Coco wrote:twitcher wrote:Unless your collection is large, you can make easy zero tds water with a "Zero Water" filter (that's a brand name). It works great.
Like all RO water sources, the filters do need to be replaced from time to time, but unless your water source is very difficult, they last a long time. I found a unit at Walmart discounted to under $20. Replacement filters are about 25.00 each. The purer your water, the longer the filters last.
I liked ZeroWater at first, but I found something cheaper which is to buy from a water dispenser where it's 5 gallons for a buck and the TDS is a reading of 6.
With ZeroWater, I calculated how many gallons I'd go through each filter and it was an average of 25-28 gallons per filter and the filter I can find the cheapest on eBay was for $8. The reading of my tap water is 140 PPM where of course, if one's PPM is lower you'll be able to make the filter last a lil bit longer.
This is my go-to now too. A couple grocery stores and even a nearby Home Depot have dispensers where it's 40c/gal (i.e. 5 gal for $2) but still saves on buying new jugs, and saves plastic too. I've never tested TDS above 10 ppm, although I
always test each one just in case.
Don't like carrying gallon jugs back and forth, but stupid faucets don't fit the RO/DI...