Poll: RO/DI Waste Water

[mike werner]

I use it to put out all the fires (problems) I get/have at work.i never have enough water

 

[mehaffydr]

I use mine to fill my Koi pond

 

[Bill from OZ]

No problems with nutrients from those of you using it for freshwater tanks/ ponds? I currently run mine to the basement sump and let the sump pump it on to the lawn. I have RO water in my kitchen for drinking because city water here barely passes epa standards for lead. I wouldn't wash my kids' clothes in the waste water!

 

[overclockwise]

No problems with nutrients from those of you using it for freshwater tanks/ ponds? I currently run mine to the basement sump and let the sump pump it on to the lawn. I have RO water in my kitchen for drinking because city water here barely passes epa standards for lead. I wouldn't wash my kids' clothes in the waste water!

No. NYC has 30-35 TDS water. It reads zero after the RO unit and about 38-40 on the waste line. I replace my DI resin about once every two years -

 

[Mikey Mane The Flare]

How do people route the waste line to a washing machine, is just placing the waste line into the inlet hose of the washing machine? The machine doesn't need water pressure, and how do i know when the machine is "full" of water?

I simply just put the waistline into my open washing machine. This only works for top loaders lol. Every 10 gallons I make almost fills it up the washing machine full then with dirty clothes in it I add soap and let the machine fill it self full and it automatically knows to stop filling up. Only thing I get nervous about is the soap being close to my clean water. I use lots of caution to make sure I clean both clean and waist line befor and after use

 

[LuizW13]

I simply just put the waistline into my open washing machine. This only works for top loaders lol. Every 10 gallons I make almost fills it up the washing machine full then with dirty clothes in it I add soap and let the machine fill it self full and it automatically knows to stop filling up. Only thing I get nervous about is the soap being close to my clean water. I use lots of caution to make sure I clean both clean and waist line befor and after use

Ah gotcha!

 

[Jeepguy242]

No problems with nutrients from those of you using it for freshwater tanks/ ponds? I currently run mine to the basement sump and let the sump pump it on to the lawn. I have RO water in my kitchen for drinking because city water here barely passes epa standards for lead. I wouldn't wash my kids' clothes in the waste water!

No problems in over 11 years.

I never measured the TDS but the plants are growing and fish are happy

 

[pjdiddy]

I tried to save mine at first but got tired of it so now it goes straight down the drain.

 

[DesertReefT4r]

I like to run my waste line out to the garden.

 

[paphater]

I run mine out the dog door to the grass.

 

[UpNorthTom]

I have my own well and septic system. I guess mine goes down the drain into the septic tank through the drain field and back to it started.

 

[crabbydan]

My waste line runs to a swimming pool. The pool evaporates more water then my waste line can provide.

 

[Forsaken77]

Wouldn't it be handy to be able to route the water back into your water system somehow? Even back into the hot water heater during cold months? And then so sprinklers could use it in summer months?

Sure, it's waste water, but still cleaner than when it originally comes out of the tap (after the creep flush that is).

 

[Sea MunnKey]

Sea munnKey, How did you plumb it?

I do have tools to hook up to control overflow but I'm far too lazy . All I did was pull & toss the waste water line into the opened washer. The downside is you have to remember to check constantly not to let water overflowing all over the laundry room.