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Old 10-28-2003, 04:18 AM
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Can anyone tell me what to look for, which is a better brand.
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Old 10-28-2003, 05:06 AM
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Are you wondering about RO unit's or underthe sink single chamber carbon type units?
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Old 10-28-2003, 04:08 PM
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RO units, I have a under sink filter that I have been using for tank water that has a Charcoal cartridge and a Micron(25). I am having green water problems in my tank that I think may be a result of the tap water. The water did turn cloudy shortly after a 10% water change. I did another water change with RO/DI water that I bought last night. Hard to say if it has helped any yet. I go throught 3 18L water jugs that I fill at Safeway every week and a half that the Dogs and Cat drink so it would pay for its self in the long run.
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Old 10-28-2003, 04:26 PM
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I bought my RO/DI from Aquasafe Canada on Ebay.. Works great.. the support is wonderful.. Here is a link to their ebay store

http://www.stores.ebay.com/id=70548722&ssPageName=L2
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Well I got my RO/DI unit from J/l

It's a Kent maxxima 60gpd RO/DI unit. I got the ro/di unit for the purest water possible. I use this unit for drinking water as well by just Ting off the water before it goes into the DI cartridge.

I know there are many diffrent brands out there and I'm sure you can't go wrong with any of them. I am happy with my kent unit.

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Thanks for the info, would I need to add any elements to the water or does the Salt take care of that? Thanks again.

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Salt takes care of that. If your using the water for drinking you would want to get it before the DI cartridge. I have heard that drinking
DI water is not good for you and Yes I have tried it and it doesn't taste too good either
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Thanks Jonathan, I may try the Aguasafe, seems to be a good price and Canadian.
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I dont understand what is wrong with DI water for personal consumption?
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I dont understand what is wrong with DI water for personal consumption?
absolutly nothing.

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