Right now. I just run the line outside into my lawn.
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I have a RODI system,3-stage, and I'm not understanding what the waste water is. Sorry if a dumb question, I just want things to go well for me.
I’m using a 180gpd spectrapure double RO system with a single DI canister. Prefilter and carbon also, of course. I’m at a 2.4:1 waste : product ratio.
My incoming TDS is 36ppm. Suburbs Atlanta.
Do you think I could lose the RO and invest in a few more DI canisters to omit the waste completely? That would be pretty awesome.
Is that 1product to 2 waste?With 36 TDS I wouldn't skip the RO stage but what I would do is purchase new Capillary restrictors and adjust your Ratio to 1:2 or even 1:1.
I'm in! Send me the invitation!Lol... exactly... I'll hand everyone a shovel when they get here, and when we're done, they'll be a pool! ;Happy
This makes me want to thread a wasteline through the dryer vent and water our roses.
Goes on the plants or in the water butt.I currently make my RODI water in my master bath. I accidentally closed the plug while making water. It wasn't closed for long. But I was shocked by how much waste water was in the tub. I hate that I'm wasting so much water. I know that I can get a more efficient RODI machine. I'm looking at putting in a pool next fall. I'm considering sending the waster water from the RODI machine to it. So that leads me to my question.
Has anyone found a use for the RODI waster water and if so, what is it?
I've wondered if this is possible. Picture two containers, one for source water, and the other for the filtered RODI water. Fill the source container with unfiltered water. Using a pump in the source water container, pump into the RODI unit, and let the waste water line return to the source container. This way, there's no loss. Water is moved from one container to to the other. I tried explaining this concept to my LFS, and he was not understanding what I was talking about.. I'm in Southern California, and we aren't under drought restrictions this year, but last year we were. For now, I let the waste run into my pool.
That's more or less what dual membrane units do.....the waste water from the first membrane is sent to the second membrane. It appromately cuts your waste to good water in half. Note that the second membrane will have a shorter life. Some RO water experts suggest not using a second membrane unless your raw water TDS is very low.
Is that 1product to 2 waste?
When I bought 18 months ago, the spectrapure rep told me this would be about as good as I could get with the best flow restrictor they had at the time, my tds and the pressure.
I’ll maybe call them next week and see if a new capillary restrictive can improve the ratio.
Thanks for the tip !
I have a dual membrane, and you're right, it reduces waste. What I'm suggesting is a zero waste solution as the waste water is sent back through the RODI unit. What I'm wondering is why this hasn't been tried, or it's just impossible due to how RODI filtering works..
now it just sounds like challenge that i have to accept...me against a back hoe...its on!!So true... the ground is incredibly hard here... Pretty sure it's going to require some heavy equipment.