plumbing in RO water filter system

vibe666

I got a good deal on a 7 stage reverse osmosis water filter system and i'm wondering if i can use it to filter all the water that comes into the house, rather than just the drinking water.

this is the system I got: http://www.aquasafe.de/product_info.php?language=en&products_id=1059

it says it can produce 190L per day and has an 8L reservoir and I'm wondering if it would be enough to fill the cold water tank in the house?

it's a house with 2 adults and a baby, so 2 quick showers and a small bath a day, plus about 10 clothes washes a week (up from 3 before the baby came ) and 3 dishwasher cycles.

the whole reason for getting it is because of the very poor quality of the water in the house. it's causing (we believe) dry skin and is not at all nice to drink.

is it going to be feasible to plumb it inline into the house supply, rather than just branching it off for drinking water? it would need to be something that could be undone as well as it's a rented house, but as long as we leave things as they were, the landlord is happy for us to make changes to the house if we need to.

also, the water pressure isn't great and the landlord has installed a pump in the hot press upstairs that we use to boost the pressure for the radiators and when we're having a shower. the water filter says it's good up to 30bar, so it should be okay, but i want to be sure.

am i dreaming or is it feasible that this could work? it would be nice to have good clean water for both drinking and showering, cooking, washing etc.

thanks in advance for any advice.

paddy147

vibe666 wrote: »

I got a good deal on a 7 stage reverse osmosis water filter system and i'm wondering if i can use it to filter all the water that comes into the house, rather than just the drinking water.

this is the system I got: http://www.aquasafe.de/product_info.php?language=en&products_id=1059

it says it can produce 190L per day and has an 8L reservoir and I'm wondering if it would be enough to fill the cold water tank in the house?

it's a house with 2 adults and a baby, so 2 quick showers and a small bath a day, plus about 10 clothes washes a week (up from 3 before the baby came ) and 3 dishwasher cycles.

the whole reason for getting it is because of the very poor quality of the water in the house. it's causing (we believe) dry skin and is not at all nice to drink.

is it going to be feasible to plumb it inline into the house supply, rather than just branching it off for drinking water? it would need to be something that could be undone as well as it's a rented house, but as long as we leave things as they were, the landlord is happy for us to make changes to the house if we need to.

also, the water pressure isn't great and the landlord has installed a pump in the hot press upstairs that we use to boost the pressure for the radiators and when we're having a shower. the water filter says it's good up to 30bar, so it should be okay, but i want to be sure.

am i dreaming or is it feasible that this could work? it would be nice to have good clean water for both drinking and showering, cooking, washing etc.

thanks in advance for any advice.

Will also be good for your fish tank water too.:D

vibe666

paddy147 wrote: »

Will also be good for your fish tank water too.:D

indeed!

there's actuallt a list of averages here: http://www.greenvalet.ie/tag/domestic-water-consumption-ireland/

looking at our usage, i think we can come in under the 190L per day mark, but without a water meter i have no way of actually telling for sure. i guess if nothing else, it will ensure we use less water if i know we have a practical daily limit.

although i could plumb it in myself if it was just for drinking, i'll definitely need a plumber to do the job to have it filtering all our mains water.

i was looking for info from the sales guy on whether we'd need a pump or not to boost the pressure for the sytem and he was saying to just cancel the sale and bid again on a new one with a pump, but having gotten this 260 euro RO filter system for 125 quid in a fluke ebay auction win that ended at an odd time on a sunny sunday when i was home sick whilst everyone else was out enjoying themselves, i declined.

sohappy

just remember the ro unit produces waste water as well as purified water,about 3 times as much, so you actually increase your usage big time,no big deal if your just using it for drinking water,

vibe666

looking at the pressure in the house, it's actually fine at the cold kitchen tap which is where it comes into the house, it's just the rest of the house where the pressure is bad, but i'd put that down to bad plumbing.

i'm pretty sure the 190L per day figure is the output anyway, not the input so i reckon we'll be okay, but thanks for the tips.

Bohser

vibe666 wrote: »

looking at the pressure in the house, it's actually fine at the cold kitchen tap which is where it comes into the house, it's just the rest of the house where the pressure is bad, but i'd put that down to bad plumbing.

i'm pretty sure the 190L per day figure is the output anyway, not the input so i reckon we'll be okay, but thanks for the tips.

Sounds like you had a leak between ur mains and elsewhere in the house... Or you're using a water tank that's too low.

If the kitchen tap has pressure then the rest of the house should be fine.

Sorry know this is a late response.