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    Default Does beech sap foul membranes permanently

    On the Facebook black walnut page, a fellow fairly new to RO said beech sap clogged the membranes so badly they had to be discarded. Quote from post:

    "I was also experimenting with beech this year (10 trees under vacuum collection) because I've got TONS of beeches, so I bought an RO right off the bat. Which is good because my beech sap was a disappointing 0.2. Also if you think BW pectin is a pain, it can't touch beech. The RO handled the BW sap no problem, but the beech sap actually killed the membranes (expensive mistake). "

    The manufacturer graciously went "halvsies" on replacement membranes.

    This is especially surprising considering the low (0.2%) concentration. I RO'd bw first time this year with no issues. Anybody else ever see beech do this?

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