What is TDS?
With the help of pure water cleaning, you have the ability to clean with any water. Pure water systems run dirty water through and make it 99.9% pure. Depending on your location, will help you see what type of system best fits your needs.
When you are looking into the quality of water, it helps to know what the TDS (total dissolved solids) of the water is for your area. TDS is a measure of the dissolved combined content of all inorganic and organic substances present in a liquid in molecular, ionized, or micro-granular (colloidal sol) suspended form. TDS are often measured in parts per million (ppm).
For the best results of pure water cleaning, you want your TDS to be 10 ppm or less. Any higher TDS when pure water cleaning will leave behind water marks on the window. When the number of TDS is consistently higher or spikes, you either need to replace the filters or you are using the wrong type of system. We recommend checking the TDS at the beginning of a job to ensure the TDS is low enough.
Depending on if you have city water or well water, you may need a smaller or larger system. Some areas of the country have “city water”, or water that is run through the municipal water treatment plant. The average TDS for this type of water supply is fairly low and even a simple deionization (DI) system can clean it up easily. In rural areas there is more well water, which generally has a higher level of TDS. in the dessert, we typically see the highest levels of TDS. It’s not dirtier water, just less processed.
It is important to use the right system, if you use a DI only system when you need a multistage system, you will blow through the DI tank in only a day. In a multistage system, the DI tanks work in unison with the RO membrane to remove the impurities and leave the water at an acceptable reading.
How Pure is your water?
Find out quickly and easily with a convenient, battery-operated Handheld TDS Meter Water Tester. You can quickly check the TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) levels of tap water or filtered water with an LED-displayed 3-digit parts per million (ppm) number.
Common usage:
- Check tap water/source water TDS
- Check filtered water TDS to ensure the proper operation of you Pure Water system
- A properly functioning Pure Water system should output water with a TDS of 10 ppm or less. We suggest checking your water about every 3 hours during use to ensure the water your using is Pure and spot-free.
We recommend when you are shopping for a system you check out the typical TDS for your area. You can access your local TDS levels by entering zip codes that apply to where you intend to use the waterfed system in at http://www.zerowater.com/tds.aspx.
If you have any questions about how simple, safe and cost-effective pure water cleaning is, give the knowledgeable team at Detroit Sponge a call and we can assist you in all things pure water.