Thread: RO/DI storage
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Old 10/20/2007, 07:10 PM
Drewcipher Drewcipher is offline
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Originally posted by AZDesertRat
You have a 2,500 gallon per day RO system? Thats huge. Do you mean 1.75 gallons per hour or maybe 100 GPD? Thats more normal.
Storing RO/DI is not a problem as long as it is kept sealed or covered, I keep 25 gallons on hand at all times.
It is rated at 1.75 gallons/minute. It comes off the well pump and supplies all the house piping with RO water. Because we live at 9000 feet in CO, our source water is very cold. This lowers our actual output to about 1 gallon/minute. It is a big unit, and the waste ratio is about 3:1.

Our water here is very drinkable, but TDS from the well was 750. When we filled a sink or tub, the water was yelloish, so we filtered the entire house.

So, if the storage tank for the RO/DI is fully enclosed I can store it. That is good news.
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