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Old 11-29-2010, 04:15 AM
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Is this really true? Can someone verify. If this is correct, I think I should get a booster pump. why waste water!
Depends on what your source water pressure is in the first place. Before you go getting a booster pump, get yourself a pressure guage and measure your input water pressure. If it is 60 psi or better, it's a waste of money to add a booster pump.
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Seems like a strain on natural resources.

Like drinking bottled water... it takes 7 times the amount of water in the bottle to produce it.

If the few of you who mentioned it are recycling the water... good on yah... for the others that are dumping it down the drain... it's money out of your pocket everyday. Throw it my way instead.. I'll buy a fish ha ha!
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its suppose to be 3 to 1 or something like that. mine is exact opposite, it drips out waste and produces tons of good water but im in north van and my tap water is < 12 TDS
That does'nt sound right. Never heard of that.
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