I just got my RO/DI unit and I'm a little confused as to where I should put it up. I've seen lots of people set it up in their laundry room, but my laundry room doesn't have a sink so I don't know what I'm gonna do with the dirty water line. On top of that the laundry room is tiny so I can't put big barrels/buckets in there to store the water. I'm thinking about piercing into the hot water heater in the garage and hooking it up there, I just haven't found any videos of people doing it. Does anyone here have any experience/insight on hooking up RO/DI to water heater? I don't wanna mess up the water heater and end up paying for a new one. Any help/advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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This might help.... You can install under a kitchen or bathroom sink, they have numerous adapters to assist with the install type, the video show a few of them.
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If you are going to tap off the water heater, it MUST be off the cold water side as you should never connect or run hot water into the unit, it will destroy the membrane.
If the unit came with a "Self-Piercing Saddle Valve" that's what you will be using to connect the feed line to the RO/DI unit. If you need one you can find them at most local home improvement stores. Keep in mind this is a "permanent" type of connector and if you remove the RO/DI unit the valve must be left in place so you don't have a leak.
One concern with mounting it in the garage is heat in the summer and of course cold in the winter so you might want to look into that.
If the unit came with a "Self-Piercing Saddle Valve" that's what you will be using to connect the feed line to the RO/DI unit. If you need one you can find them at most local home improvement stores. Keep in mind this is a "permanent" type of connector and if you remove the RO/DI unit the valve must be left in place so you don't have a leak.
One concern with mounting it in the garage is heat in the summer and of course cold in the winter so you might want to look into that.
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I mounted mine to a piece of plywood and take it out to the hose to fill my container. My wife uses the waste water on her flowers.
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I put mine under the sink, and there was another spout to install at the sink. It came with a 10 Gallon tank that fits under there also.
Thanks you all for your help. I'm gonna do the self piercing cold water line in the garage. I have no place to store the water other than the garage anyway so better to just hook up everything in there and keep it efficient. Thanks again.
RO membranes are permanently damaged by anything over 113 degrees F so you may want to reconsider. The heat attacks the glues and binders rhat hold the membrane fabric together as well as melt the thin plastic film the membrane is constructed out of.
They should always be in a climate controlled space away from bright direct lighting and temperature extremes. You could always mount it on the wall above the washing machine using a brass garden hose wye on the cold water feed and run the waste to the washer drain. For water changes I fill either 5G drinking water type clear jugs or I have found the blue cube style water storage containers they sell at WalMart in the camping aisle are great since they can stack easily in any out of the way corner or closet.
Whatever you do, avoid the self piercing valves. They leave a permanent hole in the plumbing and often they start to close up or restrict the pressure and volume over time since the self piercing needle is very small. There are many better options such as the garden hose wye, feed water adapter on a sinks cold water valve or even grip tite type fasteners on copper pipes.
They should always be in a climate controlled space away from bright direct lighting and temperature extremes. You could always mount it on the wall above the washing machine using a brass garden hose wye on the cold water feed and run the waste to the washer drain. For water changes I fill either 5G drinking water type clear jugs or I have found the blue cube style water storage containers they sell at WalMart in the camping aisle are great since they can stack easily in any out of the way corner or closet.
Whatever you do, avoid the self piercing valves. They leave a permanent hole in the plumbing and often they start to close up or restrict the pressure and volume over time since the self piercing needle is very small. There are many better options such as the garden hose wye, feed water adapter on a sinks cold water valve or even grip tite type fasteners on copper pipes.
