Reverse osmosis system recommendations

[My Green Pets]

I just moved.

My previous home's tap water measured 85 ppm tds, fine for the orchids, rarely even saw any white residue.

New home's tap water measures nearly 400 !!! So i see an RO system as my only option. It rarely rains here, so collecting rainwater/snow wouldn't yield much.

Any suggestions? I'm overwhelmed by internet search results. I only need a few gallons per day at most. And I want very low ppms, like 0 if possible. It seems like a lot of the specs and reviews focus on clean, delicious drinking water, but obviously that is not my concern. I want low-to-no ppms.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Collect de-humidifier water? Buy ro/di from a fish/aquarium store?

 

[Ray]

Zero is impossible with RO - 97-98% reduction is normal - but it's also totally unnecessary.

I built and sold RO systems for 25 years, and would be happy to discuss options if you want to give me a call.

Send me a PM and we'll connect.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

This is probably overkill for your needs, but I use this Hydro-Logic Ro system (https://joshsfrogs.com/sp/hydro-logic-stealth-ro-150-system-with-kdf-carbon-filter-hl36012). I chose it because I can easily hook it up outside to a hose and run it all day to fill my jugs for the week. I don't think it's going to get you 0 PPM water, but my results were always very low when I tested.

Only downsides so far: It's a bit expensive and the company (Hydro-Logic) didn't stand by their product when I needed them to, so that kind of sucks. If you do decide to buy it, don't get it from Amazon. If anything goes wrong, as I found out, Hydro-Logic won't help and Amazon will drag it out for months.

If you only need a few gallons a day, you can buy 4 or 5 gallon food-safe plastic gallon water jugs and refill those at places like pet shops and even Walmart (at least in my area). It will cost more in the long run, but it would get you by in the short term and you'll be able to use the jugs even if you do eventually get an RO filter.

Good luck!