Tired of running multiple water filter systems


 
LMichaels

LMichaels

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So, because of my needs/desires (I know first world problems), I really dislike having minerals in the water that makes my ice. So, I have an RO system specifically for my refrigerator. And I have a second filtration system to which I run water prior to the softening system (to keep the TDS) for drinking and making coffee. Though the RO water also runs to the beverage center in the fridge. So, I have been reading up on remineralization filters. For use after an RO system.
So, I am thinking of getting 2 "inline" ones. I can easily split the 2 lines on the back of my fridge, and keep one pure RO, to the icemakers, and a second one at the kitchen sink for drinking and making coffee/tea, espresso. Then I could cut back and use one RO system and water feed.
Anyone heard of this? Tried/done it?
 
Seems like a lot of the national coffee chains remove then add minerals to standardize the taste of their product. Even Costco bottled water (and many name brands too) do the same for consistency.

If your source water is acceptable, you might look into using a less efficient RO membrane to process the bulk kitchen water and then add a DI resin polishing filter just for the refrigerator.

Would be less costly for the membranes and the DI would last for a long time since it is using pretreated water.

Fire away if you have any other questions
 
Well I do run softened water to the RO system. Because they tell you not to run straight from your supply as the minerals will clog the system in short order. So, my system consists of the following. Incoming VERY hard municipal supply. (We do have Artesian wells here). So our water is VERY good from a flavor standpoint once the chlorine and other additives are out. From there it goes to 2 main places in the house. First it's sent straight to my drinking system. Which takes out PFAS, lead, bacteria, chlorine, and all different kind of nasties that might affect taste and odor. Giving me a final polished water truly the equivalent of buying expensive bottled mineral water. That is sent to the drinking faucet on the kitchen sink. It then also goes to my softener. That of course deionizes the water and out of there it hits a whole house carbon (taste, odor, sediment filter) then it's fed to 2 places. One tapped off to the RO system the rest to all the potable faucets.
Anyway if I get this remineralization system I can eliminate some plumbing and an entire filtration system
 
I’m a little confused as you said the softener is upstream of the RO and also from your drinking system and then also to the softener

Softened water is beneficial for RO membranes, but is cost/benefit issue between softener operating costs vs membrane fouling.

I’m guessing that your equipment consists of whole house carbon to softener to potable faucets and RO that feeds refrigerator and drinking faucet
 
R Chin said:
I’m a little confused as you said the softener is upstream of the RO and also from your drinking system and then also to the softener

Softened water is beneficial for RO membranes, but is cost/benefit issue between softener operating costs vs membrane fouling.

I’m guessing that your equipment consists of whole house carbon to softener to potable faucets and RO that feeds refrigerator and drinking faucet
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Likely wasn't clear. The softener basically feeds all the main faucets of the house (except of course outdoor spigots). It then is plumbed to the whole house carbon/sediment filter (I have it there just in case the softener ever puked it's resin a long story that happened twice to me). But it has the added benefit that all the faucets get rid of the chlorine stench.
It then feeds the RO system as well. The other filtrations system is fed by a direct tap off the incoming water supply.
 
I bought 2 of those inline filters for hooking up to my hose when washing my car.
Made a big difference on hard water spots with minimum drying, ( just used my leaf blower ) The cost of a car wash is getting expensive.
 
timothy said:
I bought 2 of those inline filters for hooking up to my hose when washing my car.
Made a big difference on hard water spots with minimum drying, ( just used my leaf blower ) The cost of a car wash is getting expensive.
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Well those filters would be "Deionizer" filters. I am looking at putting minerals back into the water as after softening and RO the water is acidic and completely "flat". So, I'm looking at the inline to add minerals back
 
Remineralizing filter should work for your drinking faucet and espresso/coffee machine

Just wondering what happens if you go away for vacation then get an initial slug of super mineralized water - Not a problem to dump to drain if you are filling a tank on the espresso machine, but if you are hard plumbed it might need a bit of flushing

Also, consider sodium content if ingesting softened water from those alternate faucets
 
R Chin said:
Remineralizing filter should work for your drinking faucet and espresso/coffee machine

Just wondering what happens if you go away for vacation then get an initial slug of super mineralized water - Not a problem to dump to drain if you are filling a tank on the espresso machine, but if you are hard plumbed it might need a bit of flushing

Also, consider sodium content if ingesting softened water from those alternate faucets
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Yeah, I don't drink that. I'm the high blood pressure poster boy
 
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