Cheap RO/DI recomendations? - Page 2

sphelps · #11 08-12-2009, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ron99

The Vertex Puratek100 is actually only CDN $370 at J&L and is actually not a bad price for what you get. It has an inline TDS meter and built in booster pump. It is pretty efficient and is close to 1:1 in waste to RO water production. Cheaper units generally produce about 3 to 5 times as much waste water as RO water. That is the one I have and it is great.

Is the pump noisy?? I really thought about getting one because you're right, it is a good price for what you get and the 1:1 ratio seems too good to be true, but I saw one setup and it was sooo noisy I passed

Ron99 · #12 08-12-2009, 06:02 AM

It's a little noisy but not really loud. I only run it for short periods to fill a couple of 5 gallon bottles as I need them so the noise isn't a problem. I suppose if you were running it non stop or very frequently it might get annoying. But it is a true 100 gpd so it fills my bottles quickly. Many RO units claim to be 50gpd or 100gpd but are actually alot less efficient. With the booster pump this one is fairly efficient so I don't actually run it alot.

One other nice feature is that it automatically back flushes every 15 minutes or so to keep the filters from clogging up.

albert_dao · #13 08-12-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by AndyL

Leave it to albert... Yeah 440$US - i'll pass...

Hah, where'd you find that price?

wickedfrags · #14 08-12-2009, 11:35 AM

Aqua-safe are cheap and they work. I wouldn't use one if they didn't work...don't get distracted by the pressure guages and the inline TDS meter, they are not accurate and don't work long IME.

AndyL · #15 08-12-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

Hah, where'd you find that price?

google, which popped up amazon which popped up that as the best price... still 400cdn - way outta the ballpark.

albert_dao · #16 08-12-2009, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyL

google, which popped up amazon which popped up that as the best price... still 400cdn - way outta the ballpark.

http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s..._ID=vt-ro100di

AndyL · #17 08-12-2009, 10:05 PM

Which after shipping will still be more than double what a CHEAP ebay unit will run... Heck straight RO no DI - 90$ at bulk reef - less than a 1/4 the price...

Albert you've got strange idears about cheap...

lastlight · #18 08-12-2009, 10:09 PM

Is aquasafe no longer in business? How do you buy a unit these days? I had one and other than the auto-shutoff failing (cheap to replace) it worked great.

albert_dao · #19 08-12-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyL

Which after shipping will still be more than double what a CHEAP ebay unit will run... Heck straight RO no DI - 90$ at bulk reef - less than a 1/4 the price...

Albert you've got strange idears about cheap...

I eat off silver spoons and dab at my mouth with silk linens.

Veng68 · #20 08-12-2009, 10:30 PM

For the price I think the vertex is not bad considering your getting the TDS monitor, back flush feature and a pressure pump (most often are cost extra add-ons).

You can't really compare it to a $90 RO only unit because with the pressure pump your going to get more production from that unit.

I have an Aqua Safe unit and I like it but I think they have gone out of business.

Cheers,
Vic