ro systems

maddog0118

maddog0118

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went to local belive it or not a water store to see about a ro system...
it was a 5 stage system with univeral filter 10-15 gpd...they wanted about 950-1100 installed...supposed from the guy 120 was for installation...what is the difference than the 5 stage system online that i see for 250 bucks,,,,
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Originally Posted by maddog0118
http:///forum/post/2517836
went to local belive it or not a water store to see about a ro system...
it was a 5 stage system with univeral filter 10-15 gpd...they wanted about 950-1100 installed...supposed from the guy 120 was for installation...what is the difference than the 5 stage system online that i see for 250 bucks,,,,
Without knowing more specifics about each system you are referring too, there is little help anyone can give you.
There is no magic in RO/DI systems some are slightly better than others when looking at the pumps and internals. Then the customer care given for the specific brands. But then its up to the filters and from what I have been told there are only a couple of different companies that make the filters for RO/DI systems and they supply all the companys that sell them.
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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Originally Posted by maddog0118
http:///forum/post/2517880
the name of the store was waterworks....it had no name on it but thier sticker...it had a uv thing on it....
Sounds suspicious to me. I highly doubt there is any RO/DI unit out there worth half that for only 10 to 15 GPD output.
 
readster

readster

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mine is called the typhoon, from a company called air, water, and ice, it is awsome, very high quality, 75 gpd, and i think i paid 199, you can't go wrong.
 
sk8shorty01

sk8shorty01

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I have an RO/DI 5 stage 75 gpd that I got from "guys that deal with filters" and I paid like 150 or so. I get 0 TDS out of the unit and I doubt you can go into the negative numbers when it comes to TDS (LOL) so I would assume that it works just as well. Sure, it might only last 10 years rather than 20, and I might not have anyone to install it, but its not worth that much money in my opinion. I installed the RO/DI in about 15 minutes without directions and without ever seeing one before mine came in the box. Its really easy so I doubt you will need anyone to install it for you.
 
chuckcac

chuckcac

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Originally Posted by readster
http:///forum/post/2517903
mine is called the typhoon, from a company called air, water, and ice, it is awsome, very high quality, 75 gpd, and i think i paid 199, you can't go wrong.
i have the same one... works great
back when i bought it it came with a free TDS meter
 
nigerbang

nigerbang

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Originally Posted by chuckcac
http:///forum/post/2518040
i have the same one... works great
back when i bought it it came with a free TDS meter

Most home RO units are not going to purify to the level that a Reefkeeper RO will, RO/DI water is pretty bad tasting..
 
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