"beaufortnc" wrote in news:1129679482.731542.179180
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

Hi,

We bought a 8gph watermaker in the Spring and got quite a deal,
remanufactured by a highly reputable company.

I'm now close to installing, and in my research, I've read several
places that the pickling process is only good for 3 months or so.

This was never relayed to me, and I'll admit I wasn't experienced
enough to know better.

It's now been about 8 months and the pressure vessel's been in storage
all of that time.

Q: Am I screwed? Is the membrane ruined and if so, why?

Thanks,

Mike.

I left my boat in the Caribbean for hurricane season for the past 5 years
and pickle it for 5+ months. It's worked fine. I would prefer to re-do it
every 3 months, but that isn't an option. The real answer will be firing
it back up and seeing what kind of output you get.

-- Geoff