Sign 1: Pani Ka Taste Alag Lagne Laga

Agar RO ka pani pehle se zyaada kadva, khaara ya plastic jaisa lagne laga ho — toh yeh pehla aur sabse important sign hai ki pre-filter ya carbon filter khatam ho gaya hai. Carbon filter chlorine aur organic compounds remove karta hai. Jab yeh saturated ho jaata hai, taste immediately change hota hai.

Sign 2: Pani Ka Flow Slow Ho Gaya Hai

Agar pehle tank jaldi bharta tha aur ab bohot der lag rahi hai, toh sediment filter ya membrane choke ho gayi hai. Panipat, Hisar jaise cities mein jahan TDS aur sediment dono high hain, sediment filter 3–4 mahine mein block ho sakta hai. Slow flow ignore kiya toh pump pe extra load padta hai aur wo bhi kharab ho sakta hai.

Sign 3: TDS Reading Badh Gayi

Ghar mein TDS meter hai toh check karo. Agar purified pani ka TDS 150 ppm se zyaada aa raha hai, toh RO membrane ne efficiency khona shuru kar diya hai. Membrane usually 2–3 saal chalti hai, lekin high-TDS areas (jaise Panipat, Hisar) mein 1.5 saal mein bhi replace karni pad sakti hai.

Sign 4: Drain Pipe Se Zyaada Paani Ja Raha Hai

RO machine mein ek drain pipe hoti hai jo reject water bahar nikalta hai. Normal ratio 1:3 hota hai (1 liter purified : 3 liter drain). Agar yeh ratio 1:5 ya zyaada ho jaaye, toh membrane kharab ho rahi hai. Paani waste bhi zyaada hoga aur electricity ka bill bhi.

Sign 5: Machine Se Ajeeb Awaaz Aa Rahi Hai

Pump se normally ek subtle hum aati hai. Agar machine se gurggling, rattling ya high-pitched noise aa rahi hai — toh ya toh air lock hai ya pump fail hone ki taraf ja raha hai. Yeh sign kabhi ignore mat karo — pump replace karna filter se kaafi mehenga padta hai.

Filter Change Schedule — Quick Reference

Sediment filter: har 3–6 mahine. Carbon pre-filter: har 6 mahine. Carbon post-filter: har 12 mahine. RO Membrane: har 1.5–3 saal (area ke TDS ke hisaab se). UV lamp: har 12 mahine. AquaServe ka AMC plan le lo — hum time pe remind karte hain aur genuine filters lagate hain.