RO Water Waste Solution?

[4Fish]

Let me start by saying, I am not handy at all. I have yet to use RO water, partly due to the wasted water, partly due to afraid of strain on plumbing. I was thinking about some crazy idea:

1. Get two 55 gallon drums of water and place them next to eachother, with an ehiem pump in each.

2. Drum 1 will pump the water into the RO system, the access water will go into Drum 2.

3. Drum 2 will pump the waste water into Drum 1, which will then go into back into the RO unit - etc. etc.
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[mbg75]

You'll probably spend mire money replacing filters than the cost of wasted water...
Better idea would be to use the waste water for clothes washer or for plants.

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[cryptics]

I researched something similar a while back. It doesn't work because the waste water has 30% or so more tds. The water will eventually get really dirty

 

[masterswimmer]

You should look into a Permeate Pump. This will save up to 400% of your waste water and improve efficiency of your filters.

HTH
Russ

 

[cryptics]

Russ

I have the air water and ice typhoon 150gpd. That pump says it is good up to 120gpd. I never get the full 150 because of pressure so could I still use this?

 

[skene]

or if you have a booster on your RODI you can feed the waste line into a second membrane and have 2 clean lines and 1 waste.

 

[Lostinthedark]

I have the typhoon extreme 150 GDP with the permeate pump. It makes a big difference in the amount of waste water and I get a much better product flow with it.

 

[4Fish]

Thanks for all the great replies. Am I just paranoid or does a RO system put a lot of strain on the plumbing/pipes due to the back pressure.

 

[Lostinthedark]

No more pressure than any other appliance. Won't affect the pipes at all.