Hello. I've been researching RO systems for my brew water. I live in SoCal and we have chloramines so I need to filter those out but I'd like to have as few stages as possible.
Most 3 stage systems look like this and come with a standard 10" carbon block filter.
Sediment > Carbon Block > RO...
These heater elements were brand new. I soaked them in water for a couple days to do the initial leak test for my heat sticks. I noticed the water became cloudy then I pulled them out and they had all kinds of black specs on them. On closer inspection it appears the coating is coming off. Are...