RO Drinking Water Booster Pump Question

[Eye H8 Empty V]

Hey everyone this doesn’t pertain to reefing but I know you guys will have the answer. I’ve got a 20gal tank for our home RO drinking water. It’s a long route for the 1/4” tubing from the tank to the faucet. Can I put a booster pump in between the tank and faucet? I’ve only got about 45PSI coming in. Would a booster pump before the whole system help? If so what would you recommend?

Thanks!

 

[CK00020]

I think you want the booster before the system, because you want higher pressure for the membrane to work more efficiently.

 

[mann1139]

You want the booster pump after the first set of filters, but before the RO membrane and the holding tank.

 

[Eye H8 Empty V]

Thanks everyone!

 

[nosduj]

45psi isn't terrible, my house has 50 and I feel like I need a booster pump as well, it took forever for me to do the initial fill of my new tank. We use our system for drinking water as well, I think I need to replace the automatic pressure valve on mine, it just continues to run after my pressure tank is full.

 

[mann1139]

45psi isn't terrible, my house has 50 and I feel like I need a booster pump as well, it took forever for me to do the initial fill of my new tank. We use our system for drinking water as well, I think I need to replace the automatic pressure valve on mine, it just continues to run after my pressure tank is full.

Check where you have the cutoffs in the sequence too. I had mine in the wrong place for years. Moving it properly made the cutoff a lot more accurate.