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mike79

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First off, thanks for all the information you guys have provided here. Here are results from my ward labs report:
Ph - 7.7
TDS- 502
mmho/cm- .84,
Cation / Anion, me/L- 9.3/9.5
Na-27
K-<1
Ca-97
Mg-39
Total Hardness, CaCO3 - 405
NO3-N - .3
SO4-S - 74
CI -38
CO3- <1
HCO3-231
Total Alkalinity as CaCO3 - 189

My first thought was this is really hard water. I have a 5 gal. RO system, but it takes a while to "make" the water to replenish. Any thoughts on the tap analysis?

I was also wondering how mixing the tap water with RO water works. If I dilute 50%, does that in turn reduce the amount of disolved solids by 50%?

Thanks for your help!
 
Download Bru'n Water and load your tap water data in. There is a built in estimate of RO water parameters on the Water Adjustment sheet. You can dial in any amount of dilution from 0 to 100 percent and the resulting water profile is calculated for you.

To answer your question, yes diluting by 50% will roughly reduce your TDS and any of the concentrations by half.

Yep, rock hard water you've got there.

Get a bigger tank or some sort of vessel so that you can store more RO water and not have to wait.
 
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