BigB
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I think I spent about $35.00 total. And no, my hose adapter does not leak.
Is the marine hose necessary or can you use a regular garden hose?
What are the numbers for magnesium, sodium, etc that this will produce? Or is it dependent on what water runs through it?
Ok thanks. So using either of the water spreadsheets I'll have to build the water up from zero? I thought that was basically RO water. What am I missing here?
Unless I missed something, the OP filter setup appears to be using an ordinary granulated carbon filter. The cartridge will typically have a woven polyester cover to keep out larger particulates. An RO system is a completely different set up although it will usually incorporate a carbon filter stage.
Yes, you would need to build the water when using RO as it won't have much of anything left in it if the system is working properly. I don't have an RO system yet, so that's about as far as I can be of assistance. I am also not very hip to water chemistry (yet).
Just to be really clear here, the filtration system that we're talking about in this thread removes chlorine (and chloramine depending on your flow rate and the specific type of filter cartridge that you use). It will not strip any of the other minerals out of your water. So if you're adjusting water chemistry, it won't change the water significantly from the values that you get from your utility.
Just to clarify...I think you may have misunderstood when catt22 said "pretty much zero". i believe he was indicating a carbon filter setup will not remove nor add any dissolved minerals. Only chlorine and sediment suspended solids (e.g. sand, grit) will be removed. You'd need an RO system to remove the dissolved minerals.Ok thanks. So using either of the water spreadsheets I'll have to build the water up from zero? I thought that was basically RO water. What am I missing here?
Ok thanks. So using either of the water spreadsheets I'll have to build the water up from zero? I thought that was basically RO water. What am I missing here?
What about 1.52 ppm of chlorine? Is that a lot?
HitTheTwit said:For those who have built this already;
Why is the Watts swivel adapter necessary when the QD and the flow restrictor each have swivel abilities of their own?
I want to make sure I'm not skipping an important part.
I just built mine.Bump
Has anyone mounted this filter to a stand? If so how did you do it. Looking for some options. Thanks.
I did on my stand. I fabricated mounts from 1 inch square tubing and 1/8 inch plate. They are welded to the bottom side of the top rail on the back of my stand.
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I did on my stand. I fabricated mounts from 1 inch square tubing and 1/8 inch plate. They are welded to the bottom side of the top rail on the back of my stand.
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Has anyone mounted this filter to a stand? If so how did you do it. Looking for some options. Thanks.
Are those plumbed in series? Is one not enough?
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