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08/24/2019, 04:51 PM | #1 |
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RODI Station
I am in need of a decent RODI station for my tank. However I don’t have plumbing near my tank. I have room to put in a couple of water tanks (barrels or containers). Is it possible to fill one with tap then use a pump to transfer that water to another empty barrel or container through an RODI?
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08/24/2019, 05:18 PM | #2 |
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Where's your nearest plumbing source? Is this is a basement? Do you have a basement?
I run mine along the basement ceiling tapping into the upstairs sink Sent from my SM-G973U using Tapatalk
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08/24/2019, 05:32 PM | #3 | |
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I could put a system in the pump room for my well and run some PEX to the tank area and just pump it to the barrels. |
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08/24/2019, 05:35 PM | #4 |
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I don't think you can do what you described.
The RO makes water, nothing else. Usually with a 2 barrel system one holds the RO water the other is used to mix & hold saltwater. Some plumbing & a pump with a few valves direct the water between them. Search for water mixing station for examples.
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08/24/2019, 08:00 PM | #5 | |
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Sure he can. Barrel full of tap— pump at 30psi — rodi booster pump— rodi unit— new water to second barrel. Finding a pressure rated pump fur the first stage is the problem. I assume you are filling up barrel A at a sink, then wheeling it to location to pump it into rodi and barrel B? All the rodi needs is a 1/4” input- you can get a John guest T fitting to go inline on any sink cold water supply, then run 1/4” line to the cabinet location and install rodi unit and two barrels. RoDI and NSW. You can run 1/4” line behind baseboard trim pretty easily- just pop it off, run line in the drywall ‘wet gap’ and pop it back on. I used to run 70 ft of 1/4 from a garage spigot through a closet wall and into a rodi unit. Pressure drop was maybe 3-4 psi. Mains pressure in house was 60 to start which might have helped. My vote- run the line. Wheeling 320lbs Of water in a 40g brute or 400lb in a blue barrel is a pain in the ***. The first time you almost tip it rolling it over a door threshold, will be the day you wish you ran line. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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08/25/2019, 06:18 PM | #6 | |
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How's your source water? |
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08/25/2019, 06:30 PM | #7 |
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Plenty of people dont have water near their tanks...Many just make water in the garage or laundry room or whatever and just pump the saltwater to/from the tank..
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