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    Posted: October 05 2003 at 10:13pm
Any one out there that knows how to recharge a kent di unit on a hi-s unit? Also is anyone using this unit and if so
pro's and con's of it?
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In a nutshell:

Take the DI cartridge apart.  Pour the resins into a plastic container (or use the container they're in).  Add enough caustic solution (either NaOH or KOH) to allow the cation resin to sink and the anion resin to float.  Remove the anion resin (usually brown) let soak in caustic solution.  Remove the cation resin (usually blue) from the bottom of the first container (or just decant all the caustic solution out).  Rinse with some water.  Then add some muratic acid (HCl) to the cation.  Let these soak for an hour or so, then rinse and put back together.  I'd keep the resins separate from then on, you won't have to separate them each time.

Try a search on google for "recharge DI resin".

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You could always buy a new DI cartridge ...

But then you would miss out on all the caustic stuff that jfinch mentioned. What fun would that be.

BTW - muratic acid is the bomb for removing hard water stains off of stainless steal props! (For you boating fans out there)
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Thank you for the info. Iwould also like to plumb this to work on demand. I will be using a 15 gallon drum for the holding container. Any info on this? Thanks again!
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After reading my last post I need to add that what I want to do is once the drum is full I would like to shut the water off to the unit.I will also use a line to a float-valve in the tank for the water level.
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reeferman, see the recent post in this forum regarding float switches... that's what you want.

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