ph0ngwh0ng
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Is this a good RO/DI system?
http://www.goreef.com/Vertex-Deluxe-Puratek-4-stage-RO-DI-System-200GPD.html
http://www.goreef.com/Vertex-Deluxe-Puratek-4-stage-RO-DI-System-200GPD.html
It's probably fine. I've heard that DI is not really necessary for beermaking, so it might be overkill. I know someone who bought one from Bulk Reef Supply for like $130 and it seems to be doing pretty good for her so far. And she makes quite a lot of beer...
I was led to think, from reading Yooper's posts, that DI water wasn't a bad thing since you could then build your brewing water from scratch. Opinions?
Other than the fact that it tastes pretty flat I can't see anything wrong with drinking RO water. I drink it all the time as do many people.I would like to use this for drinking water also, but drinking deionized water is not recommended.
Can I modify it to go to the kitchen faucet after RO?
If I install this on my kitchen faucet, will it reduce the water pressure?
It is essential that chlorine and chloramines be removed from the water before it reaches the RO membrane which would be poisoned by it. Systems, therefore, contain carbon filters upstream of the membrane. If the system you install does not have such a filter you must install one.Will it eliminate chloramines after RO or just after DI?
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In a sense but it removes more things than just the filter in most refrigerators.So I understand that the output of these machines is a bit like the one of a water filter equipped fridge, since the system I'm looking at doesn't have a pressure tank.
I haven't found any water diagnostic service where I live that is cheap enough.
That really is one of the major advantages of RO.Having all the ions removed would be a good thing for me, I guess, because my municipal water's ion content isn't constant.
...shipping charges are huge since I live in Canada, eh!)
Hi,
Can someone please explain what the cons are for the DI filter?
Also my local water comes from a river and 9 different wells, I am in the middle of the town.... I have NO idea what comes out of my tap at any one time... could be well water, could be STL river water or most likely an usknown ratio of blended water from the 2 sources.
Because of the unknown make up of my source water...how would I know what the 1-2% is left in my RO water that I would be brewing with?
If my thinking is correct and because of the unknown water make up I am leaning towards getting a DI filter.
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