Where in the world to put Ro/DI?

[mallorieGgator]

So getting back into the hobby, I've since moved a few times. We own a home now but have no garage. Our washer and dryer are located in a small room that might have enough room for a brute container and an ro/di against the wall. The other option is to put the unit on the covered back porch but I'd have to drill a hole through my block home to get the water line outside. Ideas on where to put the unit and collection container?

 

[redfishbluefish]

How large of a tank.....how much water you need to make? I have mine in the laundry room and only fill 5 gallon water jugs by putting them in the slop sink. What I like about this is if I forget, the overflow simply goes down the drain and not all over the floor.

 

[SandJ]

Mine is under the kitchen sink, mounted to the side of the cabinet. I just roll the brute trash can into the kitchen when I want to make water. Was able to use the drain fitting and attach the waste water hose onto the sink drain.

I keep my brute can in the dining room corner. I bought a round table cloth to go over it so it just looks like a table (and the salt water container also).

It would not be very difficult to run the RODI line into the attic and over to the brute so I do not have to wheel it around, but my husband is not too fond of me drilling holes in the walls (or floors, or ceiling lol).

 

[Ty Hamatake]

I have mine mounted above the washing machine with the waste line running down the drain. I have a 25' line that I can run to anything within the radius. Depending on where you live, mounting it outside could be a bad idea. If it gets too hot it'll ruin your carbon blocks, if it gets below freezing you could end up with burst lines or canisters.

 

[mallorieGgator]

Thanks. The unit would be inside but I'm used to having a brute full of ro/di with a float valve to turn off the unit once the garbage can is full.

 

[azbigjohn]

So getting back into the hobby, I've since moved a few times. We own a home now but have no garage. Our washer and dryer are located in a small room that might have enough room for a brute container and an ro/di against the wall. The other option is to put the unit on the covered back porch but I'd have to drill a hole through my block home to get the water line outside. Ideas on where to put the unit and collection container?

Depends on how much RODI storage you need, but I would say build a vertical rack for two smaller containers (the size of a single brute can) and put it in the laundry room. I have the exact same issue at my house (no garage, smaller laundry room). I was lucky in that my laundry room holds the water heater and had a "clothes folding shelf" my wife never used, so I managed to fit two barrels in there, with the RODI on the wall, and a mixing pump between them.

If you do not have enough space horizontally, you can build a strong wood frame and go vertically. There are some great pictures on here of people who have done just that!

 

[azbigjohn]

Funny, the post right blow yours is one of the resident experts here with picture of her set up. Hopefully @melypr1985 won't mind me sharing it. :https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/merediths-180-in-wall-happy-place.271288/page-26#post-3451156

 

[mallorieGgator]

How large of a tank.....how much water you need to make? I have mine in the laundry room and only fill 5 gallon water jugs by putting them in the slop sink. What I like about this is if I forget, the overflow simply goes down the drain and not all over the floor.

The tank will be 75 to 90 gal. Haven't decided yet. I used to have a brute garbage can with a float valve that would turn the unit on and off as needed when I took water out. That way I always had fresh water.