The purpose of the air gap is to prevent drain water from flowing back into the reverse osmosis system.
Reverse osmosis faucet leaking.
Ro water is flowing out in a trickle reverse osmosis water doesn t usually gush out like tap water.
A plug or restriction on the drain side of the faucet air gap 3 8 tubing.
If the leak persists you ll need to replace the faucet.
To check if your flow rate is within the normal range let the water flow in a jug bottle or any other container for exactly 60 seconds.
During normal operation the water will flow from the storage tank up to the faucet.
Because water passes slowly through the various filtration stages it also flows out slowly from the faucet.
If you have a reverse osmosis ro filter system under your sink chances are you also have an air gap faucet on top.
What causes an air gap leak in a reverse osmosis system.
This should stop water leaks.
Water leaking from an air gap in an ro system may result from improper installation or a restriction preventing water from flowing to the drain.
A water leak from a faucet air gap hole on a reverse osmosis system is normally caused by.
If you determine that the leakage is from under the faucet handle you ll need to replace the faucet.
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Esp water products reverse osmosis troubleshooting guide will help you find solutions to problems with ro faucets bad taste or odor cloudy water leaks and no water coming out at all.
To correct inspect and eliminate restrictions or plugs.
Our reverse osmosis ro drinking faucet has developed this slow dripping leaks.
Locate the tee bar under the handle.
Unpleasant taste or odor.
Incorrect connection to the drain.
Turn it so that there s a slight allowance for movement of the handle once the handle is shut off.
The problem is getting worst gradually.