RO/DI help (not sure how to work it) from AIR, WATER, ICE

[tannersmith200]

hey guys
I just got my RODI system from air, water, ice.com. It is a typhoon III reef ready filter.
it's my first RODI system. I have been used to well water at my house it it has worked just fine but I wanted to have better water for my system. it came with information about the system but never really tells/shows me how to install/work it. can anyone give me some advice about how to work them and what I need to get them working?
thanks for the help guys

 

[scsinet]

AWI usually labels each hose coming out of the unit... you should have 3 connections, supply, product, and waste. The supply line will be going to one of the filter canisters. The waste will probably be a little valve thingy with a black handle. The product water will also be coming from one of the canisters.
How do you plan to connect this unit up? Are you planning on using a sink, a hose spigot, saddle valve??? What connection option did you order?
Second, what are you planning on doing with the water? Are you going to hook a float valve right up to your sump (bad idea) or are you using a storage reservoir (good idea)?

 

[gill again68]

Originally Posted by SCSInet
http:///forum/post/3186656
AWI usually labels each hose coming out of the unit... you should have 3 connections, supply, product, and waste. The supply line will be going to one of the filter canisters. The waste will probably be a little valve thingy with a black handle. The product water will also be coming from one of the canisters.
How do you plan to connect this unit up? Are you planning on using a sink, a hose spigot, saddle valve??? What connection option did you order?
Second, what are you planning on doing with the water? Are you going to hook a float valve right up to your sump (bad idea) or are you using a storage reservoir (good idea)?
+1
I have the same system. I hooked mine up in the laundry room and use storage devices. Either way you will have a waste side to your system that will need a drain or way to dispose of the "bad" water. Some people keep this water for other uses such as gardens, laundry, wash a car.....
Anyway, its not as complicated as it looks out of the box. As mentioned it really depends on which hook up you do. For mine its simple. There is a brass fitting that fits around a copper line. That will be a water supply line you choose. I chose my supply line to my washing machine. There is also a drain line there for the washer so that was good for the drain need. That line goes to the side labeled "your water in". The waste water line is labeled "to drain". There should be a 3rd line that has labels that say "connect A-A" and that connects to the unit to the "product pure out" which also has on the other side of it "connect A-A".
Thats it. If you need more help Ill get a picture of the hook up as my sheet rock is still not up from some repairs I did while I was installing this. You wont have to tear out sheet rock for this but if you choose to you can.

 

[tannersmith200]

thank you all very much for the advice.
i am not going to use it for a sump. it is going to be used as a reservoir for evaporation and water changes.
A picture of you RODI hooked up would be very helpful
thanks

 

[tannersmith200]

Originally Posted by Gill again68
http:///forum/post/3186678
+1
I have the same system. I hooked mine up in the laundry room and use storage devices. Either way you will have a waste side to your system that will need a drain or way to dispose of the "bad" water. Some people keep this water for other uses such as gardens, laundry, wash a car.....
Anyway, its not as complicated as it looks out of the box. As mentioned it really depends on which hook up you do. For mine its simple. There is a brass fitting that fits around a copper line. That will be a water supply line you choose. I chose my supply line to my washing machine. There is also a drain line there for the washer so that was good for the drain need. That line goes to the side labeled "your water in". The waste water line is labeled "to drain". There should be a 3rd line that has labels that say "connect A-A" and that connects to the unit to the "product pure out" which also has on the other side of it "connect A-A".
Thats it. If you need more help Ill get a picture of the hook up as my sheet rock is still not up from some repairs I did while I was installing this. You wont have to tear out sheet rock for this but if you choose to you can.
A picture of you RODI hooked up would be very helpful
thanks

 

[scsinet]

Where are you planning to locate the unit? Is there a cold water line and a drain line nearby?
Did you purchase a float valve?
I'd post pics but I heavily modified the plumbing in mine to accomodate a special setup I have, and all my hoses are bundled and wrapped so it won't do much good.

 

[gill again68]

Ok the first picture is the brass clamp I told you that would hook up to a water source. In this case this is my supply line to my washing machine.

This picture is the other end of the water source hose hooking into the "your water in" this is located on the right side of the unit looking at it from the front.

This picture is of the "to drain" and it, yup you guessed it, goes to the drain. Its located on the top side of the unit.

Here is how I ran it into my washer drain. You can see it is the small white hose.
This picture is the final output or the "connect A-A" to "connect A-A".

The final end of that hose will go through the fitting and hook up to the float valve. You will probably be able to figure that out but if a picture will help then no problem.
Have fun.

 

[tannersmith200]

Originally Posted by Gill again68
http:///forum/post/3186796
Ok the first picture is the brass clamp I told you that would hook up to a water source. In this case this is my supply line to my washing machine.

This picture is the other end of the water source hose hooking into the "your water in" this is located on the right side of the unit looking at it from the front.

This picture is of the "to drain" and it, yup you guessed it, goes to the drain. Its located on the top side of the unit.

Here is how I ran it into my washer drain. You can see it is the small white hose.
This picture is the final output or the "connect A-A" to "connect A-A".

The final end of that hose will go through the fitting and hook up to the float valve. You will probably be able to figure that out but if a picture will help then no problem.
Have fun.
Thanks Mike
I really appreciate it!

 

[gill again68]

No problem