[david68]

Hi
I have set up my filters to start making pure water.

At present i have the waste water running into a 125lt water butt and my pure water going into a 250lt baffled tank.

I noticed that i am producing more waste water quicker than pure water, Could u tell me if this is right.

If it is, then is there anyway i can resend the water from the waste butt back through the filters,
so i dont keep having to empty the waste water butt.

Also how long should it take to fill the 250 lt tank up.

Thanks Dave

[Roy Harding]

Yes you will have more waste than pure, also dont re use the waste as this will have a very high tds and will reduce your fillter and resin life.

Roy

[david68]

Hi Roy
My TDS Reading is 75 from the tap and 75 from water waste?

Dave

[matt]

as its only 75

you could buy a extra RO membrane and run the waste into that, that will reduce your waste even more

[david68]

Hmm more money.

Maybe i need  to tap my waste into a drain, this will save me keep running into my garage to empty the waste water butt

Dave

[matt]

Hmm more money.

Maybe i need  to tap my waste into a drain, this will save me keep running into my garage to empty the waste water butt

Dave

i fill a rain water butt with waste for summer watering of the garden etc

you would only need a extra RO and housing, they are not over the top money, check out RO-MAN

[david68]

Matt is this what you do with your waste or is it fitted to a drain outlet

Dave

[david68]

The way things are going it looks like it going to take about 20 hours to fill my 250lt tank up with pure water. 

Dave

[matt]

Matt is this what you do with your waste or is it fitted to a drain outlet

Dave

in the summer it goes into a rain water butt, waters the lawn and flower beds and tomato plants (toms really love to be watered all the time, i have 5 cherry tom plants and we have had over 200 toms so far, so much the mrs has made tom and chillie jam, lovely stuff)

im a meter, so waste water costs me, so this winter im adding a extra RO for the waste

oh and my water is 460 TDS, so yours at 75, you should be thankfull

[david68]

So i take it then that the higher your metre reading the longer it takes to make pure water?

Dave