QuestionsCategory: QuestionsNo water from faucet after changing filters on Reverse Osmosis Filter
Handyman Staff asked 10 months ago

We were having low pressure from the filtered water spigot in out kitchen, which is fed by a Hague 3500 RO system in the basement. It is a rental, and I had never dealt with a system like this before. I found some pretty good youtube videos (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc-qmgzAUiA) explaining how to change the filter. So I bought some off Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JLD81OE) and replaced all 3 filters (but not the R/O membrane).

I pre-rinsed the pre-filter and the prolonged contact filter as instructed, and both allowed water through quite well and everything went as expected. But when when it was time to pre-rinse the carbon post-filter, the video indicated that I should install it and just turn on the tank pressure and let it rinse through the system (and expect to get some ugly bubbly water out of the faucet for a bit). I did that, and there was a little bit of bubbly water that came out (though it wasn't black), but then that tapered off and now I get nothing out. I've left the tank and the input feed valves open, but I get no water. I'm curious what might cause this.

My tank seems to have approx 10psi (and the video said that 7 is normal), so unless my car tire pressure gauge is way off, that isn't the problem.

I've seen a couple other questions similar to this but none seemed to have an answer (though one person said that they replaced their ASV and then after 2 days, it started working again).

Everything was working fine before this, except for the slightly low pressure, which started about a week ago.

UPDATE 1: After about an hour, a dribble of water is now coming out.

UPDATE 2: The following morning, there seemed to be good pressure. I drained the tank (to follow the original instructions of using a tank's worth of water to pre-rinse the final new filter), and will check again in a few hours to see if it has refilled.

This is our setup (like I said, in the basement, and feeding a separate small faucet in the kitchen):

Wall mounted RO system

RO pressure tank on the ground