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Old 08-09-2013, 05:55 AM
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+1 don't drink DI, please.
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Old 08-09-2013, 06:07 AM
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If you do decide to go ahead with the RO to your fridge, I hope you find the info you need

I'll say though that, when we first hooked up our RO, we drank the water for a month or so. It was nice to not smell chlorine, but after awhile we lost interest in the water as it has no flavor

We've since gone back to tapwater for drinking and are quite happy with it

My 5 cents is, especially because you're in the GVRD/Metro Vancouver Area with the best water around, save your money for something more important
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Old 08-09-2013, 08:04 AM
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Seems to me you already have all the parts you need and won't have to buy anything extra.

I've been drinking ro water since I put in the system for the aquarium. Still this side of the grass!

This link will help you to "see" more clearly Shao

http://www.watergeneral.com/support/pdf/RD102.pdf

Refer to page 9 rt hand diagram, model RD106
Not affiliated, just a diagram I found on the net.

The 5th stage would be your DI, the 6th stage is just another carbon filter to get rid of the "rubber" taste of the storage tank.
Where it says to RO faucet, thats the faucet you installed on your counter, close to the sink, so you could have drinking water, before it gets to your fridge. If you have it this is where you would tee off to go to your fridge.
If you don't have that faucet, then go straight to your fridge outlet from there.

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Old 08-09-2013, 05:34 PM
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I cool my tank slightly differently but it works very good.
All it is just a coil of plastic tubing with moving cold tap water inside placed in to the sump. It is only a drip not flow. even if you have to pay for water it is still vary cheap. very low tech and reliable. Drip rate (cooling) is controlled by the manual valve.

Larger tank will need larger coil (mine is 65 Gal + sump and only 25 feet plastic tubing coil does the job)
If you can get glass coil or titanium you will be able to cool very large tank.

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Old 08-09-2013, 06:04 PM
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My mother drank ro or distilled for over 30 years and now has severe osteoporosis. If you want a better filter than the fridge comes with then just use a sediment filter, the 5 micron carbon and 0.6 micron carbon blocks from bulk reef supply. That will remove anything harmful to humans but leave all the minerals.
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Old 08-20-2013, 01:55 AM
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so I tried testing the set up with the pressure tank.
looks like I need a 1/4" check valve.
anyone know where to get one locally?

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Old 09-04-2013, 09:39 PM
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found the check valve at Andrew sheritt.
thanks for the heads up Ryanerickson.
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