My standard disclaimer...just getting started and doing my homework... For the record I live in rural Wisconsin and I am on a 325 foot deep well.
Just bought an Orapaxi pH, TDS, EC, and Temp tester and instructions say to calibrate with DI water. No problem called the Culligan man. Of course being the salesman that he is he wanted to know what I needed it for and told him, then he asked what I planned to make my RODI water with. I have been scoping out the 5 stage 2x membrane from BRS for better yield and lower waste. He said he doubted these units perform as advertised and I would go thru filters, DI, etc. like water through a comb. In his next breath he said for $65 per month...enter sales pitch here...
This is the second sales pitch I have gotten, the other was from a Culligan competitor. So here are my questions to the group.
1. How many gallons of water do you get through your Stage 1 and 2 RO membranes before you have to replace them?
2. How many gallons for your DI Resin before replacement?
3. I am guessing if my total planned tanks and sumps is 175 gal I will need about 700 gallons thru the startup and curing process, after that maybe 125 a month?
4. What has every bodies experience been with BRS or other aquarium retailer brands?
5. Before writing this post I searched RODI posts on R2R, there are several BRS models being sold in the forum lately, wondering why?
6. Any other tidbits about experience with smaller or larger commercial systems?
Culligan man was closed before I could get into town to pick up some DI water for calibrating my meter so I don’t know yet what I am starting with.
Thanks in advance.
Just bought an Orapaxi pH, TDS, EC, and Temp tester and instructions say to calibrate with DI water. No problem called the Culligan man. Of course being the salesman that he is he wanted to know what I needed it for and told him, then he asked what I planned to make my RODI water with. I have been scoping out the 5 stage 2x membrane from BRS for better yield and lower waste. He said he doubted these units perform as advertised and I would go thru filters, DI, etc. like water through a comb. In his next breath he said for $65 per month...enter sales pitch here...
This is the second sales pitch I have gotten, the other was from a Culligan competitor. So here are my questions to the group.
1. How many gallons of water do you get through your Stage 1 and 2 RO membranes before you have to replace them?
2. How many gallons for your DI Resin before replacement?
3. I am guessing if my total planned tanks and sumps is 175 gal I will need about 700 gallons thru the startup and curing process, after that maybe 125 a month?
4. What has every bodies experience been with BRS or other aquarium retailer brands?
5. Before writing this post I searched RODI posts on R2R, there are several BRS models being sold in the forum lately, wondering why?
6. Any other tidbits about experience with smaller or larger commercial systems?
Culligan man was closed before I could get into town to pick up some DI water for calibrating my meter so I don’t know yet what I am starting with.
Thanks in advance.