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10-21-2011, 03:41 AM
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Oh wow. Yeah, that is WAY too low. Look into the booster pump.
Are you on a well with a pressure tank or something? I know in my house which was built in 2004 I had lower pressure but it was because there was a pressure regulator on the water supply. I tried to increase the setting but then I found the reason for the regulator when I went to have a shower and the water jets were these little supersonic streams of pain coming out of the shower head, haha. So I dialed it back down, shut off the water main, went to home depot and rented a crimper, tied the RO/DI feed line into the pipe just before the regulator. So for $10 or whatever it was I got 96psi on the RO/DI *and* could still have a shower.  Dunno if that would work for you but thought I'd toss the idea out there.If that doesn't work for you though definitely look into the pressure booster.
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10-21-2011, 03:46 AM
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My 100gpd did 100gpd filling my 300 with cold water set to half the waste water at 90psi with 1ppm tds... seemed fair to me.... but now i want to see how much i wasted lol
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10-21-2011, 03:49 AM
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10-21-2011, 04:26 AM
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The waste water will go way down if you get a booster pump!
26 is definitely low and thats your problem. I have dual 100gpd membranes (so 200gpd) and I get about 100-150gpd out of them with a booster pump, but im on a well with SUPER cold water, with just the pressure tank supplying the R/O unit, I was getting like a 7:1 waste/product ratio, but now with booster its more like 2:1 waste/product.
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10-21-2011, 05:13 AM
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Many homes have a Pressure Reducing Valve in their plumbing. Standard setting is around 60 psi. Should be adjustable to bring up the pressure, but since you're renting, I wouldn't mess with it, if you find one. With pressure at 25 psi sounds like you're on a well or something.
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10-21-2011, 03:47 AM
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lol a 96psi shower? no soap required with pressure like that!
Im in a townhouse in victoria and from what ive heard victoria for the most part has decent water pressure. Unfortunately here is a different story, i looked for the pressure regulator in a box under the pavement just outside the front door but it looked more like just a usage reader so i have no idea. Booster looks like the only way to go, Argh a 150$ RO unit has turned into a 250$ unit.. typical in the hobby it seems :P
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