Kunyaka ophelileyo, ngexesha lokulungiswa kwekhaya lam elitsha, ndibeke umatshini wokucoca amanzi kwindawo yokuqala "njengotyalo-mali lwam lwempilo." Ndenze umsebenzi wam wesikolo, ndabonisana neempawu ezintathu, ekugqibeleni ndachitha phantse i-$10,000 kwinkqubo ye-reverse osmosis (RO) ephezulu ebizwa ngokuba "yi-filtration enamanqanaba asixhenxe, eqhagamshelwe ngobuchule, kwaye ikhuselekile kusana." Emva kokufakwa, ndibukele isibonisi se-TDS sexesha langempela sihla siye kwinani elinye, ndaziva ukuba imali isetyenziswe kakuhle.

Emva kweenyanga ezintandathu, iingxaki zaqala ukubonakala njengokuvuza kancinci. Nazi iingxaki endangena kuzo, ukuze uziphephe.

Isifundo 1: Uphawu lweMembrane lubaluleke ngaphezu kweNombolo ethi “800 GPD”

Ndandigxile kwinto enye: izinga lokuhamba kwamanzi. Umthengisi wathi, “Fumana i-800 GPD (iigaloni ngosuku). Ukuhamba kwamanzi aphezulu, ukuzalisa ngokukhawuleza, nokumelana nekamva.” Ndakukholelwa. Ewe, izalisa iglasi ngokukhawuleza. Kodwa andikaze ndibuze umbuzo obalulekileyo: Ngubani owenza i-RO membrane ngaphakathi?
Kamva ndafumanisa ukuba kukho abavelisi abambalwa be-RO membrane abaphambili kwihlabathi liphela, abanjengoDow Filmtec, Hydranautics, kunye ne-GE. Xa ndivula iyunithi yam, indlu ye-membrane yayinesitampu esinegama lophawu lwe-OEM elingaziwayo.
Inyaniso Enzima: Izinga lokuhamba (i-GPD) limisela isantya, kodwa uphawu lwe-membrane lumisela ukusebenza kakuhle kokuhlanjululwa kwesiseko kunye nobomi. I-membrane ye-800 GPD evela kumenzi wenqanaba lesithathu inokuba namazinga aphantsi kakhulu okulahlwa kwetyuwa, uzinzo, kunye nokumelana nokungcoliswa kune-membrane ye-400 GPD evela kuphawu oluphezulu. Soloko ucela uphawu oluthile kunye nenombolo yemodeli ye-membrane ye-RO ngokubhaliweyo, kwaye ufumane isiqinisekiso sokuba uphawu/i-spec efanayo iya kufumaneka kwiindawo eziza kutshintshwa kwixesha elizayo.

Isifundo sesi-2: Iimpawu "ezikrelekrele" zinokuba ngumgibe ongenangqondo

Umatshini wam uqhagamshelwe kwi-app. Kwiinyanga ezintathu zokuqala, bekumnandi: bendikwazi ukubona i-TDS, ipesenti yobomi be-filter, kunye nokusetyenziswa kwamanzi imihla ngemihla. Kodwa bekuphelele apho. Olu "bukrelekrele" lwalusasazo lwedatha oluhamba calanye.

• Ubomi bokucoca yayilixesha elilula lokubala umva, elingabalwanga ngokusekelwe kumgangatho wamanzi okanye ubungakanani bokusetyenziswa. I-timer yayibala ukuba sisebenzise amanzi okanye hayi.
• Yandixelela ukuba nditshintshe isihluzo sesediment esikwinqanaba lokuqala, kodwa xa ndivula indawo ecacileyo, isihluzo sasisemhlophe njengekhephu, kungekho kufutshane notshintsho lombala omdaka olufunekayo.
• Eyona nto yayimbi kakhulu yayisisilumkiso sobuxoki. Le app yakha yalumkisa ngokukhawuleza "UMGANGATHO WAMANZI ABNORMAL," ibonisa ukunyuka kwe-TDS ukuya kuma-80. Usapho lwam lwalukhathazekile kangangeeyure ezininzi. Ukuseta kwakhona kwenkonzo yabathengi kude kwayilungisa. Kamva injineli yathi kusenokwenzeka ukuba yayiyimpazamo yesivamvo esifutshane okanye impazamo yokudluliselwa kwedatha. Isilumkiso esinye sobuxoki sinokutshabalalisa konke ukuthembana.
  Inyaniso Enzima: Lumka "ngobulumko ngenxa yobulumko." Ubukrelekrele bokwenyani buthetha ukusebenzisa izinzwa ezininzi (ukuhamba, uxinzelelo, i-TDS eyahlukileyo) ukubala ngokuchanekileyo ukudinwa kwesihluzo nokufunda iipateni zokusetyenziswa kwekhaya lakho. Ukuseta kwakhona ixesha ngesandla okulula kunokukhohlisayo kuthembekile ngakumbi kunokwedijithali.

Isifundo 3: Ubuchwepheshe "Bamanzi Angashukumiyo": Intengiso Enomtsalane Okanye Isivumelwano Sokwenyani?

