sfsuphysics
Supporting Member
Ok so I just bought 200 feet of 1/4" vinyl tubing, winter is here, it's getting quite a bit colder, so water pipes in the ground are colder, as a result RO units tend to be not as effective, so much in fact you might constantly be pouring waste water down the drain regardless of your water production.
So what did I do with this tubing? well I ran it down into my basement out to my rock cooking vat (with a nice heater to keep it warm). The idea is hopefully this will warm the water up a bit before it gets to the filters so it'll more efficiently produce water.. and my water bill won't be skyrocket high at the end of the month.
Now will this work? Hopefully
Why didn't I just knock into the hotwater line? Well first the placement of my RO Unit is not set in stone, when the great tank move begins I'm going to put it downstairs near the tank so I won't need vinyl tubing running from my kitchen to fish room in the hallway. Second I've heard that you can get calcium buildups or something from your hot water heater's tank or something that can prematurely damage a membrane.
Well we'll see how well it works
So what did I do with this tubing? well I ran it down into my basement out to my rock cooking vat (with a nice heater to keep it warm). The idea is hopefully this will warm the water up a bit before it gets to the filters so it'll more efficiently produce water.. and my water bill won't be skyrocket high at the end of the month.
Now will this work? Hopefully
Why didn't I just knock into the hotwater line? Well first the placement of my RO Unit is not set in stone, when the great tank move begins I'm going to put it downstairs near the tank so I won't need vinyl tubing running from my kitchen to fish room in the hallway. Second I've heard that you can get calcium buildups or something from your hot water heater's tank or something that can prematurely damage a membrane.
Well we'll see how well it works