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08/10/2017, 07:36 AM | #1752 | |
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the Auto shut off on the whole system will only work once all the tanks are full.. When it works.
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08/10/2017, 11:41 PM | #1756 | |
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Our 150 is auto , the two values on the left is so that I can also make five gl for our bio cube water change and a value for RODI top off for the bio cube, two values mix , two values take out % off water change from the 150 and two values put it back in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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08/13/2017, 02:19 PM | #1757 |
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Has anyone ever tried to cycle the waste water back through the ro/di system a second time to avoid having so much excess water? Maybe by using a booster pump connected to a drain or something? I like the idea of making and mixing my own water but the amount of wastewater that gets produced is problematic, I just don't want to store that much water waiting to water plants and whatnot so it doesn't just go down a drain. Am I being unrealistic with this idea or has someone actually done it. I searched but didn't see a thread.
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08/13/2017, 03:59 PM | #1758 |
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It is usually done with dual membranes.
Think about a 2/1 water ratio instead of 4/1. This is done by a kit sold by Spectrapure & most likely others here on RC.
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08/14/2017, 05:22 PM | #1759 | |
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08/15/2017, 03:34 PM | #1761 | |
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08/15/2017, 10:39 PM | #1762 |
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There are units out there that are made to have zero waste water. The problem tho is that they're very expensive. I'm sure you could try to achieve what you're describing and sounds like it would work in theory, but you would have to replenish your input water as it would become your product water.
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The TDS of the waste water will be higher than the tap water. The TDS of your product water will be higher when you add a second membrane to use the waste water from the first.
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08/22/2017, 03:07 PM | #1764 |
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Welcome to the real world, TheWB!
How many gallons of water you think is needed to wash a single blue jeans pants?? And for each nut you consume? How many gallons of water does that requires (per nut)? How about a pound of beef? It's unbelievable how much water is "wasted" in small daily things we can't imagine. I do have an spectrapure, but didn't get the second membrane, but I also think it's a bad idea to run to the drain that water, so in the summer, I let my waste water to flow over my grass... Winter is more complicate here in Colorado, but I'll think on something. Also, you'll reduce your filter's life on passing again and again a high TDS water into your system. Oh, and of course, for a double membrane systems, you'll have to have more than 85 / 90 psi in your line, otherwise ot will not work well. - BarIzoN - Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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FYI ruralking has 12% rebate sitewide right now for laborday weekend. Free shipping + 12% rebate on tanks isnt a bad deal.
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09/05/2017, 07:27 PM | #1767 |
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What's the point of the valve above the pump in the line going from the pump to the top of the SW container? Is this to control flow rate?
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09/14/2017, 05:23 PM | #1768 | |
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Just finished setting mine up this weekend. I am using gravity to feed the RODI into the Salt Water container below. I then have the APEX DOS running my AWC. |
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Is the ball valve that some of y'all use on your outlet end of a pump just for flow control?
I"m referring to the double water tank set ups with the pump usually in between the water tanks. |
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Scratch the last couple of posts.
This is what I've done so far. Everything is dry fitted at this point. Will this set up work? I added the tee and spout last minute so I can pump to the sump for water changes. Originally I was just going to gravity flow, but assuming the tee/spout works, do I even need the ball valves on each end at the bottom? Maybe just the right side for rodi water? Salt water in the left and rodi water will be in on the right tank. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
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11/20/2017, 09:53 AM | #1775 |
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Well your end ball valves will let you drain the tanks to somewhere.
I rigged a bottom mix line on my salt tank as well to stir up salt. You may want an easy way to get RO out for mixing additives etc. I use a siphon hose but a small faucet would have been cleaner. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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