Ro/di installation

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Close Call Email. Shop By Categories. Unpackage the RODI system and select the source water adapter of your choice and with your home's water turned OFF , install the source water adapter to a cold water line. Connecting any reverse osmosis system to a hot water line may cause irreversible damage to the membrane. Attach the Red line to the source water connection adapter.

Connect the Blue product water tubing that is attached to the RO systems body to the single DI canisters input fitting. This is the water that you will want to use in your aquarium. Wastewater is considered a brine solution that should not be used in aquariums.

The brine will be extremely hard, and high in TDS. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Bulk Reef Supply Reverse Osmosis Deionization Systems only take a few minutes to have connected and making purified water. If you have any other questions or need further help contact our reefing experts at Be the first to know about the sales, specials, new products, the latest BRSTV episodes and win free prizes!

The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. Close Call Email. Shop By Categories. Connecting any reverse osmosis system to a hot water line may cause irreversible damage to the membrane. If you ever need to turn off the water, simply tighten this valve down completely again. Now that the system is plumbed to a water source, you can turn it on.

The first hour's worth of pure water should not be used, because it contains the food-grade perservative in the membrane. After 5g of RO water have been made and poured down the drain, it is ready to be used. Optional Hose bib connection: If you prefer, you can order our optional Hose Bib Connector also should be able to find at Home Depot and Loe's , that will connect your system to either your washing machine or garden hose outside of the house.

The Black line coming out of the unit is the drain line for the waste water that includes all the contaminents the unit passes out. Do not be surprised that there is roughly 3 to 4 times the waste water than good RO water. That means for every 1 gallon of RO water, the unit will be draining 3 to 4 gallons of waste water.

If your RO system is being installed in a basement sink or a place accessable to a drain, just have the black line sit in the drain. If your RO system is being installed underneith a sink, you may want to install the drain line actually into the drain pipe. We do this using an item called a drain saddle clamp. The reverse osmosis unit cannot work properly if the black waste water line cannot flow freely during operation.

The drain saddle valve should always be installed before above the p-trap and on the vertical or horizontal tailpiece. Do not install the drain saddle near a garbage disposal to avoid clogging the drain line with debris. Depending on the system you purchased, you may or may not have a drain saddle clamp included. If you would like a drain saddle clamp for your unit you may order one from Aquatic Connection. This is what a drain saddle clamp should look like on your drain pipe.

The unit will fill up with water. This ratio is normal, assuming you have average tepid water temperature and good water pressure.