Any creative uses for RO/DI waste water?
- Thread starter LeslieS
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- Location
- Ossining, NY
I have read that people use it for filling thier washing machines to do laundry instead of watching it go down the drain - also have heard people plumbing them into garden soak hoses for flower beds - good savings either way.
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hmmm ,lets see
you can
water your plants
use it to mop your floor
wash clothes (house mentioned)
wash your car in the summer
not sure ,but you may be able to drink it (its still a bit filtered)
just about anything water is used for i guess ,if you have enuff buckets to store it in
you can
water your plants
use it to mop your floor
wash clothes (house mentioned)
wash your car in the summer
not sure ,but you may be able to drink it (its still a bit filtered)
just about anything water is used for i guess ,if you have enuff buckets to store it in
Start a hydroponic tomato farm in your house
. It might be a good idea since all the tomatoes in California are frozen.
I make about 70 gallons of RODI a week, thats about 350-420 gallons of waste water. I am thinking about setting up a discus grow out tank with a constant water change from the RODI waste.
. It might be a good idea since all the tomatoes in California are frozen.I make about 70 gallons of RODI a week, thats about 350-420 gallons of waste water
. I am thinking about setting up a discus grow out tank with a constant water change from the RODI waste.I have one of those, its call Kold-Ster. I stop using it when the company had some issues providing replacement cartridges few years back. Water in LI is not as expensive as LA so I never went back to using it. Product water is not as pure but my old tank was doing great with it.
- Location
- Howell, NJ
leslie u can make some ice sculptures with the waste water :biggrin: why not start another hobby a cold one :lol2:
- Location
- Marine Park
Don't listen to newbies like that Cali_reef guy! hahaha lmao.
Cali don't discus usually need hot water? Isn't the cost of heating cold ro/di water to about 80 degrees going to offset the gain of wasting water? I say do a cold water marine tank with the excess ro/di. Better to waste tons of salt.
Cali don't discus usually need hot water? Isn't the cost of heating cold ro/di water to about 80 degrees going to offset the gain of wasting water? I say do a cold water marine tank with the excess ro/di. Better to waste tons of salt.
so im thinking why cant you drink the waste water ,ppl drink reg tap water ,this is a waste from 3 filter before the waste ,mean ,that waste water gets filter 3 times before its gos to waste.
it deff better then drinking reg tap water ,wouldnt you say
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- Location
- South Richmond Hill, Queens
i think they bottle it and call it evian.... eww.. nasty ass water..
so im thinking why cant you drink the waste water ,ppl drink reg tap water ,this is a waste from 3 filter before the waste ,mean ,that waste water gets filter 3 times before its gos to waste.
it deff better then drinking reg tap water ,wouldnt you say
Keep drinking your waste water there "Deuce Bigalow". You're gonna have 3-headed kids.
bad coffee
Inept at life.
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Get a booster/permeate pump. you'll waste less water.
Or check your TDS if you live in the city. I'm using non-RO water, just DI'd. my tds is still 0
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Or check your TDS if you live in the city. I'm using non-RO water, just DI'd. my tds is still 0
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I've read threads on RC that people DO drink the waste water. It's been through carbon filters and sediment filters... better than a brita filter...
Honestly I haven't had any, since we have poland springs.... but cmon... lake/spring water vs. filtered water????? must be just as good....
Honestly I haven't had any, since we have poland springs.... but cmon... lake/spring water vs. filtered water????? must be just as good....
my opinion is that the ppl in my house should get at least as good quality water as my fish. it wouldnt look very good if word got out that my family only gets to drink the water that wasnt good enough for my fish.
if you have a neighbor you dont like, wait till a day below freezing and pour it all over his walkway and steps, then find a comfortable window with a good view to watch the effects.
if you have a neighbor you dont like, wait till a day below freezing and pour it all over his walkway and steps, then find a comfortable window with a good view to watch the effects.
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