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Old 04-06-2008, 02:49 AM
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I like the sump idea, only problem is the distance from my RO to sump, would have to travel on the ceiling, then have alot of tubbing in the sump. Would I lose alot of pressure running 50 feet or more of tubing before the water even hits the RO unit?
I tried it with 1/4 RO line, lost a lot of pressure.

I now have 100 feet of 3/8 RO line ($12) and run it in a coil in the sump. It cools my tank and heats the water used for RO. My TDS went down, my fan over my sump runs a lot less, all good stuff.

I highly recommend it.
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