ordering ro di kit

[mark]

Units are sealed and really don't take up that much space (see picture). I've got my in the mechanical room crammed between the furnace and hot water tank. The mechanical room is convenient as easy access to a supply and drain (then really good at least for me as my mechanical room seconds as a my basement fish room).

See no reason couldn't go in garage if it wouldn't freeze.

With the kit your looking at, it's basically 3 lines; supply (would be the "Self Piercing Saddle Valve Water Supply Connection" usually for tapping into a copper supply line) waste ("Drain Connection" to join to a waste line), then the output to a container or bladder. If your output goes to a container for storage it's handy to put it through a float valve (so the container doesn't overfill) then also good to have the "AUTO SHUT-OFF" since the unit would continue to waste water until manually shut off.

Ratio is around 1:4 (1g filtered to 4g waste)

[e46er]

thanks for the reply! smaller than i figured thanks for the pic
my house was plumbed with pex the o ring crimper style not the glue style.
how does the auto shut off work? timered or by the amount of water?

[mark]

My house is crimped PEX as well but have the piercing valve on the copper supply line between the meter and the PEX manifold.

The better way to do it though would be to either Tee into a PEX line, valve then ro unit, or if you have a spare line on your manifold tie into than. Just need to rent a PEX crimper (just did some PEX runs and minumin was about 10 bucks from HD).

The auto shut off at least the one I'm using shuts off the ro feed, if the ro output is closed. Link to diagram of Aquasafe unit (it's the 4 port shuttle valve shown between the prefilters and ro). Have also read of people just hooking up a garden hose timer between the supply line and unit.

[e46er]

Originally Posted by mark

My house is crimped PEX as well but have the piercing valve on the copper supply line between the meter and the PEX manifold.

The better way to do it though would be to either Tee into a PEX line, valve then ro unit, or if you have a spare line on your manifold tie into than. Just need to rent a PEX crimper (just did some PEX runs and minumin was about 10 bucks from HD).

The auto shut off at least the one I'm using shuts off the ro feed, if the ro output is closed. Link to diagram of Aquasafe unit (it's the 4 port shuttle valve shown between the prefilters and ro). Have also read of people just hooking up a garden hose timer between the supply line and unit.

ok thanks
im a gas fitter by trade so i have acess to crimpers and everything ive got a spare valve thats capped as it was the old line going to the outside taps but i capped it and ran a new line outside as to bypass the PRV. i just wanted to make sure i had the unit fittings becuase i wasnt sure how easy they would be to find.
thanks for the replys dude

[banditpowdercoat]

I acctually found a T that slides Over PEX and has tightenable connectors on the ends. All I did was cut the Pex and insert this, tighten and done

[e46er]

sounds like a shark bite fitting.
very expensive tho i can get crimpers rings and tees for free at work

[banditpowdercoat]

honestly can't remember how much, but under $10 I think. But ya, if you got the tools use em HAHAHA