Question about Maxima RO system

yammer

Member
I have just purchased the 24GPD Maxima RO/DI system from Kent Marine. I am currently in the process of trying to get my 100gal setup as automated as possible. Later this year I will be out of town for several weeks at a time over a period of six months or so and am trying to make the process as easy as possible for my wife ;) .
Anyway, I am planning on talking to a plumber about setting up the Maxima in a closet behind the tank using the float valve/solenoid kit the Kent makes for the device to work as an automatic leveling system. Behind the back wall of the closet is some easy access to a water line for the input water. The problem would be the drain line. We don't have basements here in California so it would only be luck if a drain line passed behind in this closet area.
My question is: how much pressure is there on the waste water output from the device? The documentation that came with it didn't really tell and I haven't gotten through to Kent Marine yet. Those of you who have this: is there enough pressure on this output line to perhaps extend it and run it through some walls to get to where I know there is a drain? Likewise, how much pressure is there on the output water side? Any feedback would help me when I talk with our plumber.
Thanks.
 

maryc137

Member
Just installed an RO unit last week. It's a kenmore brand from Sears. The waste line has no pressure. It's just kind of a steady trickle. The spigot puts out a lot of pressure if we have the storage tank full. After the tank is full, it too is just a steady trickle.
 

wamp

Active Member
That would be fine as long as the output is below the RO unit.. you do not want the drain to go above the unit..
P.S. I installed the kent flush unit on my RO.. It was easy and I hope it does what it says..
 
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