RO water, filtration units etc

[badmofo529]

I bought one of these 8 months ago. Still working well. Have it connected to a float valve.View attachment 7614

I've been thinking about picking one of those up. There only $60 USD down here

 

[Heisen]

Hi
I had a killer RO machine at my old address. My new address does not.

For now i will fill 5 gallon bottles at the water store but i want to filter the water here too. I would really like to filter all of the water with a giant dechlorinater. They hook up to your water after the softener (main to softener to filter to house water).

So all house water would be declorinated. But is that enough for using the water in hydro? I use autopots but they are the same general idea. And I will be making a planter or two that use water.

Our water is hard...really hard. TDS of tap water is 800 so i think a complete RO is the only way to go. and that house filter wont do shit but I am not sure

They make ro systems just to remove the chlorine with the carbon and sediment side.

 

[Coffeeholic]

I've been thinking about picking one of those up. There only $60 USD down here

For that price. Can't complain.

 

[SCJedi]

I bought a Hydrologic Big Boy like this: https://www.hydrologicsystems.com/products/big-boy and it runs from my spigot to a small boy RO like this: https://www.hydrologicsystems.com/collections/de-clorinators/products/small-boy and I have added the Stealth RO150 accessory and that to a float switch on A 55 g drum. Https://www.hydrologicsystems.com/products/upgrade-kit-to-convert-small-boy-to-stealth-ro150

Typically filters involved with a softener will use DE or greensand. Be knowledgeable about your filters if greensand is in use. It'll slowly release potassium, iron, magnesium, etc into your water source.

 

[Turpman]

No i don't think i made that very clear on that post. I tell you something that surprised me. My tap water in my current location is about 90 ppm . After i hooked up the charcoal and sediment filter( not RO) my readings were the same if not a couple of ppm's higher. After further investigation apparently this is normal. Does not make sense to me.

Particulate filters don't remove desolved solids. Probly mostly sodium PPMs in your water.

 

[TerpyTyrone]

Another big concern with the RO unit's is filter availability and price of filters seems to vary a lot between makers.

Ya bought one last year under sink model and they are out of business.
I did a h202 injection. No aeration tank in the basement.

 

[Capt C]

Particulate filters don't remove desolved solids. Probly mostly sodium PPMs in your water.

That is what i was figuring as well.