OT: Reverse Osmosis

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Jim Thompson 14 years ago

Replacing R/O unit under kitchen sink...

Double sink, disposer, dishwasher drain, R/O filter, it's a nightmare of pipes and hoses.

So my question is: Anyone remote-located the pressure tank portion? I see some wasted cabinet space about 6' away where the cabinets do a

45° turn.

Doing that would clear up some space for soaps, brushes, etc. ...Jim Thompson

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John S 14 years ago

You would be helpless without this group, wouldn't you?

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John Larkin 14 years ago

With or without.

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Jim Thompson 14 years ago

Who the frick is "John S"? NymNoNuts in drag? ...Jim Thompson

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John S 14 years ago

No, but I can understand your threat. And, who is the F***K are you?

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Michael A. Terrell 14 years ago

You would probably get better results at news:alt.home.repair

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Jim Thompson 14 years ago

Probably ;-) ...Jim Thompson

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Artemus 14 years ago

My neighbor and I put his RO unit, all of it, in his laundry room. Ran

3/8 dia tubing to the kitchen which is about 25' away. We opted for the bigger dia in case the skinny stuff slowed the flow too much. It works just peachy. Art

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linnix 14 years ago

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=A0 =A0...Jim Thompson

The system should be under-pressure (around 50 PSI). So, even 1/4" should be fine.

PS: I reversed back to old Google group.

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DJ Delorie 14 years ago

Our RO system is entirely in the basement, with a booster pump. Works fine that way.

The only reason we needed the booster is because the system is well

*below* the use point. If you're only moving it horizontally, you shouldn't need a pump, although larger tubing to the pressure tank wouldn't hurt. Given a choice, keep the pressure tank near the tap and move the RO's filter units instead.

(the tank is a bypass capacitor, the tubing is your copper wiring. The rest should be obvious ;)

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