ro unit costing me

[hillegom]

1:3 is pretty normal, with some being more efficient and some 1:4, not as efficient

[sphelps]

Well Epcor charges $1.6084 per cubit meter in your area correct? 1 cubic meter is equal to about 260 gallons so if you use 100 gallons of RO with a 1:3 ration that's 400 gallons total which should cost an additional $2.50 per month. So what are we missing here?

[hound96]

that sounds about right i think im gonna look into the other things that need adjusting i just needed to make sure my fish weren't the cause looks like i'll be keeping the ro thanks guys

[phi delt reefer]

your bill may just have been an "adjustment" bill.

Here's what i mean.

My water meter is located in my basement. I am supposed to submit a reading monthly but i never do (its in weird location and i always forget). The hydro company just default bills me what my average was in the previous months. Once every six months the water guy will come by and ask to read it himself (this stops fraud and help catch up lazy accounts like mine.) That month my bill is usually higher (about $75-$100) because they need to catch me up for the excess usage that occurred in th months they just charged me what my average was. They always low ball my average so i always owe extra. Yours might be similar. Ask your company if they do a reading each month or just once in awhile and bill an average instead.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Well Epcor charges $1.6084 per cubit meter in your area correct? 1 cubic meter is equal to about 260 gallons so if you use 100 gallons of RO with a 1:3 ration that's 400 gallons total which should cost an additional $2.50 per month. So what are we missing here?

400 gallons of water only costs $2.50??????? Are you kidding me??? Wow.

[hound96]

coming to think of it i had a guy come last week and install a new water meter i wonder if that has anything to do with it ill call them and look into it

[DiverDude]

Originally Posted by hound96

coming to think of it i had a guy come last week and install a new water meter i wonder if that has anything to do with it ill call them and look into it

I'll bet that they screwed-up the install. They are supposed to log the reading on the old meter and submit that when they install a new meter (which should be at zero). Your next bill should then be an amalgamation of the unbilled consumption on the old meter + the reading on the new meter on the billing date.

They screw this up REGULARLY though. It's a VERY good idea to take th reading of the old meter before they disappear with it so you can fix it when they screw-up.

[Madreefer]

What the hell? You guys have to pay for water?

[MarkoD]

on my old tank i ran tap water with prime and i had to clean the glass with the magnet every single day.

now running RO/DI i find that i need to only do it every 3 days or so. and i run way more light on my new tank too.

i wouldnt run tap water in a marine aquarium again. it wont hurt anything, you'll just more algae

[mark]

Originally Posted by paddyob

400 gallons of water only costs $2.50??????? Are you kidding me??? Wow.

water is very cheap (unless you're buying bottled). My last bill was 26cumtr which is about 6900 gallons for $41.26. Total bill though is higher since the drainage fee is based on water in.

And an additional $100, I'd be calling EPCOR.