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 ››  Home  ›  FAQ  ›  DI - Deionization - Resin
» What does DI, Demineralization mean and what does it do?
» DI Life? How long will it last?
» DI not filling - full of air
» Can a DI Cartridge be used as a standalone?
» DI- Refillable kit. How to Use?

What does DI, Demineralization mean and what does it do?
(Usually of interest to reefkeepers and chemists) Demineralization by Ion Exchange. Employing a mixed bed media made up of both Anion & Cation resins ions, salts or minerals can be entirely removed from water . The standard R.O. membrane can be relied upon to remove (95 - 98 %) of the minerals found in water. When you could follow the membrane up with a D.I. cartridge you can expect almost 100 % removal of the TDS .
The percent of rejection of your membrane will have a direct impact on the life of your DI cartridge.
In plain language the DI absorbs everything left behind by the reverse osmosis membrane . Our DI will allow you to produce water of incredible quality, down to (0) ppm of total dissolved solids.
DI Life? How long will it last?

DI Cartridge Life (Vertical) as used in the Typhoon series: How many gallons of water will the DI cartridge process? 

Simple math can answer that question. The capacity of our vertical D.I. cartridge is 6,800 ppm.  Take a moment to measure the TDS of the water being produced by the reverse osmosis membrane . Divide that result into 6800, the answer is very close to the number of gallons you can expect the D.I. cartridge to produce.The main differecnce will be due to the amount of TDS creep your set up suffers. 

Example TDS of water out of membrane 20 ppm

6,800 divided by 20 ppm = 340 gallons

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Inline DI cartridge as on  Compact and Dual Home/Reef: How many gallons of water will the DI process? It is simple math. The capacity of the cartridge is 3,400 p.p.m.  Measure the TDS of the water being produced by the membrane. Divide that result into 3,400, the answer is very close to the number of gallons you can expect to get from the DI cartridge. 

Example TDS of water out of membrane 20 ppm

3,400 divided by 20ppm  = 170 gallons

 

DI not filling - full of air
It may never fill. This is not a problem other than the way it looks to you . The reason it is not filling? Air trapped in the filter housing. That air pushes the water up thru the DI cartridge. The water is forced up thru the bottom of the DI the DI cartridge can have just a very small amount of water in the bottom and still do it's job. As the air trapped in the DI filter housing is absorbed, the water level will rise. If you wait a couple of days the air will be absorbed and the level will rise . You can loosen the housing a little, while the unit is making water the water pressure will push the air out of the housing. Once the water level is near the top of the housing re-tighten the housing. Or force it to fill by restricting the pure water valve a little. The DI cartridge is sealed from the top to the bottom edge. This makes sure the water has to enter thru the bottom of the DI forcing it thru all of the resin. The results air no air are the same it just looks weird.
Can a DI Cartridge be used as a standalone?
DI cartridges can be used as as stand alone filter. However the cartridge life will be very limited. The d.i. cartridge removes all of the dissolved solids from the water. It is so effective that it would be exhausted rather quickly. Stand alone applications are normally found in laboratory applications . The typical application of the DI filter it to use it after an RO membrane or distiller to get the very last of the impurities out of the water. The RO membrane removes 95-98 % of the impurities and the DI traps the rest. With only 5 % of the work to do after the membrane, the DI can last a very long time . You can purchase anion and cation resins and mixed beds of both . The most common small DI application is a mixed bed .
DI- Refillable kit. How to Use?

It's really just a matter of removing the DI cartridge from your system . Unscrewing the bottom of the cartridge. Then
removing the foam rubber, removing the spent resin and filling the cartridge with new resin. Replace the
foam cushion and screw the cap back into place. You want to fill the
cartridge completely.
Tip - wear eye protection when you handle the resin is it almost perfectly
round and really hard to get out of your eye. It is not harmful but it can
really bother your eye, until it comes out. Dispose of spent resin in an approved manner..


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