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Unread 10/13/2018, 11:24 AM   #1
Daddyrawg
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TDS and salt creep

So i measure my water out of my tds to be zero..but is it an issue when in some of my jugs tds shows up with randon numbers kike 19 or 364 or 258 because at one point in time i had saltwater in those jugs so salt is still present..or when i use 1 pump between pumping saltwater into jugs and punping rodi water into jugs..if salt is whats throwing off my readings i should still be ok right?

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Unread 10/13/2018, 12:12 PM   #2
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If salt IS what it’s picking up, then yes you’ll be alright. Were the buckets used for anything else other than saltwater?


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Unread 10/13/2018, 12:33 PM   #3
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If salt IS what it’s picking up, then yes you’ll be alright. Were the buckets used for anything else other than saltwater?


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nah just saltwater..and i use the same pump for mixing salt and transferring rodi from brute to 5 gal jugs

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Unread 10/13/2018, 02:53 PM   #4
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Totally fine...


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Unread 10/13/2018, 03:44 PM   #5
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Totally fine...
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Unread 10/13/2018, 08:05 PM   #6
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i have the same issue when i pour water out of the rod i get 0 tds and then ill test the bucket few days later and get # tds like 15 or something


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Unread 10/14/2018, 07:49 AM   #7
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i have the same issue when i pour water out of the rod i get 0 tds and then ill test the bucket few days later and get # tds like 15 or something
Zero TDS water is like a sponge and will quickly pick up dirt/dust,etc... if not instantly placed into a sealed/clean container..
What it picks up from the air,etc... though is basically harmless and totally fine to use..


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Unread 10/20/2018, 01:12 AM   #8
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On top of that even sealed containers can add TDS to DI water.


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