Being un-wasteful with waste water

17cuddlefish

17cuddlefish

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could it be possible using a t valve to run the waste water from my ro/di unit through the feed tube again so i have no waste water?
 
todj2002

todj2002

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killer avitar! prolly not such a killer idea on filtering the waste water. seems it would plug ur filters quickly. thats my 2 cents
 
mscarpena

mscarpena

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I am not positive, but I am going to say no. You want the contaminates to not be put back into your RO unit. You will plug yp your membrane faster.
 
camfish

camfish

Active Member
No, you shouldn't do that. I know a guy with a setup that runs his tap through a few prefilters, then an ro, the clean water goes through DI and the waste water goes through another ro. The clean water from that goes through a DI and the waste water is collected in a big holding tank and is used for showers, watering plants, etc.
 
jackri

jackri

Active Member
I wouldn't refilter it, but you could always use it for watering plants/trees etc if you're that concerned about wasting water.
 
saltygerman

saltygerman

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I also remember seeing on here that someone runs their waste water line into their washing machine. I guess it would only be good for the cold water cycle?
 
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