New Filter technology that will change everything!!!!!

[rjengen]

Zero waste sold me...chop chop, I'm in line for one!

[sphelps]

There are zero waste RO systems out there, referred to as ZRO I believe but these are simply standard RO units with an additional system that recirculates the waste water back into the household plumbing.

I do like the idea of this system you're working on so please keep us posted.

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by sphelps

There are zero waste RO systems out there, referred to as ZRO I believe but these are simply standard RO units with an additional system that recirculates the waste water back into the household plumbing.

I do like the idea of this system you're working on so please keep us posted.

Problem with those kind of RO systems, is you have to be using water to make water.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Problem with those kind of RO systems, is you have to be using water to make water.

Isn't that the same as a regular RO system? I mean once the tank is full it won't make water until you use it. Either way it's just about having the right storage tank for you needs, not really much different than a regular system.

[banditpowdercoat]

Regular RO will make water when RO low, I mean, those ones that plumb the waste back into your house cold water line, the RO unit will only make water when something is using the water in the cold line. There needs to be somewhere for the waste water to go, and that means a household tap needs to be open.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Regular RO will make water when RO low, I mean, those ones that plumb the waste back into your house cold water line, the RO unit will only make water when something is using the water in the cold line. There needs to be somewhere for the waste water to go, and that means a household tap needs to be open.

I would assume an accumulator of some sort is used for the waste water so it can be stored when tap water isn't being used and discharged quickly when tap water is used. It's not ideal if you want to make 100gal a day but for most people it should easily meet their demands.

You would also want to discharge the waste into the hot water line as appose to the cold water line to prevent the filter from using discharged water.

This to date is the most efficient way of making clean water that I'm aware off (I could be wrong but haven't seen anything else yet). RO filtration is used in so many industrial applications and the waste created is always a concern. If it was possible to create a filter that created just as pure water without the waste or the use of an RO membrane it would be foolish to market it in home and aquarium applications. For this reason I'm pretty skeptical that it can be done. Such a filter would solve millions of industrial problems and the patent would also be worth a pretty penny, more than enough to retire on.

[littlesilvermax]

Originally Posted by sphelps

You would also want to discharge the waste into the hot water line as appose to the cold water line to prevent the filter from using discharged water.

Why. I don't get what the difference would be from a hot to a cold line.