Reverse Osmosis Units

Reverse Osmosis Units#61245

By Hayden - Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:03 pm

- Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:03 pm #61245

Im bored of having to travel to the garg
age. 100 litres bought and I could get a whole unit!

My question is - Ive seen on all of the sale boards it says that its 50 gdp or like 75 gdp. How many gdp should one be for carnivorous plants?

Thanks

Re: Reverse Osmosis Units#61261

By tc3driver -  Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:33 pm
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- Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:33 pm #61261

Well 1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters,

so 50 US gallons = 189.270589 liters

And that is able to be generated in a 24 hour period. I went with the 50 gallon one personally.

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Re: Reverse Osmosis Units#61330

By Hayden - Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:55 am

- Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:55 am #61330

Oh, I get it! I thaught it was a type of filteration level. Should I just use the filter that comes with it or are they all replacable to something thats better?

Thanks mate

Re: Reverse Osmosis Units#61335

By tc3driver -  Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:08 am
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- Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:08 am #61335

The standard filters should be fine... but if you are going to invest in a rodi system, I would highly recommend investing in a TDS meter at the same time

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Re: Reverse Osmosis Units#61407

By Hayden - Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:49 pm

- Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:49 pm #61407

Ok thanks

I guess ive got some persuading to do! Im just bored of paying a stack of people to give me 1l of water for £1 ($1.80). In the long run it will pay itself back.

Thanks mate

Re: Reverse Osmosis Units#61409

By Hayden - Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:55 pm

- Tue Jun 29, 2010 3:55 pm #61409

Sorry, ive just found this one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/50-GALLON-PER-DAY ... 2660wt_911

Do you think this will do fine? Also, is there a way of just putting it in a bucket of water. I dont want it connecting to my main water pipes as the machines look ugly :L

Re: Reverse Osmosis Units#61413

By tc3driver -  Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:38 pm
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- Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:38 pm #61413

Something like that should be fine.

ebay page wrote:An outside tap adaptor can be added to this order if requested, please ask when ordering and we can add £3.95 to the order.

You can do something like that, and hook it up to your hose spigot. I am not certain of how the membrane will react with the wet/dry cycles.

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Re: Reverse Osmosis Units#61434

By Hayden - Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:40 pm

- Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:40 pm #61434

Ok, ill link it up to my outdoor tap

Would it be alright left down on the floor?

Just one other question, ive read online that it cant remove chlorine? Is this true, if so will it matter?

Thanks so much for the fast replys etc

Re: Reverse Osmosis Units#61464

By Doomsday -  Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:01 pm
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- Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:01 pm #61464

I don't know it it works for cp's but i have this bottle or blue liquid i put in tap water to make it "softer" for my lizards.

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Re: Reverse Osmosis Units#61470

By Hayden - Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:27 pm

- Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:27 pm #61470

Ok, thanks doomsday. Im not sure if that will work well, im back on the tap water again til it finally rains!

Re: Reverse Osmosis Units#61474

By Doomsday -  Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:42 pm
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- Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:42 pm #61474

My suggestion is that when it does rain, you collect all the water you can and then boil it to kill any bacteria or bugs that may have come in. Then you can store it in a closed bottle. You wouldn't wAnt to boil it down, but just get it really really hot. Possibly in a cheap pressure cooker.

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Re: Reverse Osmosis Units#61539

By Hayden - Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:42 am

- Wed Jun 30, 2010 5:42 am #61539

I dont want to collect rain again, im just bored of it. Rainwater also contains insects and all sorts, one day I want a tropical fish tank so the RO unit will help with that

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