I have it setup this way.
Inlet is coming from a container that has water to keep air moist.
outlet connects to skimmer air inlet tube.
Media is filled up with intersorb plus.
its more of a gradual increase rather than an instant. if over the course of a week you do not see improvement then i would think something may be wrong
Maybe try running the inlet from outside if possible, my inlet runs from my skimmer cup but I have a Lifereef skimmer and it's already is set up that way. I saw a increase right away on mine.
If your pH is truly that low, then your home must be full of co2 and I would not expect the media to last more than a few days or a week.
What does the pH go up to if you open all of the windows and let the wind blow through your home for a few hours and exchange 100% of the air? If not 8.2 to 8.3, then your probe is probably bad or mis calibrated.
Even in a 100% tight house with newborns where I could not open the windows at all, I ranged from 7.75 to 8.0, or so.
I connected mine last week and just seeing ph change which should be stable as I have a one2-3 week install of a CA reactor also already keeping PH in check
You wont see change for about a week. I too am using silencer but running other line out into the room