AydenLincoln
Pufferfish lover!
I had high hopes for this and it’s not good!! It’s leaky, not easy to set up, and fits no faucets in my house! There’s a reason it’s $100-$200 cheaper. Now I’m returning it and going to spend that $200-$300 on a unit.
I had high hopes for my RODI!
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livinlifeinBKK
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Wow really? I have that exact same one and it's given me 0 TDS for months. It seemed very easy to set up to me. That's why it has like 4.99 stars out of like 2,000 reviews...what did you have trouble with???
davidcalgary29
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Did you buy the faucet attachment that works with this, or do your facuets simply not have threads?
I had one, and they're fine for what they deliver, but the proprietary replacement parts were too expensive here in Canada, so I upgraded after a year.
I had one, and they're fine for what they deliver, but the proprietary replacement parts were too expensive here in Canada, so I upgraded after a year.
fish farmer
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I thought you already had it hooked up in your garage?
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AydenLincoln
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They had various attachments…it comes with three but my house is really old so my sinks are not standard sinks/not made anymore so I had to set it up in my garage where I have a water supply and even then it leaked!
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AydenLincoln
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I didn’t finish setting it up today and running water through it to find out all of the above.
livinlifeinBKK
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You probably just didn't wrap it with the plumbing tape tight enough...
davidcalgary29
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They are a bit leaky, but that can usually be solved by using a washer with the adapter. Or do you mean that water was coming through the seals?
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AydenLincoln
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Yes the seals where it’s attached too but the adapters didn’t even fit closely so I couldn’t attach it with tape/tried and it didn’t work.
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AydenLincoln
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It fit with my garage adapter but the actual unit leaked.
livinlifeinBKK
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I think you either just got a defective one or just needed a little more help setting it up than you anticipated
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AydenLincoln
Pufferfish lover!
Probably but at least it’s Amazon and I can easily return it for one already assembled etc. I’m going to drop it off soon.
livinlifeinBKK
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You do know that most are more labor intensive than that one, right?
davidcalgary29
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I didn't find that to be the case. This has worked well for me despite the higher initial startup cost.
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AydenLincoln
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I was looking at the BRS ones/ones that are already assembled!
livinlifeinBKK
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Really? All that one requires is hand screwing into a faucet...you don't have to tap a water line or anything. Plus they're portable.
razorskiss
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I have the same one! It works great for me, but I have it hooked up to a garden hose faucet so the included adapter was all I needed. I added an extra carbon plus cartridge because my municipality uses chloramines and added some extra fittings to allow me to sample water between the stages for testing. I think unless you pay for set up and installation you're not going to have a significantly better experience with other models...
I love my spectrapure one with their nice expensive filters. I change pre filters every 6 months, got 6 years out of my last membrane and 2 years out of their max DI.
I question whether these cheaper units that don't seem to have standard filters really save money over time. I kind of doubt it.
FYI for sink hookups... I went to ace hardware with the part that screws off the sink (the little mesh end) and they were able to get something to work. It took a few different parts screwed together.
I ended up eventually putting a removable T to the cold water line though.
I question whether these cheaper units that don't seem to have standard filters really save money over time. I kind of doubt it.
FYI for sink hookups... I went to ace hardware with the part that screws off the sink (the little mesh end) and they were able to get something to work. It took a few different parts screwed together.
I ended up eventually putting a removable T to the cold water line though.
davidcalgary29
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The one posted in the link isn't really that much more of a hassle than RO Buddie system. Of course, I don't live in an apartment, and the smaller size of the OP's unit may be particularly attractive to those with limited space.
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