Looking for an RO DI

Does your have wire nuts on some of the electrical connections, the one i saw did. No butt splice or soldered connectors or shrink tube just twisted wire nuts on 120v AC connections.

 

Just had a closer look at my unit. The pump is a 24V DC pump and there is a properly wired transformer that the main power (110V) goes to. Everything after the transformer is 24V DC.

Everything we have in our aquariums is powered and in water.
the Vertex unit has 100GPD, booster pump, Auto shut off, auto Flush for the RO, and a constant TDS all for $330.00CAN

Can't beat it if you ask me

J

 

Whats wrong with the wire nuts? My house along with others use them all over the place. Soldering is great but when it comes to crimping vs nuts I would rather have the wire nuts. When you use the correct size they are really tight. Especially if after you wrap them a few times tight with electrical tape.

 

Wire nuts are fine for something not exposed to water or that is contained in a junction box. They do not meet code if they are not in a box and on restrained wires.
I am glad they corrected some of the issues, it really concerned me. For $330 its not a bad deal but it is in no way similar to the MaxCap UHE they are often compared to. Granted the UHE is twice the price but its a completely different animal too.

 

3 times the price actually and and I'm sure not what highdesertreef had in mind when he posted his question
J

 

i was just wondering if a 75 gpd RO DI would make enough for my 35 gal.

 

Yes
I believe 75gpd will give you more than enough in terms of top up and water changes on a 35 gallon set up

Steve

 

I would think so, even with colder water or lower pressure you could still expect 50 GPD which is a lot of water when you are trying to store it somewhere. I keep 23 gallons in my topoff container and another 25 in 5G drinking water jugs for changes.

 

I store all my water in washed out pickle buckets. I work in a restaurant so i get them for free. Just wash with a steel scrubber and water, fill with tap water, let set for a day, dump, repeat until it no longer smells like pickles. Then its ready to go. Same process as for a $5 bucket from Home Depot, but the bucket is free.