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With new tub, new hot water heater and a whole house reverse osmosis filter seems it shouldn't. Starts off clear and gets ruddy towards end of fill. What can I do to solve problem? Would appreciate any input - thanks.
This is probably happening because of old pipes in the house. Hot Spring Spas makes an attachment that will catch all of that metal debris and help purify the water before it goes in your tub.... its called a pre filter. We have the same problem in my spa showroom when we are filling spas. Use that pre filter.... no more problems. Theyre 50-60 bucks... totally worth it.
This is the second part (made itself of 2 parts subpart a and b) on reverse osmosis. The fist part in the series covers theory and the system ...
Most of the water systems are quite costly, especially if you want whole house filtration. I elected to use a water softener to deal with the hard water from the well and a separate water purification system for drinking/cooking water. The one I use in the kitchen filters out the "junk" and kills bacteria to result in 99% pure water.
Contact me for more details at scorp5543@yahoo.com on the water purification system if that appeals to you.
Is this a good investment? are there more cheaper systems?
Most definately not. RO water is great for drinking because all the impurities have been removed. Do you realy need this pure of water to bathe in, wash clothes, flush toilets, etc? An activated carbon water filter to remove chlorine if you are on a public system. a solids filter is not necessary unless it is a domestic well. Why not soften your water, and install an undersink RO for consumption only? All for less than $2000?
why would you? a rev os system uses alot of water in its process. wanting rev-os water for your toilet or watering grass..etc is wastefull. just have the rev-os system piped into your potable water lines.
I'm looking for a water filtration solution that works as well as water distilliation -- a single unit or multiple units that remove *EVERYTHING* from the water.
I have inquired Polar Bear distillers about whether their systems could be used on a whole house and they told me that they could not -- is this true? Couldn't multiple distillers, or distillers linked to larger storage tanks be used together?
What are some of the products out there and how can these products be installed and/or linked together? Can you use a softener, a Reverse-Osmosis and a UV filter all at once, for instance? Are there systems that do all of this without having to "chain" them together?
Please do not let cost considerations inhibit replies -- I would like to know about systems in all price ranges. Thank you!
I put in a Rayne system to do just this. It can be used with a Reverse Osmosis and UV filter at the same time. They are expensive units, but mine came with a lifetime warranty. Glad it did, too, because my pressure regulator blew the tank and even though it was caused by something outside of the unit, they replaced it for free.
whole house reverse osmosis
This is probably happening because of old pipes in the house. Hot Spring Spas makes an attachment that will catch all of that metal debris and help purify the water before it goes in your tub.... its called a pre filter. We have the same problem in my spa showroom when we are filling spas. Use that pre filter.... no more problems. Theyre 50-60 bucks... totally worth it.
Most of the water systems are quite costly, especially if you want whole house filtration. I elected to use a water softener to deal with the hard water from the well and a separate water purification system for drinking/cooking water. The one I use in the kitchen filters out the "junk" and kills bacteria to result in 99% pure water.
Most definately not. RO water is great for drinking because all the impurities have been removed. Do you realy need this pure of water to bathe in, wash clothes, flush toilets, etc? An activated carbon water filter to remove chlorine if you are on a public system. a solids filter is not necessary unless it is a domestic well. Why not soften your water, and install an undersink RO for consumption only? All for less than $2000?
...Who needs a whole house reverse osmosis system and what does it cost?
Whole house reverse osmosis systems are usually used when the water source is really bad. Most municipal sources are not that bad and usually, just filtering, softening (if required) and adding and under sink reverse osmosis system for drinking water is enough to make everybody happy. Where I live the water is very hard and the total dissolved solids is about 600 ppm (parts per million, lake Michigan is 80 ppm, the ocean is about 35,000 ppm). We run a big blue (4.5″ x20″) filter rated at 20 microns followed by a carbon filter (chlorine makes my wife itch) and an under sink reverse osmosis with a 3 gallon bottle in the kitchen and one in the bedroom that we fill as needed for drinking water. Most of the reverse osmosis water is used for the orchids. If you dechlorinate your water, there will be bacteria growing in your toilets eventually. It is not harmful but you might dump a capful of chlorine in the tank once a month or so to kill the bugs.
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