ro unit costing me

[hound96]

i am wondering if anyone elses water bill went up when they hooked up their ro unit , my bill has jumped $100 a month since i hooked up mine and i didn't even find out till i spoke to epcor

i am starting to wonder if it would hurt my systen to run just tap water i know there are nitrates in tap water but i also know prime helps

[Coleus]

hmm that is a big jump. How many gallons are you using per month? I use probably 100 gallon of RO water everymonth and my water bill only go up around 10 dollars per month

[hound96]

i use about the same i have some other factors to look at like my toilet flaper and i am changing my house light bulbs but i had to find a cost for ro so i could determine whether or not to shut it down

[sphelps]

You should measure your waste ratio so you can find out exactly what you're using for water and be sure the RO is functioning properly and not constantly draining water. Something isn't right, no way it should cost you that much more.

[hound96]

as soon as the holding tank is full it stops running as for waste water i found i gewt 1 5 gallon bucket of ro for every 3 that i waste

[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]

I use tap water.

My tank is doing as well as any tank with an RO system. Why worry Dennis?