Post Your TDS and Location

lmfbs · Jul 30, 2023

Wellington, NZ. Tap - 47, RO - 3, DI - 0.

Rmckoy · Jul 30, 2023

Superd513 said:
Wow thats not even safe to drink is it? Im in Dayton , Oh and were at 300. We dont drink it, neither do our pets.

Some mineral water with higher price tags has closet to 1000ppm tds

The weird documentaries and shows I watch … lol

measuring Right from the tap has so many variables .

Where is the water stored. How is it treated
Even the pipes used to transport it from point A to your house

Even though high tds isn’t good and will most likely contribute to algae’s .
The question is what are the dissolved solids ?

Buckeye Hydro · Jul 31, 2023

Buckeye Hydro said:
Iron in your water.

You need a whole-house iron filter. That same orange junk is loading your water heater and pipes and showerheads and faucets and dishwasher etc.

LgTas · Jul 31, 2023

45 out the tap - Tasmania
Shock horror I dont use RODI but I do use NSW so only for top off.

aws2266 · Jul 31, 2023

Superd513 said:
Wow thats not even safe to drink is it? Im in Dayton , Oh and were at 300. We dont drink it, neither do our pets.

I'm just down the road from you in Kettering. I'm getting 480 out of the tap and 0 after my RODI. I never thought to check what the acceptable reading is for drinking water, just looked at the recommended levels and wowzers are we high. Gonna look into getting some kind of filter for the sink now

Superd513 · Jul 31, 2023

The_Paradox said:
Because?

According to the EPA, anything over 300 is not safe to drink plus it smells and taste like crap

Superd513 · Jul 31, 2023

aws2266 said:
I'm just down the road from you in Kettering. I'm getting 480 out of the tap and 0 after my RODI. I never thought to check what the acceptable reading is for drinking water, just looked at the recommended levels and wowzers are we high. Gonna look into getting some kind of filter for the sink now

Yeah, I came from Hamilton and they have the best city drinking water in the nation. I do believe they have some sign up stating that I kind of felt it hard to believe but having tasted their city water it really is dang good.

Gtinnel · Jul 31, 2023

I don’t have a tds meter on my tap water at all times, but the last time I checked it was 110 in Charleston, WV. After my membranes is 4 and after my di is 0.

Here is an older picture of my messy setup. Since this picture I have actually added a third membrane.

1112-425XL · Jul 31, 2023

Tap-299, RO-5, DI-0
Florida

The_Paradox · Jul 31, 2023

Superd513 said:
According to the EPA, anything over 300 is not safe to drink plus it smells and taste like crap

Guess everyone better quit drinking bottled water. Some is as high as 2000+ TDS

Acros · Jul 31, 2023

Greenville, SC: (city uses RO filter)
Tap - 40 tds
After RODI - 0 tds

Charlotte, NC:
Tap - 80 tds
After RODI - 0 tds

topjimmy · Jul 31, 2023

Raw water out of the well 1600, NE Ohio.

topjimmy · Jul 31, 2023

Reefering1 said:
My sediment filter turns orange within a week, just topping off tank. Anybody know what that indicates?

Iron

KStatefan · Jul 31, 2023

Superd513 said:
According to the EPA, anything over 300 is not safe to drink plus it smells and taste like crap

The_Paradox said:
Guess everyone better quit drinking bottled water. Some is as high as 2000+ TDS

Along with tap water form many places.

topjimmy · Jul 31, 2023

Doctorgori said:
But don’t government regulations hurt small business and cost jobs?
(I’m from Cleveland, we run our cars using fresh river water)

They do, and it's about time you all put that river out, the smoke is drifting south.

Reefer500 · Jul 31, 2023

350+ well water in Indiana. Luckily BRS 5 stage RODI get the job done and just replace my sediment filter once every 3 weeks.

X-37B · Jul 31, 2023

Redding Ca. I run a brs 4 stage unit that feeds a 275g storage tote when on. It has a piggyback second membrane.
City water is 50ish.

Court_Appointed_Hypeman · Jul 31, 2023

StatelineReefer said:
Beloit WI, 287 average. Not horrible.

Rockford IL had bouts of 600ish.

Loves park here 270 at tap. 600 is pretty good for rockford, I don't think they update the water infrastructure as frequently as they do in machesney/loves. I wonder what machesney was prior to connecting loves park, that was some good water.

But whatever my 270is, I get 2 TDS after a 4 stage, and 0 - 1 after anion cation, and 0 after a mixed bed. I think half of my problem is I don't flush my RO between uses.