Got RO Unit finally!

[Nano]

so as many of you may recall back a few months ago, I had a crash due to Kent Carbon, and they ended up sending me a few goodies, well as it may turn out some of the stuff sent, came in damaged or just didnt work, SO I contacted them and they allowed me to ship back the damaged goods, at my expense (about $40) and they would help me to insure the new items sent would be in working order. So this time I got a 50gpd RO unit by coralife and a few of each replacement cartridge. It should be here tomorrow or monday, and has a faucet attachment which is perfect for me cause I cant really tap into the plumbing in our apartment.

It will go under the kitchen sink for now, and will be mounted there. Now I have no previous experience with ro or ro/di except for the ro from the store lol...

I remember reading my water report a while back and asking on here if I needed the full RO/DI system and was told it was necessary as my water was treated with either chlorine or chloramine, any way I cant remember which it was, but was told the DI wasn't needed for this step by a few people.

So a few questions

50gpd, does this mean it takes 24 hours to produce 50g?

Anything I should know before putting the water in the tank? I mean I hear to "waste" the first 20-50g's?

does anyone know if its possible to eventually tap into it and add DI if need be in the future?

Is ro from an aquarium RO system safe for consumption? I hear mixed results? I hear DI isn't safe to drink?

any other tips are appreciated

So stoaked I wont have to lug around jugs to and from the store anymore!

[sphelps]

50gpd = 50 gallons in 24 hours, but that's ideal, most of the time it's lower.

You can run it for a bit but 20-50 gallons of waste seems a bit much, as soon as you get a TDS reading you're happy with you're good to go.

You can add DI anytime

Yes safe to drink, both RO and DI, DI will may taste funny but it's not harmful. I drink RO/DI water.

Get an inline TDS meter, it will tell you when to change pre-filters. An auto flush is also nice or remember to flush the membrane often.

[Nano]

thanks shelps wouldn't by any chance know what a tds meter is worth?

NVM found them online

ahh google

[sphelps]

inline ones that measure TDS in and out of the filter usually run for around $40, most LFS sell them as well.

http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s...t_ID=ro-aftdsi

[gregzz4]

I've read page 6, 7 and 8 from this WHO Report and due to this, I will not drink DI water

[FishyFishy!]

What happened with the Kent Carbon? You're scaring me! I use kent carbon lol

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I've read page 6, 7 and 8 from this WHO Report and due to this, I will not drink DI water

Yup. RO/DI is not good for our bodies at all. Neither is distilled water (unless it is re-mineralized).

We drink tap water.

[kdpuffer]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

What happened with the Kent Carbon? You're scaring me! I use kent carbon lol

Kent carbon has had a known issue, I believe it was releasing everything back into the water column. If you use it I would highly consider switching brands. Alot of LFS refuse to carry sell or even look at it.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by kdpuffer

Kent carbon has had a known issue, I believe it was releasing everything back into the water column. If you use it I would highly consider switching brands. Alot of LFS refuse to carry sell or even look at it.

yup high copper content and arsenic in some batches

[kdpuffer]

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

still make sure you have something to switch it off, I flooded my kitchen many times making 5 gls of water, even with setting the timer on the stove...mine is in the basement now, only had 1 incident since moving it down but at least it won't cause any damage now...

and thanks for the correction, that could have been an awkward vision.....

Been there too, if your doing it in the kitchen make sure you put the bucket your filling in the sink so if it overflows it goes down the drain.