Changing Water Filters Tutorial | Growing Green VOL 12

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If you are using a water reclamation system in your cannabis garden, changing the water filters based on the manufacturer’s recommendation, or sooner if needed, ensures your system runs smoothly and effectively without lengthy interruptions.

In our indoor facility, we depend on Hydrologic’s Mini Automated Reclaimed Condensate System (ARCS) to filter byproducts and contaminants found in condensate water from air conditioners, dehumidifiers, cooling towers, and other HVAC devices.

Changing water filters regularly on your water filtration systems maintains a high filtration efficiency throughout the plant’s life cycle. Here is everything you need to know about changing water filters on the Hydrologic Mini ARCS.

What Is the Hydrologic Mini ARCS?

Hydrologic purification systems are designed for gardening, hydroponic, residential, and commercial applications. In the cannabis industry, Hydrologic's systems remove contaminants from water through filtration. Systems can remove dirt, oil, suspended solids, heavy metals, pathogens, and harmful bacteria from water.

For small-scale growers, the Hydrologic Mini Automated Reclaimed Condensate System (ARCS) is an innovative system designed to purify condensate water that comes from your HVAC equipment. The Mini ARCS allows you to filter the condensate water that would normally be wasted. 

Filtering condensate water to produce a pure water source ensures your facility reduces its waste and discharge. Purifying water can help indoor growers save money and time by supplying their crops with a pure water supply.

The Hydrologic Mini ARCS includes:

Four-stage filter unit 
Filter wrench
10-foot white ¼ inch tubing
10-foot blue ¼ inch tubing
Manual for Mini ARCS and UV 
Here are some of the benefits of the Mini ARCS:

Removes dust, sediment, particulates, and suspended solids from the condensate water
Filters residual oil from new and old HVAC components
Filters out heavy metals such as copper, lead, zinc, and more
Balances pH levels
Removes bacteria and pathogens
Why Is Changing Water Filters Regularly Important?

Proper maintenance of the Mini ARCS is essential to maintaining high-efficiency filtration. Therefore, we recommend monitoring the amount of water produced by the system to ensure you retain a high-efficiency level. An inline flow meter/filter monitor (sold separately) can let you know how much water the system produces.

Knowing how much water the system has produced ensures you know when to perform regular filter changes. Over time, the filter quality can significantly drop, letting bacteria, pathogens, heavy metals, and other contaminants pass through and end up in the “purified” water.

If your water filter seems to be producing significantly less clean water than it used to, it may mean you have a dirty filter. Clogged filters can slow down the water flow due to the buildup of contaminants in the filter membrane.

Proper maintenance and changing the water filters are essential to avoid voiding the manufacturer's one-year warranty against manufacturer defects. Clogged filters due to improper maintenance or too much sediment or contaminants in the water voids Hydrologic’s warranty. 

When Do You Have to Change Water Filters?

Performing regular filter changes keeps your condensate reclamation system running smoothly. The Mini ARCS comprises three cartridges, each designed to filter different particles. Here is how often to replace water filters in every Mini ARCS cartridge:

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