Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board  

Go Back   Canreef Aquatics Bulletin Board > General > Reef

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 06-19-2007, 04:42 PM
SusanB SusanB is offline
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Burnaby
Posts: 9
SusanB is on a distinguished road
Default

What kind of system uses 150 gallons to yield 50 gallons? Our reject at work was only about 10% (but that's for Vancouver water). Still, a reject of 66% is way out of wack. People initially went to RO because it was cheaper and the membranes lasted longer, but it does depend on your feed water, prefiltration etc, as well as what you're trying to remove from your water.
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 06-19-2007, 05:28 PM
skylord skylord is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Maple Ridge BC
Posts: 346
skylord is on a distinguished road
Default

Im using the Kent Marine Maxxima Hi-S RO/DI Filter - 60 GPD and my rejection is very close to what Chin's is. While Im not on a metered water system I dont have a garden for the reject water and it seems like such a waste to put that much down the drain. When our new house is completed (Aug) I will most likely use Chins suggestion and use the reject water in the yard/garden.

Scott
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 06-19-2007, 05:44 PM
Chin_Lee's Avatar
Chin_Lee Chin_Lee is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Surrey, B.C.
Posts: 2,208
Chin_Lee is on a distinguished road
Send a message via MSN to Chin_Lee
Default what do you use?

Quote:
Originally Posted by SusanB View Post
What kind of system uses 150 gallons to yield 50 gallons? Our reject at work was only about 10% (but that's for Vancouver water). Still, a reject of 66% is way out of wack. People initially went to RO because it was cheaper and the membranes lasted longer, but it does depend on your feed water, prefiltration etc, as well as what you're trying to remove from your water.
SusanB
what system do you use at work that used 10% waste? if I can reduce mine to 10%, i will continue to use RO/DI. But I know my waste water ratio is not out of the norm.
__________________
____________
If people don't die, it wouldn't make living important.
And why do we fall? So we can learn to pick ourselves up.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 07:18 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.3
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.