Reverse Osmosis DIY Install

Do you really need laboratory grade purity..can you afford the filters every week.. can you wait 4 mins for a glass of water..

Sorry if im a bit sceptical, I think most people who buy things like these dump them after a few months.

I use this, just checked Amazon order and we've been using it for all our drinking water for the last 5 years.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LXFEZOJ

Costs about €100 a year in filters.

IW sucks. Our water stinks of Chlorine (worse after rain as it gets an extra dose of Chlorine because the river water is dirtier) tastes foul and is full of microscopic physical contaminates - yet its fit to drink.

Drilling a ceramic basin to mount the tap is the tricky bit….in the unlikely event that you a one ! Best mount it on a standard work top if possible, over sink obviously - easier to drill thru.

Don't forget to turn off the water first😊

3 Bars of pressure is the pressure you get at the bottom of a 100ft high column of water. So if your mains water can push water up 100ft or more then you are OK.

If you have an outside tap or one with a screw thread this will tell you

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Uharbour-Pressure-0-11bar-160psi-Protector/dp/B0CT5BJ9GP

I'd expect to do it for around €300 but could spend more.

You need to know what the cost of materials is before you can come to any conclusions. Its quite possible to spend over €500 on a bells and whistles filter unit or get a cheap one for under €200.

What's the pressure like out of it?

We have a boiling water tap and the plumber said he couldn't link it to the RO system as the water pressure from an RO system is too low.