject: Re: RO and chlorine
>
>
>
>
> Does an RO unit remove chlorine and chloramins (sp?) from the RO unit? I
> am assuming it does. But does it also remove chlorine and chloramins from
> the "waste" water?
>
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