ro water filter
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rackyrane
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Welcome!
I am new too and can't fully answer your question, but I suggest you check out the for sell section of the message boards. I bought my RO from one of the members here and it was a great deal. It works well and I have already paid for it in savings from its use (hope that makes sense!).
I am new too and can't fully answer your question, but I suggest you check out the for sell section of the message boards. I bought my RO from one of the members here and it was a great deal. It works well and I have already paid for it in savings from its use (hope that makes sense!).
suicidepotato
Member
I have seen them at Lowes with a 3 stage filter,,,,and I have seen them on line with a 6 stage filter,,,,I THINK that the stages are the different chemical removers,,,,I would like to know for sure,,,,One that only has three is likely to only remove three things,,,,anyone know for sure what the stages mean,,,,I am looking for a RO sytem too
yerboy
Active Member
Most RO filters have 2 canisters. RO/DI will have 3 or more.
I could be wrong on this but im sure a normal 3 can ro/di will remove the same thing a 6 can ro/di will just not as much of it. With more canisters i think your only real benefit is that you don't have to replace your filters as often.
Im sure someone on here can correct me if im wrong and provide you better information.
I could be wrong on this but im sure a normal 3 can ro/di will remove the same thing a 6 can ro/di will just not as much of it. With more canisters i think your only real benefit is that you don't have to replace your filters as often.
Im sure someone on here can correct me if im wrong and provide you better information.
dmjordan
Active Member
the 5 stage goes threw sediment filter, a 10 micron filter, a 5 micron filter, a color change di cartridge and a membrane. the 6 stage is usually just a second membrane ( for higher gpd units) all units should have the same recommended amount of time to change filters. the more filters the water goes threw the more stuff it is going to remove
ugluk
Member
Hate to hijack a thread but I've been looking into getting an R/O right now and need some info. I live in an apartment so can not put one in the basement or anything like that. How big are the units? Is this something I can fit underneath my kitchen or bathroom sink? I guess I will run over to Lowes later to check one out.
tthemadd1
Active Member
Somthing to consider with these units is the low volume per minute that you will have on hand. I bought a decent filter and put it under my sink, tapped into the cold water feed and returned unfiltered water by tapping the sink drain.
My goal was to have the soft line split, with one end going straight into my fuge and the other to fill buckets. Here is the problem.
I would have to let a 5 gal bucket sit for an hour or so to get enough water then dump it into the tank. I had this setup in my apt for a while until I forgot to shut off the valve and left the house for a few hours. Needless to say my downstairs neighbor was quite pissed when his ceiling fan was spraying Clean water all over his apartment.
So I installed a 10 gallon pressure tank under my sink as well. The R/O unit will fill the tank and then I can draw the new R/O water into a 5 gallon bucket in a few minutes.
You need to take into consideration that the tank you buy to use with your unit will only give 70% of the listed tank size on the label. This is because a pressure tank uses a bladder and the the compressed air on the opposite side of the bladder takes up space. So if you buy a 5 gallon tank there is only going to be 3.5 gallons of cleaned water.
Good Luck
My goal was to have the soft line split, with one end going straight into my fuge and the other to fill buckets. Here is the problem.
I would have to let a 5 gal bucket sit for an hour or so to get enough water then dump it into the tank. I had this setup in my apt for a while until I forgot to shut off the valve and left the house for a few hours. Needless to say my downstairs neighbor was quite pissed when his ceiling fan was spraying Clean water all over his apartment.
So I installed a 10 gallon pressure tank under my sink as well. The R/O unit will fill the tank and then I can draw the new R/O water into a 5 gallon bucket in a few minutes.
You need to take into consideration that the tank you buy to use with your unit will only give 70% of the listed tank size on the label. This is because a pressure tank uses a bladder and the the compressed air on the opposite side of the bladder takes up space. So if you buy a 5 gallon tank there is only going to be 3.5 gallons of cleaned water.
Good Luck