Big Boy Replacement Filter?

[Green Mopho]

I have been running a Big Boy water filter made by HydroLogic for the last year. I noticed my ppms were getting up to 180-190 and decided to order a new carbon filter. I was recommended the KDF85 which supposedly has a higher efficiency than the standard carbon filter for the Big Boy. The Sediment filter is supposedly reusable. In the past my tap water is around 120-140 ppm (sometimes more depending on the season) and I get a good 60-90 ppm out of the filter, when it was new.

Upon taking the filter housing open, the sediment filter was covered in algae and falling apart a little. I washed the sediment filter and cleaned with bleach. I just ordered a new sediment filter, but decided to replace the carbon filter now and go ahead and use it (I need water). I let it run for a few hours to get all the carbon particulate out of the filter.

Now I am getting 250+ ppms out of the filter?!?! I just re-calibrated my Hanna meter to make sure I'm not crazy. Did I do something wrong? Is my sediment filter just totally fucked? I don't even think my source water is 250 ppm. Either my filter is fucked, or my Hanna meter is fucked, what the fuck!?!?

I should have the new sediment filters in tomorrow, I'll let you know what happens.

 

[mastacheeser]

had something like this happen once
was freaking out until i realized i switched my good water and bad water hoses around
sounds like ur better off using tap until its fixed

 

[Seamaiden]

It may depend on the new carbon filter, the type (and form) of carbon is what I'm thinking. If it's granular, was there a lot of black carbon dust coming out of it? If it's a block that shouldn't happen. Did you reinstall the old sediment filter? It sounds like it was coming apart a bit. Assuming you hooked the hoses back up correctly then those are the two areas I would be concerning myself with.

 

[BuckeyeFieldSup]

Sediment filters and carbon filters are not designed to remove dissolved solids. That's done by a reverse osmosis membrane.