The BRS unit gives you multiple connections...they give you a kitchen sink adapter with a bypass so you don't have to remove it, a self-piercing saddle-valve which makes a permanent connection to a copper pipe up to 5/8" thick, a utility sink/hose adapter, and an under-sink adapter.
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The BRS unit gives you multiple connections...they give you a kitchen sink adapter with a bypass so you don't have to remove it, a self-piercing saddle-valve which makes a permanent connection to a copper pipe up to 5/8" thick, a utility sink/hose adapter, and an under-sink adapter.
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+1 That and saving the DI resin are the reasons most people will put a Tee in the line going from the RO to the DI stage and pull drinking water off before the DI.
Great purchase. I have one and I love it.
psychadelicdrea
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Yah i wasn't sure if the di was bad for you or anything...but i figured you would blow thru your di resin doing that.....besides you want some minerals in your drinking water better taste. The way i hooked up my rodi was i bought a t to split off my washing machine hook ups and then i bought some brass fittings from lowes and just broke it down to the size of the hose
scionreefing
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I got my 5 stage for 160 shipped.
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Saadatski
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well biologically you shouldnt drink ro/di water...
the water we drink have many minerals that first, as you said, add taste, but if you remove the minerals, and we drink from it, it removes many benifical minerals in our body through the process of diffusion (kind of like osmosis, but rather with anything except water). these minerals are very beneficial to our immune system and should not be removed by RO/DI water. you CAN however, drink straight up RO water, but you shouldnt put RO only water in your tank.
the water we drink have many minerals that first, as you said, add taste, but if you remove the minerals, and we drink from it, it removes many benifical minerals in our body through the process of diffusion (kind of like osmosis, but rather with anything except water). these minerals are very beneficial to our immune system and should not be removed by RO/DI water. you CAN however, drink straight up RO water, but you shouldnt put RO only water in your tank.
Saadatski
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and an RO/DI system works like this.
the one i have at home is the BRS 5 stage, and i will base it on how mine works. first the water goes into the system on a high pressure. it goes through a sediment filter which removes big minerals first. second, it goes to a carbon stage, to get rid of organics and odor. then to the RO stage at the top. then to another carbon stage. after this you will have some Total Disolved Solids (TDS) in your water.
What makes RO/DI water so great is the DI stage. This brings your TDS to absolute 0 TDS. thats basically how a RO/DI system works, at least thats how mine works.
the one i have at home is the BRS 5 stage, and i will base it on how mine works. first the water goes into the system on a high pressure. it goes through a sediment filter which removes big minerals first. second, it goes to a carbon stage, to get rid of organics and odor. then to the RO stage at the top. then to another carbon stage. after this you will have some Total Disolved Solids (TDS) in your water.
What makes RO/DI water so great is the DI stage. This brings your TDS to absolute 0 TDS. thats basically how a RO/DI system works, at least thats how mine works.
Gandolfe
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I got my ro/di 6 stage system 100 gpd for $108, wish i would have spent the extra $60 and got the pressure booster pump, but hey live and learn. it took about 2 1/2 weeks to arrive but now it pumps out 5 gallons in about 3 hours, it has a sediment filter, then 2 carbons, and then ro with 2 di stages
Orcrone
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Why do you want to build your own? Why not just get one of their prepackaged systems?
Orcrone
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Unless your system is different than mine the sediment filter and two carbon blocks preceed the RO membrane.
Orcrone
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You can always add a booster pump in line between the water supply and the input to your RO unit. Many people also add another sediment filter before the booster pump.
scionreefing
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Could've gotten a 5 stage RO/DI from thefilterguys.biz for 160 shipped!
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Tmoriarty
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The problem is thats not including the water tank and faucet. I can add a di stage at anytime pretty cheap. I paid 184 free shipping and all tanks/hoses were included along with the faucet. From what I know 75g RO only systems remove something like 98% of tds. Im ok with that for now and honestly my tap already reads pretty low (was going to add whole house filter a year ago.....the salesman was baffled at how low the tds was.....I dont remember the number but he said we have good water). Today I got home from work and apparently my hermits are handling the algae nicely. Tank looks pretty clear.....I think ro water will work good especially for now
ilangocanada
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I got mine from BRS. its amazing and it has TDS meter as well. Easy to setup and you will love it.
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