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it's b/c topeka is run by rednecks i know about ro
i had at least 3 letters from topeka water like this
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I have a whole house water softener / filtration system, RO in the kitchen (push button to engage at the sink) with the line to the refrigerator coming through the RO system, so ice / drinking water from there is filtered.
5 stage, like
Lanx
mentioned. Softener makes a huge difference and it made the wife / girls happy, so whatever.
I'm on city water but it was hard as fuck and the amount of chlorine in it, when I fill up stuff in the shop (which isn't filtered, it's a shop) almost makes me gag. All that shit removed at the entry point to the house.
I was thinking of going RO for the whole house, but that would cost $20k. Nothx.
5 stage, like
Lanx
mentioned. Softener makes a huge difference and it made the wife / girls happy, so whatever.I'm on city water but it was hard as fuck and the amount of chlorine in it, when I fill up stuff in the shop (which isn't filtered, it's a shop) almost makes me gag. All that shit removed at the entry point to the house.
I was thinking of going RO for the whole house, but that would cost $20k. Nothx.
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Yeah we have it under our sink. I wouldn’t have bought it if I had it on my countertop.
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i've been putting it off, but i bought the water filter housings for 5micron and 1micron to filter the whole house (along w/ having the 5 stage ro in kitchen)
i notice there is a built up sediment at a toilet i don't use often (rust ring)
the problem is, i believe i have to rip out 1 side of my garage wall to access the pipe, i've mapped out the piping on the wall and it looks like a fucking maze if i believe this
you might want to think about adding a 5 or 1 micro and carbon whole house filter as well since these do not drop water pressure as long as your cartridges are dirty and not changed (which youre already afamiliar with) and you get the same pipe size (3/4 to 3/4, etc)
you might have better showers
you can use the same 10x2.5 waterfilter housings as you probably have in your 40 unit.
most ppl get a 20x 2.5 or a 10x4.5 or even the mega jumbo 20x4.5 so they don't have to change it out as much
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No that’s only in the shop, which isn’t filtered. When I fill up jugs of water to water some plants in the yard.
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i've been putting it off, but i bought the water filter housings for 5micron and 1micron to filter the whole house (along w/ having the 5 stage ro in kitchen)
i notice there is a built up sediment at a toilet i don't use often (rust ring)
the problem is, i believe i have to rip out 1 side of my garage wall to access the pipe, i've mapped out the piping on the wall and it looks like a fucking maze if i believe this
you might want to think about adding a 5 or 1 micro and carbon whole house filter as well since these do not drop water pressure as long as your cartridges are dirty and not changed (which youre already afamiliar with) and you get the same pipe size (3/4 to 3/4, etc)
you might have better showers
you can use the same 10x2.5 waterfilter housings as you probably have in your 40 unit.
most ppl get a 20x 2.5 or a 10x4.5 or even the mega jumbo 20x4.5 so they don't have to change it out as much
Those stud finder toys are usually garbage. They work fine on commercial steel framing, but old wooden homes with pipes set back far enough to not take a screw when they sheeted the wall are a much tougher read. If you really want to see into a wall, invest in FLIR. They make affordable homeowner ones that click on to a smartphone, never used one, don't know how good they are compared to a commercial rig.
Smartphone versions always go cheap around black Friday, I am always tempted but haven't bit yet.
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Looks like a gimmick and a waste of money. That said, I bought one. This house needs a lot of work...it might come in handy.FLIR ONE Gen 3 Professional Thermal Camera for iOS and Android Smart Phones | Teledyne FLIR
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The commercial/ industrial level FLIRs are fucking epic. Total game changer for identifying issues before starting a job..
You do best with a certified operator to twist the knobs and someone who understands the context of what you are looking at . A mason looking at waterproofing failures is different than a roofer looking at leaks etc. I have gone over vessels with a FLIR tech, a Marine Surveyor and myself and all three of us are seeing different things than each other. Being able to go over the footage again later is a huge plus too. Those FLIR rigs start at $10,000. So like I said I don't know what that $200 buys you, but I am a fan of the tech and creative ways I have seen people apply it.
That condo that collapsed in Florida? 100% you could have seen how bad the water damage was with one of those big boy cameras.
You do best with a certified operator to twist the knobs and someone who understands the context of what you are looking at . A mason looking at waterproofing failures is different than a roofer looking at leaks etc. I have gone over vessels with a FLIR tech, a Marine Surveyor and myself and all three of us are seeing different things than each other. Being able to go over the footage again later is a huge plus too. Those FLIR rigs start at $10,000. So like I said I don't know what that $200 buys you, but I am a fan of the tech and creative ways I have seen people apply it.
That condo that collapsed in Florida? 100% you could have seen how bad the water damage was with one of those big boy cameras.
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The phone versions are ok for around the house, finding studs and stuff. We have one at work that’s around $20k I think. You can see every stud, air vent, etc. Used it to drill into concrete that had heat pipes in it at a coworkers pole barn so he didn’t hit em. You can see where footprints from where people walked like five minutes ago with that thing, it’s awesome.
We told our coworker it’s so powerful we could see farts with it so she better be careful. She didn’t believe us (it can’t) so he photoshopped a massive IR blast cloud coming out of my ass and loaded up to the camera to show her a few days later when we had it out again. Was hilarious.
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they make an android one. like I said watch Black Friday they come down in price to $200 or less.
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Why a whole house filter? You want to shower in reverse osmosis water? I guess I just want to drink it. I’m just a level 2 reverse osmosis connoisseur.i've been putting it off, but i bought the water filter housings for 5micron and 1micron to filter the whole house (along w/ having the 5 stage ro in kitchen)
i notice there is a built up sediment at a toilet i don't use often (rust ring)
the problem is, i believe i have to rip out 1 side of my garage wall to access the pipe, i've mapped out the piping on the wall and it looks like a fucking maze if i believe this
you might want to think about adding a 5 or 1 micro and carbon whole house filter as well since these do not drop water pressure as long as your cartridges are dirty and not changed (which youre already afamiliar with) and you get the same pipe size (3/4 to 3/4, etc)
you might have better showers
you can use the same 10x2.5 waterfilter housings as you probably have in your 40 unit.
most ppl get a 20x 2.5 or a 10x4.5 or even the mega jumbo 20x4.5 so they don't have to change it out as much
Lanx
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usually the term for "whole house filter" applies to just these types
you'd just put in sediment filters, maybe activated carbon and deioning, the pressure drop is barely noticable and it useful to extend the life of faucets and appliances.
but yea it'd also be impossible to have reverse osmosis for just regular running water besides being wasteful it's nearly impossible to have that much filtered water on hand
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