Good water filtraion systems , non RO

[gmanwho]

HI there, i am wondering if anyone can recommend a 3 or more stage filter that is not RO. looking to declorinate an filter tap water the best i can for my hydro system, my cloners , an my BB brewer.

Ro wastes alot of water, between my systems i use about 200+ gallons a week. my tap is about 260 ppm.

thanks in advance..

 

[Guest]

I would run back into a burning building to save my Burkey.

 

[DTFuqua]

There was someone that posted using those "spotless car wash" filter/sprayer things. Not sure what they are actually called and can't find the post but if you figure out what I'm talking about, it would likely save you some money and water.

 

[ganjourno]

tallboy with KDF85

 

[CannabisTHC]

I was going to say tallboy as well and that (KDF85) catalytic carbon filter looks good.

 

[Granger2]

I would run back into a burning building to save my Burkey.

I believe that's the Big Berkey you're talking about, for anyone who wants to do a search. -granger

 

[Guest]

good catch. thanks for the correct

 

[The Doktor]

If you are trying to remove chlorine, then just let it sit in an aerated tank for 24/72 hours and it will naturally evaporate. Other than that, if you are serious about your hydro, then you will need an R/O system.

 

[ganjourno]

If you are trying to remove chlorine, then just let it sit in an aerated tank for 24/72 hours and it will naturally evaporate. Other than that, if you are serious about your hydro, then you will need an R/O system.

Many municipalities use chloramine these days, which does not off-gas like chlorine; it must be actively removed. The KDF85 catalytic carbon filters will actively remove chloramines.

 

[BakedBandit]

Kold sterile filters.

 

[gmanwho]

Did some small research an ended up getting 2 of the hydrologic tallboys with the kdf85 filter.

thanks all who responded. an to " the doktor " things are pretty serious.

I really didnt want to waste so much water with an ro system. knowing that im doing pretty well with a cheap 3 stage filter for the time being.

appreciate the responses. didnt see to many threads out there either... other then ro.

be well everybody an grow on!!

 

[RoostaPhish]

Are the tallboys actually reducing the ppm? I never had much luck with them at reducing my ppm. That was with well water though, no chlorine/chloramines in the water. Still high ppm however.

 

[ganjourno]

Tallboy KDF85 will remove sediment, VOCs, and chlorine/chloramine, so will usually reduce ppm a bit. However, most of the measurable ppm in water will be calcium hardness, and an RO filter is needed to remove this. But OP's water is only about 250ppm to begin with, which is a good hardness level for ph buffering. Well water typically comes in much higher, 700+ ppm, so some of this has to be removed.

 

[eighty9concentr]

I use a hydrologic big boy with the kdf. Works great, doesn't lower the ppm by much. The pressure comes out just as fast as a regular spigot.

 

[gmanwho]

I use a hydrologic big boy with the kdf. Works great, doesn't lower the ppm by much. The pressure comes out just as fast as a regular spigot.

just some info , in the hydrologic manual it states that there is a 2 gpm reducer before the 2nd filter. thought id share.


they work great, bought 2....

b-safe..

 

[Xanode]

HI there, i am wondering if anyone can recommend a 3 or more stage filter that is not RO. looking to declorinate an filter tap water the best i can for my hydro system, my cloners , an my BB brewer.

Ro wastes alot of water, between my systems i use about 200+ gallons a week. my tap is about 260 ppm.

thanks in advance..

Correct me if im wrong, but cant you just save the waste water and put it back through the system?

 

[gmanwho]

Correct me if im wrong, but cant you just save the waste water and put it back through the system?

no, but yes. i believe what happens is some water passes thru the final membrane. that water is the ro water which is wanted.

the water that doesnt flow thru the final membrane "washes out". now that " washed out " water has higher mineral content since the water that passed thru the membrane left those minerals behind.

so to the yes part....now if you rerun the "waste water" back thru u can get some ro from it. but it contains higher mineral content then the first initial water used, then it degrades your filters quicker.

i suppose an idea would be to run the waste water from the first ro system into a 2nd ro filter system. then replace the 2nd system filters more often.

but my ro knowledge is limited.... maybe someone can chime in. i think it could work with an increased efficiency but you def would be going thru filters on the 2nd system much quicker. you might also have to add a " booster" pump prior to the 2nd ro system.

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