Thinking about building an RO filter.. have questions...

[Buckeye_Hydro]

yeah, you're probably right on the quality aspect.... I 'could' use my existing filter housing (I bought to filter beer) and put a 1 micron filter in it before the system, 'if' that's the only issue...

The killer for me with the buckeye systems is the $40 shipping... That puts them in the 'ouch' category...

I wonder if there is someplace local that I can go to and just buy what I need at a similar price point to the buckeye stuff...

Give us a call and we'll take a look at that shipping...

If you're looking to minimize costs we'd never recommend that system above with the inline filters. We've been asked over the years to make a system like that, and we could as we have all the pieces and parts in the shop, but the long term operation cost on that configuration make it a non-starter...

Russ

 

[Buckeye_Hydro]

If you're interested in better understanding the effects of water temperature and water pressure on the RO membrane performance, take a look at our calculator here: http://www.buckeyehydro.com/calculator/

You can plug in your temp and pressure and see what your membrane will produce under those conditions.

Russ

 

[r8rphan]

Russ...

I talked to you after my last post and ordered a system,, It arrived yesterday and I installed it this morning...

Filling the keggle now with it...

There's some rust in the keggle and I'm hoping the acidic water (plus a little scrubbing) will reactivate the Stainless steel coating... So, instead of the three gallons you guys said to run through it first, I'm gonna run 13 through it and let it sit for a while... If that doesn't do it, I bought some "Barkeeper's Friend" to get it done..

I gotta replace that little brass adapter you see before the cam lock connected to the SS ball valve going into the keggle with a nylon one I have....

and with 'that' my system is essentially ready to brew!

 

[r8rphan]

Using the TDS meter, the water coming from my faucets is 39ppm... The water coming from the RO filter is 4ppm....

In the two hours I've been filling the keggle, there's just over 8 gallons produced

 

[Buckeye_Hydro]

Nice set up!

Expect your RO Water TDS to change over the first 6 to 24 hours of run time.

Russ