Degritter Mark II

[Tangram]

I used distilled water when we still had a service that delivered it to our house (my wife used it for cooking and drinking when our kids were little.) These days (because I’m lazy) I just use RO-treated tap water. What deleterious effects is my sloth introducing? I can’t hear any, that’s for certain.

 

[Neil.Antin]

These days (because I’m lazy) I just use RO-treated tap water. What deleterious effects is my sloth introducing? I can’t hear any, that’s for certain.

The purity of RO is dependent on the input water which varies widely such as U.S. EPA Freshwater Explorer (arcgis.com), select the Measured Conductivity NWIS tab and note that TDS is = 1/2 the indicated conductivity (uS/cm). If your locality has low TDS tap-water, the RO output can be very good - easy to measure as previously discussed. Otherwise, you can always add a demineralizer to your RO system Deionization (DI) Media, Mixed Bed Color Changing Resin Replacement – LiquaGen Water. If your RO unit has a re-mineralizer, put the DI resin column before the re-mineralizer.

 

[LarryK]

The machine shows up today.

Any hints on getting started?

 

[tima]

The machine shows up today.

Any hints on getting started?

Read the manual.

Read this thread -- lots of good advice here.

 

[LarryK]

I’m up and running.

I had the circuit breaker trip twice when using a light duty power strip. I switched to a heavy duty 50 ft extension cord and the tripping went away.

I’ve ordered a high quality power strip from TrippLite and will see how well that works.

 

[tima]

I’m up and running.

I had the circuit breaker trip twice when using a light duty power strip. I switched to a heavy duty 50 ft extension cord and the tripping went away.

I’ve ordered a high quality power strip from TrippLite and will see how well that works.

Nice that you started -- I encourage everyone to clean their records. Hoping the Degritter serves you well.

I use an APC PH12 surge protector for my setup which requires 5 outlets, except the wash tank pump goes into the wall.

 

[LarryK]

Nice that you started -- I encourage everyone to clean their records. Hoping the Degritter serves you well.

I use an APC PH12 surge protector for my setup which requires 5 outlets, except the wash tank pump goes into the wall.

Thanks. It will certainly be better than not cleaning them because I don’t want to listen to the vacuum on my other cleaner.

Did anybody on here recommend some extended drying times at lower fan speeds to make it more pleasant to use the machine?