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[heathlindner25]

so I have a question for everybody out there, I use a brute trash can for my RO water and I'm starting to notice that when I don't clean it after a while everything on the inside feels slick? The interior walls, the pump and hose connected to the pump all feel like there is a base on it? any ideas why this happens?

 

[capthutch]

What mix u using? I really notice the same thing w/Salinity

 

[heathlindner25]

this container is just for RODI water, I've noticed the same thing in my buddies trash can

 

[capthutch]

I thought u meant in the brute u used for mixing. IDK my brute does that if I don't rinse it well after mixing w/Salinity

 

[heathlindner25]

maybe somebody else is experiencing the same thing and knows what's going on.....

 

[mrflameangel]

Following along. I get the same thing in mine.

 

[sn4k33y3z]

Tagging along.

 

[heathlindner25]

room the can is in is pretty sterile ( a room I rarely go in) and it almost feels like slime, but nothing visual just feels a little slick?
anyone?

 

[ralph atl]

anything that remains wet 24-7, will eventually produce bacteria.

it is important to "break the cycle" with anything such a coffee machine holding tanks, etc, by letting them air dry frequently.

Once a month or 2, I empty container, use chlorine bleach, rinse, then let it air dry for at least 12 hours.....

 

[heathlindner25]

mysterybox;883564 wrote: anything that remains wet 24-7, will eventually produce bacteria.

it is important to "break the cycle" with anything such a coffee machine holding tanks, etc, by letting them air dry frequently.

Once a month or 2, I empty container, use chlorine bleach, rinse, then let it air dry for at least 12 hours.....

thank you for the response. bacteria and absolutely sterile water? not being confrontational just wondering how it can grow in sterile water? the bacteria eating the plastic kind of like bio pellets?

 

[ripped tide]

Heath, that water isn't sterile. As much as we'd like to think that RO is completely sterile, the air around it can bring contaminates in. It probably isn't the type that eats plastic. It just happens.

 

[heathlindner25]

Ripped Tide;883568 wrote: Heath, that water isn't sterile. As much as we'd like to think that RO is completely sterile, the air around it can bring contaminates in. It probably isn't the type that eats plastic. It just happens.

okie dokie Dylan...lol so I guess I'll just clean it out like ralph said.

 

[ripped tide]

It's not a huge concern if you don't... IMO

The bacteria is there because some form of food is there. The bacteria should primarily colonize on the sides and shouldn't be in the water.

Unless you just don't want it there, or it bugs you, it isn't harming anything.

 

[heathlindner25]

Ripped Tide;883576 wrote: It's not a huge concern if you don't... IMO

The bacteria is there because some form of food is there. The bacteria should primarily colonize on the sides and shouldn't be in the water.

Unless you just don't want it there, or it bugs you, it isn't harming anything.

how do you know its not harming anything for sure?...lol

 

[ripped tide]

Cause I got a good feeling about it! Lol!

I'll answer your question with another question:
What makes you think it would be harmful?

 

[ralph atl]

heathlindner25;883565 wrote: thank you for the response. bacteria and absolutely sterile water? not being confrontational just wondering how it can grow in sterile water? the bacteria eating the plastic kind of like bio pellets?

sterile?

not even close....the water is not sterile at all. A zero tds means, zero total dissolved solids....that does not include virus, bacteria, amoeba, and other pathogens....

FYI: I would NOT use my 0 tds water for a neti pot treatment...

 

[heathlindner25]

mysterybox;883580 wrote: sterile?

not even close....the water is not sterile at all. A zero tds means, zero total dissolved solids....that does not include virus, bacteria, amoeba, and other pathogens....

FYI: I would NOT use my 0 tds water for a neti pot treatment...

Gotcha

 

[ripped tide]

It is likely the exact same type of waste consuming bacteria found in our aquariums. That bacteria is able to form anywhere aquatic.

It likely was introduced into the brute by you. If you had your hand in a tank and then went to mix some water, that would be an easy way that it could make it in.

 

[heathlindner25]

Ripped Tide;883582 wrote: It is likely the exact same type of waste consuming bacteria found in our aquariums. That bacteria is able to form anywhere aquatic.

It likely was introduced into the brute by you. If you had your hand in a tank and then went to mix some water, that would be an easy way that it could make it in.

but I didn't think there was much bacteria in the water column? now I'm just messing with you Dlyan

 

[ralph atl]

Freshwater bacteria and pathogens are not the same as saltwater....albeit there are a few that cross salinity....not many...