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Old June 26th 04, 04:46 AM
Rick
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Default Advice sought on using an RO unit


"Rbogath" wrote in message
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The flow restrictor will go on the waste water side of the membrane

housing
(the horizontal thing on top of the Prefilter Cannisters) The Waste water

line
is on the side that has two outputs, the waste water one is usually offset
while the filtered water one is centered.

You can also go he
http://www.simplydiscus.com/forum/in...isplay;threadi
d=7886
For a close up look at the different components that make up an RO unit,

Feel
free to ask any questions you might have. I'm sure I can help you.



I use a 50-50 mixture of R/O to tap water for my soft water fishes. I
installed a valve on the waste water line and other line from the valve to
my basement where I use the waste water to fill 3 large plastic garbage
cans. The amount of water wasted by these units in unbelievable and in my
case with 38 tanks I use all the waste water for other aquariums.

Rick