I am so unbelievably dead!!!

[Captainhemo]

You guys got it all wrong.....
Just go out and buy her a really cool expeensive fish ! Maybe an exotic coral or two !!

[wayner]

Just start crying uncontrollably when she walks through the door.

[reefwars]

seriously though ...you think hes dead its been a while maybe someone should call lol?????

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by reefwars

seriously though ...you think hes dead its been a while maybe someone should call lol?????

He could be "swimmin wit da fishes" as we speak...

[Albertan22]

Originally Posted by jorjef

He could be "swimmin wit da fishes" as we speak...

Still alive, she hasn't come home yet... I've spent the day with towels and fans drying things out. I think I may have saved most of the stuff, but some of it isn't ever going to be quite the same again...

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

whats with all the recomendations that he lies and decives.. thats a good way to keep your marrage going

just man up, tell the truth, then come up with a way to fix it so it won't happen again.. which is what you should have made sure in the first place. instead of waisting more money on dinner and hotel rooms, use the money to install the RO properly.

sure she will be mad for a bit, but unless there is something else wrong she will get over it in a day or two.. if not maybe its just the writing on the wall.

Steve

I phoned her already and let her know, she didn't sound to happy. I think some flowers and a gift are in order tomorrow.

The RO unit is too tall to fit under any of my sinks on the main floor. Someone earlier in the thread mentioned installing it in the basement and runing a 1/4" line upstairs, would there be enough presure to run water up a floor? Or would it just all end up running out the waste line? The reason I didn't install it down there is because I have no way of getting a trash can full of make up water up the stairs to my DT.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Albertan22

... would there be enough presure to run water up a floor? Or would it just all end up running out the waste line? ...

It won't make a noticeable difference, mine has always been in the basement with a line upstairs, same with many other systems I've dealt with. The extra pressure difference isn't enough to cause problems, most of us use accumulators to store water which add back pressure in the 8psi range. 8 psi is around 20 feet of height. Some units also allow you to tune the pressure on the waste line so you can adjust the ratio for such situations. If you were really concerned about it you could run your waste line upstairs as well which would result in the same as installing the whole unit upstairs.

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Albertan22

The RO unit is too tall to fit under any of my sinks on the main floor. Someone earlier in the thread mentioned installing it in the basement and runing a 1/4" line upstairs, would there be enough presure to run water up a floor? Or would it just all end up running out the waste line? The reason I didn't install it down there is because I have no way of getting a trash can full of make up water up the stairs to my DT.

hmmm.. what about setting it up in the bathroom so you can fill stuff up in the shower or bathtub?. or filling 5 gal containers and then carring them to where you need them? if all else fails put a 5lb weight on your waist line to make sure it doesnt pop out of the sink. I used to have mine set up in the garage with the fill line split. one direction would to go my top off containers which were also int he garage, the other line was for filling jugs. I ran my waist into the laundry drain and if I had to do a water change then I would run down twenty gallons of water from my top off (which was 110 gal) do my water change and top off my top up container again. now I have flooded the garage twice. but that was topping off a stupid frag tank I had out there both times.......

also you can get water screamers for about 20 bucks. well worth the investment.

Steve

Steve

[hillbillyreefer]

+10000 on the water screamers. About once per year something screws up in our septic system making a mess in the basement. Since picking up some $8 screamers a couple years ago, no big mess, just a little moisture around the floor drain.

[Seamazter]

Originally Posted by wayner

Just start crying uncontrollably when she walks through the door.

Best advice ever, sincere and really shows how you feel.
Then offer to redo the bathroom or the kitchen, in her design.

[kevNnic]

you are most likly screwed.. good luck is all i can say