Got my new RO...TIPS/HINTS?

ameares8

ameares8

www.mearesdesign.com
I got my new RO unit from pure water club today. I am getting ready to install it and I was wondering if anyone had any tips or hints that I should know about before hooking this thing up. I have asked that question after doing something and realized that I missed out on an easier technique or something else. I am not sure what I am going to tie it into for storage. I have no room in my laundry "closet", so it looks like I am going to need to mount it under my sink. Space is limited so that is my primary concern. Also, how long should I run it before actually using the water. I know the RO membrane has a coating on it. Should I just hook it up and let the water run through it for an hour or so? Also, anyone have TDS meter laying around? I need to buy one, but I want to make sure nobody has one locally they want to get rid of before I buy online.

Thanks in advance,
Anthony
 
Sweet.

Just make sure you put everything where it needs to go and triple check it before putting water through it. Chlorine into an RO membrane = $40 to buy a new one. ;)

I would waste about 3 gallons or so before using the water. It should say in the manual I believe.

If you need a TDS meter, get one of the dual inline ones off of eBay for $20. You can put it wherever you'd like in the system. Personally, I'd probably put it on the input to the whole thing and the output of the membrane to keep an eye on your membrane, but you can put it wherever you feel is best. :)

Brandon
 
Thanks Brandon. I didn't think about the chlorine in the tap. I guess I will have to go buy a tester for that. Mark one down for things I didn't consider :D
 
Just like andywe said, the carbon prefilters will take care of it on the overall system, just make sure you put the water into the unit at the right place. :)

Brandon
 
Make sure you use a timer or float valve... Otherwise you WILL be cleaning up water... Trust me, I have done it multiple times, Oh I will remember to turn off the RO when its full, NOT.
 
My solution to RO/DI floods is that I fill up my buckets on the washer. If it floods, it floods into the washer which isn't a big deal. :) I also set an alarm, but in the event I forget (needless to say its happened), the washer catches it.

So maybe, Anthony, in your case you could fill stuff up in the sink. :)

Brandon
 
Since I use my outside tap next to my garage, I use a sprinkler timer (10 bucks at lowes) It will also fit a washing machine faucet too, and you can use it on a regular faucet with the adapter ( 8 bucks) if that is your route. Saved me just today as I set it and still getting sued to the 150gpd output.
 
I installed the float valve that came with the Pure Water Club unit in my water storage trash can. You can order extra's for a few bucks on their site.

If not for that, I'd flood constantly from my poor memory. I still turn off the water when not needed as a safety, but while in use it is a nice feature.
 
I attached my RO unit to a piece of 2 foot by 3 foot piece of scrap plywood. Screwed that to a luggage dolly I bought at a garage sale for 50 cents and I use the hose fitting for my intake.

That way i did not have to mount permanantly anywhere and can use in the house at the faucet,with the faucet adapter. use in the laundry or hook it up outside. WhenI am through fold it up and set it to the side in the garage.

I originally did this as I could not decide for sure where I wanted to permanantly mount it. Now I am glad I did as I like it being portable. (and I use a timer just to remind me to shut it off).
 
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I got an RO/DI with the UV. It's 100 GPD unit and I bought an adaptor to hook it into my faucet, so that I can use it for drinking. It has a little ball valve so that I can use tap water or I can turn it and use the RO outlet on the side of the faucet.

In the instructions, it says that if you hook the line into a pressure tank or something like that it will shut off when it gets full. There is a block shaped device with four ports that I assume is the Auto shut off. I will double check that before I make a big goof.
 
Yes - that boz shaped device with 4 ports is your auto shut off. If something (e.g., a float valve) stops the flow of purified water, the auto shut off valve will stop the flow of waste water.

Russ
 
Gotcha, Thanks BFS. Should I just hook it to the adaptor on my faucet? Or should I tee off from the unit and find (god knows where) a spot for a container for my tank? I would run it over to my tank, but no way to hide the hose from my dogs. I have tile floors in my kitchen and not nearly enough hose to run along the baseboards to the other side of the kitchen. Any suggestions are appreciated.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14742974#post14742974 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mixer911
Make sure you use a timer or float valve... Otherwise you WILL be cleaning up water... Trust me, I have done it multiple times, Oh I will remember to turn off the RO when its full, NOT.
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I feel you on that one....I have flodded my carpet 3 times in the last 2 months...Wife is not happy....lol
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14748290#post14748290 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ameares8
Gotcha, Thanks BFS. Should I just hook it to the adaptor on my faucet? Or should I tee off from the unit and find (god knows where) a spot for a container for my tank? I would run it over to my tank, but no way to hide the hose from my dogs. I have tile floors in my kitchen and not nearly enough hose to run along the baseboards to the other side of the kitchen. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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Not sure I follow you - but know that there are relatively easy ways to access your tap water at a faucet, in the cabinet under a faucet, or anywhere you have access to your cold water plumbing.

Russ
 
I got a fitting from HD that attached directly to my faucet connector and then I just re-connected my faucet to it... no tapping for the feed which I do not trust.
 
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