Jeffcb
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R/O should taste like nothing if 0ppm but 6 is way high. I am changing my filters and membrane this week at 3 ppm after 1 year. Defiantly do not drink DI water. De-Ionized water is not drinking water.
RO tastes disgusting
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My tap water at 160ppm tastes much better than my 6ppm RO water.
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Nope. Not this exact type.
Jeffcb
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My tap is 250 ish. BRS 100gpd 5 stage makes it 0ppm. 6 means its time to change the filters.My tap water at 160ppm tastes much better than my 6ppm RO water.
NowGlazeIT
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Might be time for a clean out. There’s a how to on it somewhere on here. Think people ran a vinegar solution through there’s. I just rinse with soap.
gbroadbridge
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Yes, but that's not true
Ob Fact, water they sell over the grocery store counter in many asian countries is RODI. You can end up with deficiencies drinking it, but it doesn't strip minerals from your body.
Any horrible taste is probably because most folks don't clean their RODI systems.
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I have 6ppm after membrane. 0 TDS after DI.
The purpose of this thread is for only the reverse osmosis part (no DI).
I will clean it out with vinegar
NowGlazeIT
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Remove membrane and carbon blocks beforehand
Drinking RO/DI water is perfectly safe, whether or not you like it is a matter of personal preference (I like it). RO/DI water does have a taste in my opinion, I find it tastes pretty similar to Crystal Geyser and Dasani bottled water.
Some fairly high mineral waters actually taste flat/empty to me. All that said, 6ppm water shouldn't taste sour, consider replacing your membrane if you haven't recently.
Some fairly high mineral waters actually taste flat/empty to me. All that said, 6ppm water shouldn't taste sour, consider replacing your membrane if you haven't recently.
ImaFlippinDolphin
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Ya run it through the tank and the skimmer, that's the good stuff
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Can You Drink Deionized Water?
There is a lot of controversy over whether drinking deionized water is dangerous or not, particularly because of its demineralized nature. But can you drink deionized water safely? The short answer is yes, although there is more to the issue.
www.uswatersystems.com
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My RODI tastes great! Do not drink it though
Your supposed to sterilise the lines occasionally. Who knows what bacteria is growing in there with the chlorine removed.
anthonygf
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I use an alkaline filter (3 filters in series) to replace some of the minerals removed by the RODI unit, also raises the PH to 7.6-10 depending how slow the water flows through the alkaline filter. This is the water I drink, this same process is used by many quality bottled water out there. There is so much talked about RODI water alone will harm you, I don't know but the water I make I am sure is better than most. I also run carbon blocks before and after the membranes because the membranes will change the taste of the water.
