RO Water Unit
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420God
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Lol, I recently got one too after starting hydro and I thought I hooked it up wrong. Thought there was no way it should take this long to fill a 5 gal bucket. After watching a few vids I realized thats just the way they work. I have the RO Buddie and it only makes 50gal per day.
questiondj42
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200GPD unit works out to around 6 gallons an hour. The StealthRO units have waste adapters that reduce the filter:waste ratio from 3:1 to 1:1. This also requires the filters to be changed more frequently. If you're needing to do 50-100 gallons an hour, you're talking commercial units.
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Yeah, i got the 200 Gal a day one, and it feels like it only does 100Gals a day... some real bullshit. Im really considering the option of just buying 1000Gals of distilled water and saying fuck this machine all together.. lol
Yeah thats the one I got. The StealthRO unit. So far, im really disappointed...
intenseneal
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Yeah it takes time and there is a lot of waste water. I have a 90gpd unit and it takes about 40 minutes to fill 5g jug.
questiondj42
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It takes time to push water through membranes at municipal pressures. You could always get a booster pump or a commercial unit. But residential units are going to be like this.
Yeah im seeing that now.
loftygoals
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How about a large water tank? Add a float valve to keep it full but prevent overflowing and an auto cut off valve to switch it off once the tank is full. The valves cost less than £5 off ebay, instructions are on YouTube and a 264 gallon plastic ibc can be had for around £30. You can have a large tank you can just empty relatively quickly if that's what you want. In 4 days you'll have your 1000 gallons plus the ability to refill to your heart's content.
chuck estevez
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that is how they work under the sink, the little tank keeps 5 gal at the ready and fills as needed. you can speed your units up as stated with higher inlet pressure and a flow re-stricter on the outlet.
oldtimer54
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You can purchase a tank that holds the water......if you live where your water comes from a well. . .the same type tank that your water goes in prior to it coming out of your faucet can be used for extra capacity for RO water storage...those tanks usually come with a pneumatic charge that would need to be adjusted for maximum RO efficiency .
vostok
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DWC guys buy their water in bulk
cheap at walmart or home depot (about 0.37c/gall)
from a vending machine(citation needed)
cheap as french fries too
just don't forget to feed ya plants some calmag more often
good luck
rkymtnman
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DWC guys buy their water in bulk
cheap at walmart or home depot (about 0.37c/gall)
from a vending machine(citation needed)
cheap as french fries too
just don't forget to feed ya plants some calmag more often
good luck
yep, walmart here. 37 cents a gallon.
i'm on a well and the thought of wasting all that grey water a RO unit produces turned me off to it.
chuck estevez
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I did the math.
I have a 35 gallon barrel I fill every three days. $.37 a gallon, that is about $120-$130 a month and I have to haul it from the store to my place, up the stairs and into the barrel.
My $200, 200 gallon a day r/o unit provides me with that, drinking/coffee/cooking water and makes it right into my barrel for $53 a month.
not a tough choice for me.
I have a 35 gallon barrel I fill every three days. $.37 a gallon, that is about $120-$130 a month and I have to haul it from the store to my place, up the stairs and into the barrel.
My $200, 200 gallon a day r/o unit provides me with that, drinking/coffee/cooking water and makes it right into my barrel for $53 a month.
not a tough choice for me.
chuck estevez
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I don't grow DWC, I grow indoor in Peat.And it's just a cool MEME.
So as a DWC grower this is not your dog in a field of organic soil, but a pic of a grow that you want to do someday ..?
questiondj42
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Waste is a part of the RO process. It's inevitable. The stuff being stripped out has to go somewhere. Buying it means that someone else is wasting the water, and you're paying a premium to have it filtered, transported, and stored. You're also paying for them to deal with the waste solution.