Sea Recovery SRC Ultra Whisper Compact 200 Owner's Manual page 134

System Storage and Cleaning
A. MEMBRANE ELEMENT HANDLING & SYSTEM STORAGE CAUTIONS:
1. TEMPERATURE: Never store the R.O. Membrane Element or Membrane/Vessel Assembly in direct sunlight.
Never expose the R.O. Membrane Element or Membrane/Vessel Assembly to storage temperatures above 120°
F / 50 C or below 32° F / 0 C. High temperatures cause up to 40% loss of production from the R.O. membrane
element. This damage is irreversible. Freezing temperatures cause mechanical damage to the system and
irreversible damage to the R.O. membrane element.
2. DRYING OUT: Never allow the R.O. membrane element to dry out, as 40% production loss occurs. This
Membrane damage may be irreversible. Some, but not all production may be restored by saturating the R.O.
Membrane Element in product water for several days and then operating the System using product water feed
into the system for a continuous 48 hour period. The R.O. membrane element must remain wet at all times.
3. BIOLOGICAL FOULING: Protect the R.O. membrane element from biological fouling. Production loss occurs if
the element becomes fouled by biological slimes. Some, but not all production may be restored after cleaning.
4. CHEMICAL FOULING: Never expose the R.O. Membrane Element to chemicals other than those supplied by
Sea Recovery. Use caution when operating the System in harbors that may be polluted with chemicals, oil, or
fuel. Chemical attack to the R.O. Membrane Element may damage the element beyond repair.
5. STORAGE: Simply operating the system does not protect the R.O. Membrane Element from production loss due
to biological fouling. During short-term shutdowns the system must be rinsed as explained in the following
pages. During long-term shutdowns the system must be rinsed as well as chemically treated as explained later
in this chapter.
6. NEW SYSTEM STORAGE: Do not install the membrane and store the system for longer than 3 months prior to
actual use. If storage of the new system is longer than 3 months the system must be rinsed with fresh water
and stored with fresh storage solution every 3 months, otherwise biological fouling and or drying out damages
the R.O. Membrane Element.
On the following three page are drawings that illustrate the flow of water in a "Once Through Rinse", "Closed Loop",
"Once Through Winterizing Rinse", and "R.O. Membrane Element Cleaning Closed Loop". These drawings will be
referred to within the instructions following the diagrams for Rinsing, Winterizing, and Membrane Cleaning procedures.
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