Got RO Unit finally!

[Enigma]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I've read page 6, 7 and 8 from this WHO Report and due to this, I will not drink DI water

Yup. RO/DI is not good for our bodies at all. Neither is distilled water (unless it is re-mineralized).

We drink tap water.

[gregzz4]

I've been drinking RO since I set it up late winter, but I'll revisit the report and make a decision then

Kenny, you can plumb in a DI unit anytime you like
Have a look at my ratsnest
It's on the first page of my build

[Snaz]

The only thing I know about ro/di units is that they are the cause of many household insurance claims. Make sure you have a proper system to stop the process once your container is full!

[Nano]

lol I'll only be doing like 5 g at a time as the thing hooks to the SINK

Originally Posted by Nano

lol I'll only be doing like 5 g at a time as the thing hooks to the dink

LOL jebus... that was bad

[Coralgurl]

Originally Posted by Nano

lol I'll only be doing like 5 g at a time as the thing hooks to the SINK

LOL jebus... that was bad

still make sure you have something to switch it off, I flooded my kitchen many times making 5 gls of water, even with setting the timer on the stove...mine is in the basement now, only had 1 incident since moving it down but at least it won't cause any damage now...

and thanks for the correction, that could have been an awkward vision.....

[Nano]

STUPID PHONE!

[intarsiabox]

I don't know if it's possible for you or not, but I installed a bulkhead at the top of my RO/DI storage container with a PVC hose going to a floor drain. I definitely did not do this because I forgot to turn off the unit a few times!

[sphelps]

Not to go off on a tangent but mineral water is not tap water! Mineral water is good, it's basically filtered tap water and remineralized or from a pure source. Tap water may contain good minerals but it contains far more contaminants that are not healthy at all. So before you freaking out about how rats urinated more from a water drinking study and how important it is to obtain that 0.0005% daily intake of calcium from water consider the following.

• Tens of thousands of chemicals are used, only a few dozen are actually tested and regulated by water treatment.
• Both government and independent scientists have linked even low levels of hundreds of legal contaminants in tap water to cancer, reproductive difficulties, and other diseases. There are more than 2100 known drinking water contaminants that may be present in tap water, including several known poisons.
• Drinking water regulations are out of date, many treatment plants were built decades ago to remove only harmful bacteria and nothing else.
• Pharmaceuticals have been found in the tap water, water treatment plants are not currently required to test for pharmaceuticals.
• Studies in some areas of Canada have shown high lead content in tap water, lead can increase the risk of learning disorders in small children.
• Every year, 18 billion pounds of new pollutants and chemicals are released into the atmosphere, soil, and groundwater.
• The only way to ensure pure, contaminant-free drinking water is through the use of a point-of-use filtration system such as an RO unit.

If you're worried about mineral content, take a multivitamin. Personally if you have RO water in your house I think you'd be a fool not to drink it. DI may be a separate issue but not something I worry about but those who do can simply tap in before the DI filter to access RO water for drinking purposes.