TDS in publix water machine?
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I would say it would be different from store to store. Really depends on when the filters were changed. I know they usually have a sign off sheet for the service but my Kroger never says what was done. Did they just open the door and say "yep its still working" LOL
My son had a horrible experience with Krogers' in Kentucky. Used them for years, had problems and discovered they were not delivering R/O water or anything close. Finally bought a filter. I've done the same. Just had the fact that half or more of my water being filtered goes down the drain.
Isn't it something like 3 gallons wasted for every good gallon you get? Let's see...
12 gallon per week for water changes for both tanks.
7 gallons per week for top offs or so.
19 per week x 4 weeks = 76 gallons. That would mean 228 gallons down the drain.
Or 2964 gallons wasted for the year!
12 gallon per week for water changes for both tanks.
7 gallons per week for top offs or so.
19 per week x 4 weeks = 76 gallons. That would mean 228 gallons down the drain.
Or 2964 gallons wasted for the year! - Messages
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Nice to have free water...
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The filter guys say they can do that on one of their systems. I have never heard anyone in ARC talk about if its valid or not. They have some research numbers on the amount of water saved by pumping it back through the membrane on their web site. Appears to work. Anyone know for sure? What is your experience? They are about the only ones speaking of that capability that I know of.
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Well I would think that a filter will only hold a given amount of contaminents, so it shouldn't matter if you recycle water, you will simply use your filter faster as the contaminents build up and you have worse and worse waste water every time. Would the cost of saving a few gallons offset the cost of new filters more often?
I actually started recycling my waste water today. My waste water goes into a 55 gallon bucket, which then gets pumped back through my RODI. The only drawback is you have to have a big pump to get enough pressure to run through the filter again. It seems to be working great.
I have my ro/di in the laundry room with the waste going into the washing machine. Throw in cloths, make water until it's full, let it run the full cycle, repeat. With 2 kids, there's never a shortage of laundry to be done and the 'waste' isn't waste because we'd have used the same amount anyway.
I am building a decent-sized pond in my back yard as time/$$ allow-and I'm gonna eventually have my wastewater drained into a 'holding' tank-buried in the back yard. The drain also is used by my ice machine as the old ice melts, it will also drain into the tank. THen I will have an auto-float type device in the pond and it will pump the 'wastewater' into the pond until either the tank runs dry (it will be ran by a sump type pump, whenit has water and the float at the pond gives it power, then it pumps until dry, then shuts off). I will also have a waste type drain where I can either pump it into the pool or just into the yard (wasted) during rainy seasons of extra waste water. I figure I can serve a couple of purposes with this waste water and also save afew gallons in the meantime. it sounds kinda extravagent and difficult, but I can do it for next to nothing and I have the experience to do it--time is my only enemy on that project-lol
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Will that publix water work for a water change??
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In a pinch, yes.
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Just add salt? Is it cheaper to get from Publix than LFS?
