Should I get a Reverse Osmosis unit? - Orchid Board

Ray · #12 05-28-2020, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Marty

Ray, I've gone the generic way for years, wasted time and energy and ended up throwing out box of unused filters when I switched, as I no longer wanted to deal with generic units.

Last two I got were zero waste from costco, ended up breaking the housing of the filter on one and another unit that was injecting waste water into the hot water line, ended up rupturing something inside my hot water tank that resulted in no hot water, flooded laundry room and replacement of the entire HWT...just don't have good experience I guess and for that reason, I ended up sourcing and modifying one that I would want to use myself.

If they work for you great, but I just want to know instantly what quality water I'm producing, how much life I have on the filter and I want to be able to change the filter in 3 sec and never look at it again.

You should know that there are different consumers for every product and while some would do their own tire rotations and oil changes all day long, others don't even want to look at their wheels, just want to get to their destinations LOL - I'm in the 2nd group, but I've been in the first for years, so I understand both positions.

HI, Marty. Nice to see you around here!

I fully understand "different strokes for different folks", but I simply don't understand your logic in this case.

If you have a unit that uses standard parts, they are available from any number of outlets, covering you if your original vendor goes out of business. The guy that I got my original one from died of cancer - I'm glad he steered me to standard components. Had he produced a system with proprietary filters, I'd have been totally out of luck getting replacements.

In 35 years of using RO systems I've not once experienced what you did with broken stuff and leaks.

Swap out the filters on a reasonable schedule, and you'll always have nice, pure water, whether you test or not.

If knowing the quality of the output water on a moment-to-moment basis is important to you, you can add an in-line monitor for under $50. I had a flow totalizer on mine that told me when I had reached the life of my filters - $25.

3 minutes to change a filter versus 5 or maybe 10? Why spend the extra money for that?

EDIT: I did a search after posting the above, and I think I see what's going on with this discussion. The particular system Marty pointed out is sold by mistking.com, so he apparently took my "I don't prefer those" statement as criticism of his products. It was not meant that way at all (I had no idea he even sold RO systems), but was merely my personal opinion.

Marty - sorry for stepping on your toes.