we thought we would expand the reefers knowledge of what to look for in future when purchasing a r.o.unit as there has been alot of fowl play in the trade.
well we all know that the best reverse osmosis membranes on the planet are filmtec!
and it was inevitable that people would try to copy them.
the truth is many have and all failed.
there are a few other brands that have a good reputation but none as strong as filmtec for its economical, robust, efficiant performance with maximum results.
so then came along those who realised they could rob the end user ands make a quick buck by simply pulling off the sticker on the film casing of any budget membrane and replace it with a filmtec membrane sticker that could be made at any digital printer.
i heard this story from the filmtec agent about a year ago but never thought anything of it as this was all occuring overseas......well that is until 4 months ago
when we noticed some of our clients telling us they had been offered some r.o.units with filmtec membranes for ridiculous prices.
i called the filmtec agent who confirmed it was possible that a few water purification importers had bought these membranes (some knowing and others without knowing) and have pushed them through in there machines.
we began to investigate and boy did we find a rat.
it became so bad that we had people sending there units (which were not even ours....to us for inspection and repair) costing them even more money.
anyway filmtec have since begun to take care of the matter and therefore you will notice that from now on there membranes look like picture no.2
they have changed there label and added hologram writing and logos, aswell as encrypted codes with batch numbers etc etc aswell as standard bar codes.
further more if you read the label, you can see a formal warning to those trying to copy the label.
so make sure when purchasing you get membranes that look like picture 2 ond not like picture 1
so bottom line ......if you in the market for a r.o.unit and you think you getting a good deal.......ensure the following.
1) your supplier issues you with a membrane that looks like picture no.2
2) ask the supplier for his certificate of approval from filmtec as proof that they are certified filmtec dealers and thus the membranes are authentic as seen in picture no 3
3) if supplier issues with a membrane that looks like no 1 ask for a dealer certificate, if they cant issue you with one.....simply walk away
i feel like isabel jones here.......lol....well at least you guys , the end user have learned something new today and have the power to stop some con artist from stealing your money and potentialy harming your marine eco-system.....
cool
picture 1 - old membrane
picture 2 - new membrane
picture 3 - certificate of approval
well we all know that the best reverse osmosis membranes on the planet are filmtec!
and it was inevitable that people would try to copy them.
the truth is many have and all failed.
there are a few other brands that have a good reputation but none as strong as filmtec for its economical, robust, efficiant performance with maximum results.
so then came along those who realised they could rob the end user ands make a quick buck by simply pulling off the sticker on the film casing of any budget membrane and replace it with a filmtec membrane sticker that could be made at any digital printer.
i heard this story from the filmtec agent about a year ago but never thought anything of it as this was all occuring overseas......well that is until 4 months ago
when we noticed some of our clients telling us they had been offered some r.o.units with filmtec membranes for ridiculous prices.
i called the filmtec agent who confirmed it was possible that a few water purification importers had bought these membranes (some knowing and others without knowing) and have pushed them through in there machines.
we began to investigate and boy did we find a rat.
it became so bad that we had people sending there units (which were not even ours....to us for inspection and repair) costing them even more money.
anyway filmtec have since begun to take care of the matter and therefore you will notice that from now on there membranes look like picture no.2
they have changed there label and added hologram writing and logos, aswell as encrypted codes with batch numbers etc etc aswell as standard bar codes.
further more if you read the label, you can see a formal warning to those trying to copy the label.
so make sure when purchasing you get membranes that look like picture 2 ond not like picture 1
so bottom line ......if you in the market for a r.o.unit and you think you getting a good deal.......ensure the following.
1) your supplier issues you with a membrane that looks like picture no.2
2) ask the supplier for his certificate of approval from filmtec as proof that they are certified filmtec dealers and thus the membranes are authentic as seen in picture no 3
3) if supplier issues with a membrane that looks like no 1 ask for a dealer certificate, if they cant issue you with one.....simply walk away
i feel like isabel jones here.......lol....well at least you guys , the end user have learned something new today and have the power to stop some con artist from stealing your money and potentialy harming your marine eco-system.....
cool
picture 1 - old membrane
picture 2 - new membrane
picture 3 - certificate of approval
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