SpectraPure RO/DI 90gpd questions??

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yankeeslover

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considering purchasing a RO/DI system for my 46 gallon bowfront.. Tired of running back and forth to Walmart to use the primo water. I see they selling the refurbished units for $125.00 right now and I hear these are great products.. I have never used a RO/DI system.. problem is, I don't really have anywhere to hook these up other then temporarily outdoors on my back deck hooked up to my outside hookup.. I don't need a lot of water, maybe 30 gallons per week.. Is this unit ok for using as needed to make water and then bring inside and store in a box for a week and then bringing it back outside when needed? I don't really have a place to hook it up full time. I own my house but I'm not much of a plumber and don't want to run my own water lines... would this be a problem with this unit? thanks.
 
yeah that's perfectly fine. i have two of these refurb units and have been quite pleased with both of them.

the supply is a standard hose fitting, so it will actually fit on most tub sinks in basements, or the washing machine supply line, that you can split off with something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Splitter-Arthritis-Friendly-Connector/dp/B00KNPAQ9M

otherwise, yes, it is perfectly acceptable to make your water, and then store the unit. most of the time mine remains idle, since unless you're a fish store or large aquarium you typically don't need to make water constantly.

just be mindful moving it around when it has water in it, because it gets fairly heavy. i always try to pick mine up by the white plastic "chassis" and take care to be gentle when setting it down.
 
That unit is fine for 30 gallons a week. Now as far as making the water outside and bringing it inside. As long as you don't live in a warm or got climate you should be fine. If you do live in a warm climate you will need to cool the water down to the tanks temp.
 
is this 4 stage system at 125.00 better then the Primo water that I have been getting? I have three 5 gallon jugs that I fill up once per week for my water changes.. I am gonna just fill these up with this system... and I live in Upstate NY... winter time I will probably just move the unit to my basement and fill up the bottles in my basement or hook it up to my faucet in my kitchen.. I have no need to have it hooked up constantaly..
 
I use mine in the kitchen. I got an adapter that I put on the faucet to make it fit a hose fitting, and when I'm done I put the screen back on. It takes about 18 min to produce a gallon of water. The long term cost is way lower than bottled, and it is cleaner than primo which is a mineral water, right? The minerals you want are in the salt, and the salt is developed to be added to water that doesn't have any minerals already.

Your going to want a tds meter to check your filters, you could buy one now and see what the primo water reads.
 
Copper is only an issue when it's mixed with sat water. I'm willing to bet 90% of the homes in America have copper pipes(pure guess).
 
I keep mine under my kitchen sink, I just screw it on to the faucet when I want to make new water, simple as that.
You can run waste down the drain, but it's nice if you use it to water garden or plants or something.
The spectrapure refurbs are a great deal, if I had to buy new again that is what I would get.
 
homer1475 said:
Copper is only an issue when it's mixed with sat water. I'm willing to bet 90% of the homes in America have copper pipes(pure guess).
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Copper pipes are the primary source of copper in (fresh) drinking water. That's fine for people, but can be an issue for coral.
 
I'm a big fan of my SpectraPure refab unit. It must be a return or something, they replace all of the filters, there's not much left to be "refurbished". It's great. I bought a Y garden hose fitting, attached it to my washer line, and away we go.

Depending on where you have your water source vs. your actual unit output, you may want to get an on/off valve for the input to the RO/DI unit, to make turning it on and off easier.
 
homer1475 said:
Copper is only an issue when it's mixed with sat water. I'm willing to bet 90% of the homes in America have copper pipes(pure guess).
Click to expand...

Copper pipes are the primary source of copper in (fresh) drinking water. That's fine for people, but can be an issue for coral. I wouldn't use any after the rodi unit.
 
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