Iyunithi yam ibhengeze ubuchwepheshe be-“Zero Stagnant Water” okanye “First Glass Sealable”. Umgaqo: emva kwexesha lokungasebenzi, inkqubo ihlambulula i-RO membrane ngamanzi acocekileyo ukunciphisa ungcoliseko oluxineneyo, ngoko ke iglasi yokuqala yasekuseni ayibi na-TDS eninzi. Ivakala kamnandi.
Inyani: Iglasi yam yokuqala yasekuseni yayimalunga ne-30 TDS (ingcono kakhulu kune-100+ ngaphandle kwesici), kodwa yayisaphezulu kakhulu kune-5 TDS ezinzileyo. Ngaphezu koko, ukuze kufezekiswe oku, umatshini wayezijikeleza ngokuzenzekelayo izihlandlo ezininzi emini nasebusuku. Ndandisiva "ukugquma" okuncinci kokufunxa kunye nokuvuthela isandi sepompu ezinzulwini zobusuku.
Inyaniso Enzima: "Amanzi Angashukumiyo" luphuculo, hayi ummangaliso. Musa ukulindela ukuba amanzi aphuma ngobusuku obunye afane namanzi atsha. Buza umthengisi ngeenkcukacha ezimbini ezibalulekileyo: 1) Yintoni i-TDS yeglasi yokuqala emva kokucima iiyure ezi-4? 2) Zingaphi ii-auto-flush cycles ngosuku ezifunekayo, kwaye zingakanani na amanzi achithekayo? Ukuthandabuza kuyamangalisa.

Isifundo 4: Iindleko zokucoca ziyinto ethule, ecothayo

Umthengisi wathembisa wathi: “Izihluzo zibiza kancinci, ngokomyinge zingaphezulu nje kwedola ngosuku!” Wayengaxoki—wayecaphula ixabiso eliqhelekileyo lesihluzo sediment esingabizi kakhulu kwisigaba sokuqala ($99 / iinyanga ezi-6).
Xa kufika ixesha lokutshintsha isihluzo esipheleleyo, ityala lokwenyani lafika:

• Isihluzi seSediment seSigaba 1: $99
• Isihluzi seCarbon seSigaba sesi-2: $199
• I-Stage 3 RO Membrane (uphawu olungenagama): $899
• Isihluzi seNyanga yesi-4 emva kweKhabhoni: $159
  Isimbuku seseti enye: $1,356. Kwaye ishedyuli yokutshintsha? I-RO membrane rhoqo emva kweminyaka emi-2-3, ezinye rhoqo emva kweenyanga ezi-6-12. Eli lixabiso elibalulekileyo neliphindaphindayo. Okubi nangakumbi, ezi yayiziikhatriji ezizimeleyo, zindivalela kwibhrendi ngaphandle kwezinye iindlela zomntu wesithathu.
  Inyaniso Enzima: Ngaphambi kokuba uthenge, KUFUNEKA uphande ngamanani eemodeli kunye namaxabiso okuthengisa azo ZONKE izihluzi zokutshintsha kwisiza esisemthethweni sophawu. Bala ixabiso lilonke leminyaka emi-3 lobunini. Eli "xabiso lobomi bonke" libaluleke ngakumbi kunexabiso lesitikha somatshini.

Isifundo 5: Inkonzo Ayibonakali Ude Ube Utshile

Ukufakelwa kwayo bekungaguquguquki. Ingxaki ifike ngoMgqibelo ebusuku. Umatshini uyekile ukukhupha amanzi ngaphandle kwekhowudi yempazamo. Inombolo yenkonzo engama-400 yakhokelela kwi-voicemail ye-AI. Ingcali yendawo ayizange itsalele umnxeba de kwaba yiCawa emini, isithi inokuza ngoMvulo kuphela. Sichithe impelaveki singenamanzi acocekileyo.
Ingcali yeza ngoMvulo, yadlala imizuzu engama-30, yaza yathi “ivalvu ye-solenoid yokungena yayinamathela.” Yayicofa, yaza yasebenza. Ndabuza ukuba ide iphinde ingasebenzi ixesha elingakanani. Yancuma, “Kunzima ukutsho. Kodwa asinazo iindawo ezininzi zale modeli apha ekhaya. Ukutshintshwa kuya kuthatha iintsuku ezi-3-4 ukusuka kwikomkhulu.”
Ndabanda kakhulu. Ngaba izixhobo zasekhaya—zentliziyo (ipompo/i-membrane) kunye “nezihlanganisi” (iivalvu)—zikhona ngokwenene? ​​Umthengisi akazange akhankanye oku.
Inyaniso Enzima: Ngaphambi kokuba utyikitye, phanda ngamandla enkonzo yasekuhlaleni. Cela unxibelelwano oluthe ngqo neziko lenkonzo yasekuhlaleni. Batsalele umnxeba ngombuzo wokulungisa ocingelwayo ukuze ulinganise ixesha lokuphendula nolwazi lwabo. Isicoci se-premium esingenankonzo ekhawulezileyo nefanelekileyo siyinto enzima, evuzayo xa iphuka.

Isifundo sam se-$10,000 besingengomanzi nje kuphela. Besimalunga nokujonga ngaphaya kweenkcukacha ezikhazimlayo nokubuza imibuzo edinisayo nesebenzayo malunga nezinto eziphambili, ubukrelekrele bokwenyani, ukusebenza kwehlabathi lokwenyani, iindleko zexesha elide, kunye neendlela zobomi benkonzo. Isicoci sakho liqabane lexesha elide kwimpilo yakho. Khetha esinye esakhelwe phezu kokungafihli nto, kungekuphela nje kwintengiso.