Best RO/DI for someone renting a very old house

[mxmarks]

I'm renting a house right now, and it's real old. I know nothing of plumbing, so I've been looking around for an RO/DI unit that's very easy to hook up. The weird thing is, the faucets are so old there isn't even a spot to screw anything on to the end of them (which I found out AFTER I brought the hose in the house to fill the tank. 2 hours, 4 buckets, 3 people and a great assembly line system later, and it was filled!).

Does anyone have any suggestions for a good RO/DI unit for someone in my situation? Especially since if I DO need to go into the plumbing, when I move out I'll need to return things to the way they were...

[imcosmokramer]

Can't you get an adapter to connect to the existing fixture so that you can connect it to the ro/di? Please post pictures. Thanks.

[imcosmokramer]

I had to unscrew and remove:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j231/imcosmokramer/DSC00886.jpg



then add:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j231/imcosmokramer/DSC00885.jpg

[Myrddraal]

You can get a tap or adapter to connect to your cold water lines too.

[mwwhite]

Do you have a cold water faucet in your laundry room? You can buy a valved splitter (under$10) - one to the hose for your washer and the other to your ro/di unit. You can reclaim ro.di waste by using it for washing, too.

HTH

[Tswifty]

I just purchased one from The Filter Guys for a townhouse I rent... So I wanted to be able to instal one without damaging the plumbing, and be able to disconnect it when I move out... Check out my thread, I'll be posting pics of it and installing it tonight.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1310919

[Tswifty]

What's nice about the model I have vs. the faucet attachment, is that it is always connected under the sink, and I just switch a valve to run the water to it, then turn it off when I'm finished. No need to connect/disconnect or worry about counter space.

[mxmarks]

Tswify - looks great! Assuming hooking it up under the faucet isn't too difficult (and someone with zero plumbing experience could do it), I think you just made a sale for the fliter guys!

Another RO/DI question - all the extra things I see listed:

PRESSURE GAUGE KIT - $12
MEMBRANE FLUSH VALVE - $10
RO BYPASS VALVE - $12
DUAL TDS METER - $35
DUAL DI SYSTEM - E-MAIL FOR PRICING
AUTO SHUT-OFF - $8
100 GPD FILMTEC MEMBRANE OPTIONAL - $5

Any of those 'NEEDED'. Im on a semi-limited budget, so I'm fine with buying anything I'll NEED eventually, but I can do without some convinences for the time being. So do any of those things actually make the water quality better, or help the unit's life? Or can I just order the unit, and pick up some helpful add-ons down the road?