Storing membrane in off season?

[mrnorthshore]

I am looking at buying a storage housing from D&G and was wanting to see how many people use storage housings verse just storing in the RO? Is there any benefit either way? My RO is in a heated room all year long. Thanks

[maple flats]

I made 2 housings (my membranes are 4" x 40", so 4" PVC worked well, cap on one end, plug on the other, and I stored the new membranes in there from when I purchased the RO, but then after my first season I decided to just leave them in the RO. My RO room is also heated all year. Super insulated , 3x 100 watt light bulbs on a low range line volt thermostat. If the power goes out, I even have back up via my solar and battery bank with an inverter.

[wiam]

My understanding is storage solution works by excluding oxygen to prevent bacteria growth. So this is why mine go into airtight containers.