Resin Expansion

Waterfed Poles
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Just thought this was interesting, DI resin expands over time:

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I have never see that before. I find it seems to settle down a bit from where I filled it the time before. I pack as much as I can into my halfcubes, and always seem to have a little resin left over in the bag. When I open it up to change it out, there’s more space at the top.

I’m in a pretty soft water area, with minimal chlorination, though.

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And if you have used resin - it’s legitimate to throw it into the recycling bin.

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I’ve been going with a 3/4 fill, you get better results topping the tank off? :thinking: @Infinity

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I figure the more that’s in there, the longer before I need to change it out :joy:

Plus, I don’t like the idea of a quarter (or 1/8?) cube of virgin resin just sitting around :man_shrugging:

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I was using a mixed rain for a bit and it expanded like crazy. I packed this last canister with Virgin resin and it seems to be turning bad a bit faster…

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Just wanted to add, I do believe that having the vessel packed really tightly helps prevent channeling in the resin.

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This same thing happened in my Xero machine. The white tube that holds the resin split right down the middle