JimT wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
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On Jul 8, 12:46 pm, "JimT" wrote:
Steve B wrote:
I want to put an under the sink water filtration system in. I know
there are reverse osmosis units, and all types of filtration
systems. What is typical and necessary to get good tasting water,
not particularly to trap particulates.
Can one get an RO system themselves and install it, or is this a
captive market where you have to buy from the major companies and
pay big bucks?
Is an RO system overkill, or could one achieve the same results
with a couple of filters in series?
TIA
Steve
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I have an RO system under my sink. We have it for our salt water
aquarium and for drinking water.http://tinyurl.com/2cc5eon
Water taste great and the system is simple to install as long as you
have a
hole cut your sink for the faucet.
Filters are a bit costly and have to be changed every 6 months and
the RO filter is about $100 on it's own and should be switched out
12 to 18 months.
Depends on the water and the amount of use. We use our a lot and
change the
RO filter every 12 months.
Overkill? Maybe. You could look at single stage filters. I've seen
those run
for about $80.
I don't think either would qualify as big bucks. FWIW I'm very
pleased with
the Watts Premium filter system and we have a water softener prior
to the filter. The RO filter system gets that crappy soft water
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Do you really waste 4 gallons for every one used as noted by
chaniarts?
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A big draw back to RO. I'm not sure but, I think it's part of the
bargain regardless of what RO system you use. The amount of water
used for drinking is small compaired to the amount used for a
household in total.
We would have to go to the pet store weekly for our salt water
aquarium and buy 10 gal of RO/DI water and that would run about $10
not counting the trip and taxes. That's why we have it.
do you have water stores/kiosks? i use ro/di water in my reef tank. it cost
me $.25/gallon. i use about $50/year in water, so it's cheaper for me to do
that rather than get my own ro/di.