02-16-2023, 10:54 PM
(02-16-2023, 10:43 PM)jjannie Wrote:(02-16-2023, 10:35 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote:RO = Reverse Osmosis(02-16-2023, 09:56 PM)jjannie Wrote:RO system? Whatever it is, how does it waste 4 gal of water?(02-16-2023, 09:24 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote: How much water does that hydroponic system hold?20-21 gallons. To use our RO system we'd only get about 1 gal of water to 4 gallons wasted water - so its not efficient that way. So far though we've not had to add any water to it. Sunday will be our maintenance day on ours since its a day we are usually home at least for part of the day. So we'll check the water level and top it off a little while adding some of the nutrients and most likely more phdown into it. I will say our house more humid than usual so it must be using some of it.
I'll have Jeff explain it in a little while.... its just Greek to me,,,,
I understand how the RO system works but I don't see how it waste the water but I know it is a show process because of the membrane the water has to pass through. Our kids have an RO system up in Idaho and they have a 150 gal holding tank for the water once it goes through the system.