RO System

[Real78]

I am looking into buying a RO System for home and wanted to know what people recommend?

 

[Ranek Icewalker]

This one is pretty inexpensive compared to others i have seen, and seems pretty popular, i havent used it myself so i cant vouch for it.
xxx.growannex.com/water-filtration/2421-stealth-ro100.html

I just have the Culligan RO system in my kitchen, i use that water and it works great for me.

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

Are you wanting to get an RO because of high PPMs in your tap water?

 

[Real78]

@THG: Yes, my ppms are high and I was buying water from a local store for a while then their ppms started getting in the upper 100ppms. I will use this as drinking water as well because I drink a lot of water do to working out. The city water is 250-300ppms and that is why I need an RO system.

@Big O: What kind did you buy from ebay? There is a grow shop in my town but I am not able to go there because the cops target anyone that goes in which is bull. I already had them grab my trash a few time just for visiting the store, I am not worried because I am not doing anything but it also makes me mad because the're wasting time on me and they could be doing something better. Like busting a killer or something worst other then waste my tax money.

 

[benamucc]

check out hydro logic. i live in the mountains, and have a well. the water is really hard.

the hydro logics have a little adapter fitting to change from 3:1 waste (for really bad water) to 2:1 waste (for normal every day bad water).

filters are cheap, and the setup is a breeze if you're slightly handy. definately get a pressurized storage tank. i get about 1.5 gal from a 2 gal tank before i have to wait for it to refill, or just let the faucet trickle out.

best of luck

 

[The Hemp Goddess]

ROs have their limitations. As mentioned earlier, they make water fairly slowly. You will have a small pressure tank with the system that will generally hold a couple of gallons. After that is depleted, it takes several more hours to make a few more gallons. An RO also wastes a large amount of water. It bypasses up to 5 gallons of tap water to make up 1 gal of RO water. How much water is bypassed depends on how bad your water is. Filter costs are also a concern.

I would not buy a unit from a hydro place. You can get a lot better buy on E-bay.

 

[Real78]

Ebay:Here are two I am looking at the counter top would work great when I don't need to use it.
hxxp://cgi.ebay.com/PREMIER-TRIPLE-WATER-FILTRATION-SYSTEM-COUNTER-TOP-/280472413326?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US&hash=item414d75648e

hxxp://cgi.ebay.com/Premium-6-Stage-Reverse-Osmosis-Water-Filter-System-RO-/380305508657?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588bf98931

 

[PencilHead]

Read the specs carefully. I checked out the ones HD and Lowe's have. The quick glance "features" tells you it delivers like 1-point-something gallons per hour. The real specs limit long term to like 4 or 5 gallons per day. The one you're looking at may be a better system than the big boxesters.

I still go to the local grocery store and fill 5 gallon containers for $1.75/5gallons from their top-notch RO machine--five gallons of 6.5pH water in 2 minutes.

Personal experience: my life got infinitely easier when I went from adjusted tap water to consistent RO.

 

[NorCalHal]

Hydro Logic. Never look back.

 

[PUFF MONKEY]

agreed ..my HL stealth 200 rocks and has the 2:1 adapter fitted...ppm's are usually between 0 and 3..

 

[pcduck]

This is where and what I use:

hXXp://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/75-gpd-ro-di-5-stage-plus-system.html

They also have cheaper models and more expensive ones too.

Do not forget to change the XX to tt


:bong:

 

[Real78]

@PCDuck how much do you spend on filters per year? I think I may get that set up this week.

 

[trillions of atoms]

I picked up a hydro logic stealth 200 over the weekend. It can make over 100 gal a day and is well worth the extra money than a cheap system!!!

 

[Dr. Manny Bowles]

I'm with PCDuck, I got the 5-stage from bulkreefsupply.com and couldn't be happier. I later added a second membrane to up the output and cut down on the waste, it kicks out around 6 gallons an hour of 0ppm water. I've had it for 3 or 4 months and use around 30-40 gallons a week I would say, and the tds meter on it is still reading 0ppm so the filters are still good. A replacement pack of filters with the DI resin is $32, pretty cheap.

 

[pcduck]

@PCDuck how much do you spend on filters per year? I think I may get that set up this week.

When I need to change filters I think they are $32 for all the filters plus DI resin.

 

[trillions of atoms]

Look into replacement filters for the stealth RO...look at the life of the filters and go with the info!!!

 

[Growdude]

Your water pressure has all to do with your RO output no matter what system you get.

I just fill a 20 gallon tote with water from a 4 stage countertop model, it was $69.00, has worked for years with only one time ever changing the membrain.

 

[biggerbuds]

if you have a pet shop around near you,ill go with a d&d solution reverse osmosis unit,they are great and its dead easy to get spare parts for it,i have one and the membrain has lasted me for over 2 years already,proberly because it has a membrain flushing tap on it.

if you have low water pressure then install an RO booster pump and that will boost your water pressure up to 8-9 bar saving time on filtering water and cutting down on water waste
.

 

[Melvan]

Why not just put a Brita filter on your tap? I would think that would get your ppms down, if it's still to high, get a Brita pitcher and run it through there too. Much cheaper than an RO system, and the filtering is done lickety split.

 

[biggerbuds]

if you are trying to filter alot of water then i dont think a brita filter is going to cut it,you would be going through them like nothing and that would end up costing more money then just buying an ROunit