ro filter

[StirCrazy]

Home Depot carries 1, 2, 5 and 10 micron sediment cartrages (I even saw a .5 micron once)
if they are out Canadian tire sells them also, or as a alternative you could try a home RO dealer (they are even cheeper than aquarium store replacements) Also you can get a various micron reading for the carbon block filters also (mind you not as many as the sediment).

If you live in Victoria or some other temprate area which has a high algae content in the water (Victoria is horable) it will plug up your sediment filter fast.. as it doesent take much to plug a 1 micron filter. to solve ths go to Home depot or whare ever buy a single "standard 10" filter housing" and a 5 micron filter and plum this infront of your RO. A 5 micron size will filter the Algae with out plugging up fast and allow your 1 micron filter to last much longer.

for a example Canadian tire carries the "Extra Fine Pore Sediment Cartridge" which is a 1 micrin rating for 6.99 the next cheepest place I have found is J&L's for 8.99 (I can't remember what Home depot is but if it is the same brand as the canadian tire one then it will be just over 6.00.

The "Rainfresh Fine Pore Sediment Cartridge" is
5.19 or a two pack for 7.49.

the "Chlorine, Taste & Odour Cartridge" which is a "Solid block, activated carbon construction" and looks surprisingly like the one in my unit from Aquariums Pro, is 9.99 ir 17.99 for a twin pack, thease are about 20.00 each in a aquarium store)

So you can see yours local hardware stores have the exact same quality as the aquarium units. there is no difference at all just that a under counter unit has a post carbon filter also to ensure the water going to the storage tank is cleen.. if there is nothing in it when you put the water in, you will not grow anything.. also most home units recomend that you "sanatize" the storage containers every year and replace the carbon filters fairly often.. My parents have a "whole house" RO unit and they change there filters once a year and they have never had a problem with bacteria or anything else. I did try stealing it last time I was there but my Dad was to alert for me to get it out of the house :D

Steve

[ 27 September 2002, 16:36: Message edited by: StirCrazy ]

[stephane]

I just fond that Jason have the same bulk I have order for a very good price

They are actualy in special and will cost you less than if you orther it from Resin Depos + he
sale it in smaler quantitie than 60 pound!!

[Marianne]

Drinking Di water will have the same effect as drinking rain water.

The water is so diluted after it hits your mouth, it really doesn't matter.

What it won't have in it is dissolved rock, unuseable by the human body.

You will find it doesn't taste good, due to the way it is made. If you have kidney stones you would not want to drink anything else.

The theory is the osmonic pressure in your own cell walls will become to great, and they will burst, if you drank enough DI water to rinse your whole system clean to that point, you will have drowned, DI or Raw tap water.

Drink it, don't drink it.....the best bet is just drink RO, it is almost TDS free and it taste better!!!

Just one woman thoughts 8)

[ldzielak]

My Kent system also recomended not drinking the water after the DI filter. My best guess is the water is too pure:
I worked with a fellow who used to head the Ultrapure water plant for Intelin CA. They use Ultra pure water to stop & clean the CPU's between each etching process. If the water was not pure enough, the etching reaction to take too much of or it could leave too much debris behind. So in the end they had bad chips if the water was not pure enough. The explanation was if water is so pure, it will absorb very well any ions. Maybe something like this happens when we drink the water. Just a guess.....

Lee

[StirCrazy]

Lee most of the reason they recomend not to drink the water is for sales purposes. that way if you want drinking water you will think you have to buy another unit. the water we make on the ship is 0.065EPM (more pure than a home unit will make) and we drink that for sometime 6 months at a time. As Marianne pointer out there is nothing wrong with drinking DI, heck Bruce would be dead by now if there was

Steve

[stephane]

yes my sister smoke for 13 years and shes not dead so you could smoke
very good reasoning

Even the compagny who made the resin dont recomend to drink water from DI but maybe they just dont know wath they talk about!

[smokinreefer]

well i am not an expert on this, just like the rest of you, but here is my take on things...

i don't think drinkiing DI water will cause you any health issues.

as most have stated on this topic before, it would appear the main factors as to why you wouldnt want to drink DI is...

1) you may not be used to it, so it may not sit well with your stomach
2) it is lacking in any minerals, which ofcourse your body needs...but if you eat food this shouldnt be a problem
3) it has nothing to give it the "water" taste that we are used to drinking, so it will not taste as good
4) it is more expensive than plain RO!!

i think you will only run into issues if you drink insane amounts of DI water and do not eat a proper diet to provide the minerals and elements that your body requires...but when will that happen?!?

anyhow, if you care to share your opinions or

constructive thoughts on this, please do

[DJ88]

i think you will only run into issues if you drink insane amounts of DI water and do not eat a proper diet to provide the minerals and elements that your body requires

Ding Ding Ding Ding.. Give the man a prize..

Eat properly and you won't have a problem. That is all it comes down to. By eating a proper diet and making sure you take in the minerals and nutrients your body needs with your meals or supplements and you will be fine.

All I drink is DI. And eat properly. Been drinking it for about two years or so. Can't stand the taste of anything else. Carry two liters with me to school and a liter at most other times.

The water is so diluted after it hits your mouth, it really doesn't matter

What do you dilute water with? Water?

Sorry couldn't resist.

[Canadian]

I drank deionized water for several years without any health problems arising. Deionized water is a recognized type of bottled drinking water and is approved by the FDA. Tobacco, however, is not regulated by the FDA Stephane.

Furthermore, extensive searching on Medline did not produce a single document relating to the adverse health effects occuring from the consumption of deionized water. So if this is such a commonly recognized fact, would someone please provide me with some credible studies that support such a claim?

The only concerns I could accept would be that you'd lack the intake of various metals (such as Ca, Mg, etc), but that would be a moot point if you consumed a well balanced diet. In addition, if the effect of ion aggression of DI water water was significant enough to warrant a health concern, I assume those of us who drink DI water and have mercury fillings would be suffering from mercury poisoning huh?

P.S. According to Kent's website, they ". . . do not recommend drinking deionized water because it is so pure that it will taste 'dry'!"

[stephane]

here is a link were resin depos tell tonot drink DI water (resin depos are the one who make the DI resin in US) read the 3 last post on that page in the mean time you could read that tread there a tone of good info for that resin and how it work

http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin...e&pagenumber=6


Here is the email of the owner

mwilson@apswater.com

Mitchell Wilson
President
ResinDepot.com
7320 Valjean Ave
Van Nuys, Ca. 91406
800-460-9011Toll Free (U.S. and Canada)
818-786-0600 Local/International
818-786-2347 Fax
http://www.apswater.com
http://www.labwater.com
http://www.resindepot.com

Do your own search and call them I tink they know DI water beter than anyone on this board

but if you still want to drink DI water it is your choice and your life not mine I dont tink you will die of drinking it but maybe it just not the best ting you could do +IMO it dont teaste realy great so why take the risk

I take the cigaret comparison to show you that because people do it is very far from a good reason to confirn it is good. people do a lot of ting not good for there healt and alway tink healt problem are for other and they are bullet proof but went problem arrive it is another story

I have not make a blind statement here but I made reseach before to warn you but you are all adult and free of doing wath you want so enjoy you water I enjoy mine