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DocWater
 
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Default RO recommendations

An RO is a good idea no matter what your situation is as they remove
nearly everything from your drinking water. Keep in mind that they
tend to make water acidic and this can have negative effects on metal
pipes. Use plastic lines.

The first thing you need to do is decide on how many gallons of water
per day that you will require for these 14 locations. Add it all up
and if it is over 50 gallons per day, you should probably consider a
REO Pure brand RO. They make systems that provide from 75 to 850
gallons per day. You will need to supply your own storage tank though.

If you're under 50 gallons per day, just get one of the new generic
TFC ROs out there. I've seen them for as little as $170.

Check out http://www.watervalue.com/ro.html. You can get a quote from
them on a high capacity REO Pure.

DocWater

I have a drilled well that I draw water from. Testing by the state and
FHA/VA blessed labs show no pathogenic bacteria but I still installed a
UV sterilizer because due to physical considerations my well (although
legal) is closer to septic systems than I'd like. I'd like to install a
single RO filter for odor and salt removal. This RO filter's output
would then supply bathrooms (5 sinks), drinking water faucet only at 3
kitchen sinks, theater sink (1), bar sinks (2), and icemakers (3). I
don't want 14 point of use filters. Plumbing to these locations is not
a problem.

The remainder of the house (higher consumption loads) would not have RO
filtered water.

I have a room in which my pressure tanks, water softener, pH adjuster,
UV sterilizer, water heater and furnace are installed. I'd like to
install this RO filter in the same room to facilitate maintenance.

Any suggestions as to which brands to consider?

Thanks,
Boden