Ro Units.....how Do They Plumb Into Your Water Supply?

[craigybaby37]

just been to my LFS to get 45 litres of RO water which come to £6.75p so 15p a litre and had a look at there RO units they seel and they have 1 for £49.99 which will do a max of 120 litres per day and is nice and small but my question is in the topic title.....how does it plum into your water suply and is it on some kind of tap system so when u want water u simply put a tube/pipe into a plastic container and bucket and get ur desired ammount and simply turn it off??? or does it constantly keep giving water and you need a huge container for it all???

thanks any help would be much appreciated as will save me a lot of money in the long run

 

[Danno]

By default they have a connector at the end that attaches to a hose. That is how mine is connected. I bought a "Y" connector for a hose and ran extra hose from it to my RO unit. I then stuck my waste hose into a trickle line (a line that make sure that your water pipes doesn't freeze up during the winter) and I screwed the mount into the wall. THen ran one line into a clean trash can that I picked up at home depot. Drilled a hole in the lid and siliconed the good water line into the top so nothing would contaiminate the water.

It is the easies way of pumping it into your house without having to sodder or do pipeing or whatever.

 

[BigC]

See my post, and got to the page with the RO unit.
Nowdays you dont have to make the hole in the pipework.
Regards
BigC

 

[Musho3210]

although making a hole is still possible and not looked down upon. I made a hole with a saddle piercing valve and its all good with me.

 

[craigybaby37]

well the plumbing it in wouldnt be a prob as i in the building trade so know what ime doing...... my main concern is i dont want it making 120 lpd as ide never use that much water.....idealy ide like to be able to get the water when i need it and turn it off when not needed

 

[SkiFletch]

Then use BigC's method for tapping off the washing machine line which leaves you with a spare garden hose style connection. Then, go to the lawn/garde/hardware store and get yourself a water timer . These are typically used for watering lawns and have a set time that they'll turn the water on for before they shut off. Fantastic little inventions. I turn mine on for 2 hours, and it makes 5 gallons and shuts off when it's done

 

[BigC]

Excellent idea Fletch, thanks for that,
Regards
BigC

 

[craigybaby37]

just read through bigC's post about the whole can u shut them off an turn them on when needed so all my questions are answered now......just a case now of buying the RO filter and finding somewhere to put it as i still live at home with my parents as ime only 19 so not realy my house to do what i like lol

 

[SkiFletch]

Lol, no problem. A water timer is a life saver.

Just as an added piece of information everyone, right now we're in the warm season and our tapwater comes into the house relatively warm. In the winter when it approaches freezing, our RO membranes slow down and produce less water over the same time period as they do now. Just something to keep on your radar

 

[Musho3210]

you can shut them off with a valve anyway, you dont need a timer to turn them off although if you want to collect water and you dont have time to check on it, a timer would be great.

 

[craigybaby37]

thanks for all the info people