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I am about to get a water purification system for my house which uses
a KDF-55 pre-filter. Anyone out here have any experience with this?
I've searched old forums, but no joy. I don't want to ask the company
rep about it; they'd just probably shoot me a line anyway...

Thanks for any input,

Dave

"Dave" wrote in message ps.com...
I am about to get a water purification system for my house which uses
a KDF-55 pre-filter. Anyone out here have any experience with this?
I've searched old forums, but no joy. I don't want to ask the company
rep about it; they'd just probably shoot me a line anyway...

Did you ask what is inside KDF-55 "prefilter"?
And how is the main filter working?
Such systems are usualy water softener systems...
Just to remove large rust particles and calcium hardness.

For reef tanks we usualy use multi-stage filters with main
stage being reverse-osmosis (RO) and the last stage using
ion-exchange resins (called de-ionisator, DI) further polishing
water coming out from the RO filter. As a result we receive
pure water, cleaner than distilled water you can get in the
grocery stores.

Rather than whole-house purification system we use
such RO/DI filters just for drinking water and to fill up
tanks for mixing sal****er.

It helps to have the brand name, company name,
company address, company phone number, web address,
e-mail address, and such for searching such
information about some product number "KDF-55".

Wayne Sallee


Dave wrote on 9/10/2007 10:16 AM:
I am about to get a water purification system for my house which uses
a KDF-55 pre-filter. Anyone out here have any experience with this?
I've searched old forums, but no joy. I don't want to ask the company
rep about it; they'd just probably shoot me a line anyway...

Thanks for any input,

Dave

On Sep 10, 10:57 am, Wayne Sallee wrote:
It helps to have the brand name, company name,
company address, company phone number, web address,
e-mail address, and such for searching such
information about some product number "KDF-55".

Wayne Sallee


Dave wrote on 9/10/2007 10:16 AM:



I am about to get a water purification system for my house which uses
a KDF-55 pre-filter. Anyone out here have any experience with this?
I've searched old forums, but no joy. I don't want to ask the company
rep about it; they'd just probably shoot me a line anyway...

Thanks for any input,

Dave- Hide quoted text -

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The only thing PSZEMOL polishes is Wayne Sallees cock head.

On Sep 10, 8:57 am, Wayne Sallee wrote:
It helps to have the brand name, company name,
company address, company phone number, web address,
e-mail address, and such for searching such
information about some product number "KDF-55".

Wayne Sallee


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This is the link for the company's RO system that I am planning on.
It doesn't have DI, just RO. The company is Aqua Solutions in Los
Angeles.

http://www.advancedaquasolutions.com/5-stage.html

On Sep 10, 11:14 am, Dave wrote:
On Sep 10, 8:57 am, Wayne Sallee wrote:

It helps to have the brand name, company name,
company address, company phone number, web address,
e-mail address, and such for searching such
information about some product number "KDF-55".

Wayne Sallee


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This is the link for the company's RO system that I am planning on.
It doesn't have DI, just RO. The company is Aqua Solutions in Los
Angeles.

http://www.advancedaquasolutions.com/5-stage.html

Piece of **** reallay. Check out filtersdirect.com and get a decent
rodi unit and not get ****ed inthe process. Its hard to beat a unit
with clear housings..........solid color housing leave al ot to be
desired............
Filters Direct has them for $122.00 delivered with your choice of
membrane capacity from 35 to 100 gpd and all american made as well.,
Its comonly called Water General........do an Ebay search, then call
and ask for Oscar...............and BTW the filter direct Water
General is made by Honeywell Systems.Aquatechnics division...far from
being a piece of junk!

On that web site is says:

#
"We begin with a First Stage Pre-Filter, which
removes particles in the water down to 5 microns.
This sediment filter is designed to protect the
membrane from fast deterioration."
#


This just removes dirt and other particles.

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" The Second Stage Filter is a combination of a
copper-zinc alloy (KDF) and Activated Carbon, which
removes chlorine and other organics and helps
prevent bacteria and algea growth. "
#


This removes more stuff from the water, making it
more drinkable.

#
"The Third Stage Filter is a T.F.C. (Thin Film
Composit)
Membrane, to ensure the highest level of rejection"
#


This is an RO unit using "Thin Film composite"
abbreviated as "TFC" So if you do a search on the
different types of membranes you will see the
advantages and disadvantages of the different
membranes. Kent Marine (http://kentmarine.com) has
documented a lot of good information on the
different types of membranes.


The reason that the system has other filters before
the RO is just like with any RO unit, if you don't
filter out the bigger stuff, it will quickly clog
the membrane, and some membranes will be damaged by
chlorine if it is not removed. Your homework
assignment is to read up on the different types of
RO membranes and become familiar with the
differences :-)


Wayne Sallee



Dave wrote on 9/10/2007 12:14 PM:
On Sep 10, 8:57 am, Wayne Sallee wrote:
It helps to have the brand name, company name,
company address, company phone number, web address,
e-mail address, and such for searching such
information about some product number "KDF-55".

Wayne Sallee


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This is the link for the company's RO system that I am planning on.
It doesn't have DI, just RO. The company is Aqua Solutions in Los
Angeles.

http://www.advancedaquasolutions.com/5-stage.html