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RO systems are excellent for water purification as well and certainly more convenient if you own your home. So I will restate, I don't understand why RO or dis
by dade_ 8y ago
RO systems are excellent for water purification as well and certainly more convenient if you own your home. So I will restate, I don't understand why RO or distillation systems aren't far more common.
- denimnerd42 8y agothey are expensive, require an expensive plumber to install, potentially another source for leaks, and require regular cleaning. i'd rather just pay $10/month for gallons and gallons of bottled water.
- JohnJamesRambo 8y agoI haven't found that to be the case. https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-WHER25-Reverse-Osmosis-Filtration/dp/B004S7TAK2/ https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-WHER25-Reverse-Osmosis-Filt... that is $130 and the kits are very easy to install. In 13 months you'd have it paid off and you can make all the water you want.
- denimnerd42 8y agoThey've definitely come down in price but you're still talking 130 + installation + $80 in filters per year + leak potential. It's almost break even. Unfortunately there's still the problem that my wife being from a 3rd world country won't drink anything out of the tap that hasn't been boiled no matter how much it's been filtered due to no rational reason.
- cladari 8y agoBasic systems will waste 4 gallons of water for every gallon of purified water depending on input pressure and temperature. Lower input temperature and pressure will increase waste and lower output.