ghostface Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 just got a 4 stage ro-di unit. it seems to spit out about 15-20x more waste than filtered water. any aucklanders noticed a big increase in their water bill when using one of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Do you guys get charged for water? I thought you had to use heaps of water before there were any additional charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 I think we pay about 1c per Litre No I dont notice any change I use more washing the cars ( read wifes car as well) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Put the watse into another tank and use it to water the plants etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 get a booster pump which will recirculate the water, or get another ro and add it to the waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostface Posted January 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 the charge isnt much, i think my last 6-monthly bill was about $40. be interested to see if it changes much. will get a 200l-ish barrell for "waste" and give it to the garden / washing machine etc i think. worst thing about paying for auckland tap water is that you cant drink it coz it tastes like waikato river / cow s**t / farm runoff / chlorine all mixed together and filtered through an old miners sock. because thats what it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Have you actually measured the waste to product ratio? 15-20 is really high, I'm just thinking maybe something like you need a restrictor to increase the pressure on the membrane or something. Though, it may just be due to the water temp and how dirty it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Ira is correct, it should not be making that much waste. Waste should be running somewhere around 2 or 3 to 1 of good water. To achieve this you put a restrictor on the waste outlet, otherwise all your water just flushes out the waste pipe. The people you bought it off should be able to supply the correct restrictor, but if not, Anthony Preston will. I think they're about 6 bucks. Not just any restrictor, you have to get the right one for your unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostface Posted January 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 er.... user error strikes again :oops: it has a flow restrictor, i had the bypass tap on all along :oops: :oops: :oops: works fine now, about 2x waste to 1x clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 Cool. That's about the last piece of major equipment you need so you're now totally set up! BTW that Goniopora you gave me is looking OK, still hanging in. And the sps frag is showing a few polyps . Couldn't get that CD to work yet but I'll try it in my sons computer when he get's off it or it isn't downloading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 u may be waiting a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted January 28, 2006 Report Share Posted January 28, 2006 do what i do get a computer for each room 4 computers no worries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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