Veni Vidi Vici Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Recently the city of San Antonio informed me that I had a water leak on my side of the meter and my water bill would increase if i did not repair it. I ignored it for awhile and then i noticed my bill starting to grow. It motivated me to fix it and an hour later it was fixed, So while I was hooking up my RO/DI system the other day it , I thought to myself "HA! you think I was wasting water before...wait until i start this baby up" It ocurred to me that this is actually serious stuff.I lived up north for most of my life and I knew nothing of drought conditions. So what im wondering is,does anyone here recycle their RO waste ? Top off pool....pond....water yard or garden? ~Todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timfish Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Mine goes to my peach trees. There's been a couple of threads on this and the "waste" output is cleaner than hte input having gone through a sediment filter and a carbon filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veni Vidi Vici Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 (edited) Mine goes to my peach trees. There's been a couple of threads on this and the "waste" output is cleaner than hte input having gone through a sediment filter and a carbon filter. Oh.. I used the search function but i didnt dig to deep into the pages, it was mostly RO funtion related. In any case, the rejected water may be cleaner than before it runs through the first two stages but if its going down the drain then its wasted. I was just wondering ~Todd Edited March 11, 2014 by Veni Vidi Vici Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 May be cleaner, but not potable because bacteria can collect in the rodi unit. I don't know about a pool top off, but don't drink it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I would highly suggest getting a BRS water saver kit from the start. It sends the waste through a second membrane reducing your waste considerably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KimP Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I run my waste into my top loading washing machine and wash our laundry in it. No waste here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I run my waste into my top loading washing machine and wash our laundry in it. No waste here. I do the same, my ro has a t off the filler hose for the washer And the waste runs into the washer. The more i mess with the tank and make water the more I have to do laundry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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