help me pick out an r/o unit

[illal]

im looking to order a new r/o unit in the next week or 2 and i need some help picking one out ... btw my budget is $150

 

[nyvp]

any 75/gpd 5 stage are fine

 

[a2fire2i]

http://www.thefilterguys.biz/ro_di_systems.htm

$160.00 - OCEAN WAVE+ FIVE STAGE 75 GPD RO/DI

 

[isistius]

www.purelyh20.com

rc sponsor w/ discounts. check their sponsor thread

 

[pedromatic]

AirWaterIce dot com

Typhoon or Compact, both around $150, 5 stage RO/DI 75 GPD.

Prices nudged up a bit recently, but still a good deal.

 

[Ding2daDong]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11155173#post11155173 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pedromatic
AirWaterIce dot com

Typhoon or Compact, both around $150, 5 stage RO/DI 75 GPD.

Prices nudged up a bit recently, but still a good deal.

I second air water and ice. I didn't buy my ro/di unit from them but mine came from the "other" huge company and it leaked with poor craftsmanship. Air water and ice helped me fix mine and when I ordered overnight shipping and it didn't come the next day, they said not to worry about it and gave me everything I needed for free!!

Great all around company.

-Matthew

 

[ninjamini]

Not to mention that Air Water and Ice supports fmas. They did a talk at our meeting. Hey we should get him back again.

 

[illal]

maybe a dumb question but what would i have to get if i wanted it for drinking water too?

 

[ReefWreak]

Nothing. You can drink any of the water made by any RO/DI. The only thing is with AWI, I got their dual-home reef system, and the difference is that it has an outlet for just RO for drinking and a T that brings RO to the DI, then out, for the tank. As far as I've ever heard, DI just doesn't taste as good as RO, so people tend not to drink it.

 

[pedromatic]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11155754#post11155754 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by illal
maybe a dumb question but what would i have to get if i wanted it for drinking water too?

The sell a kit which includes a holding tank, DI bi-pass and faucet. Typically you don't need to run drinking water through the DI filter, so there's a tee there to the holding tank for the drinking water. Then you can mount the faucet next to your sink or something. Run the DI output to your tank(s).

 

[illal]

cool anyone got a link to one that serves both purposes and under $200 ??

 

[venom00viper]

I have a 6 stage 120gpd RO/DI unit at the house. 0 ppm is really nice. I'll post the link when I get home. Paid $100 shipped for it.

-ben

 

[illal]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11159828#post11159828 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by venom00viper
I have a 6 stage 120gpd RO/DI unit at the house. 0 ppm is really nice. I'll post the link when I get home. Paid $100 shipped for it.

-ben

wheres that link? ill be ordering it by this weekend

 

[jessp]

air water ice typhoon 3 is a real nice unit for under 200 bucks

 

[db_triggerfish]

here is mine for now, maybe it is not safe? $1.50 for 5 gallons

 

[illal]

lol thats what ive been using for the past few years but its time to upgrade

 

[venom00viper]

here ya go! http://www.purewaterclub.com/

 

[titus164]

is that glacier water any good??? looking to get away from lfs water... may be causing my hair algae continuation

 

[lpsluver]

Illal...you got PM

 

[sonic]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11176311#post11176311 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by venom00viper
here ya go! http://www.purewaterclub.com/

I've had one of these for around 4 years, maybe more. Never had a problem and the replacement filters are cheap. Works jut the same as the more expensive units, 0ppm is 0pp no matter how much you paid.