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    Something that filters to one micron?

    Sure. Here for instance are carbon blocks (0.6 micron) and sediment filters (1 micron): http://www.buckeyefieldsupply.com/showproducts.asp?Category=3&Sub=1 Blue
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    Need help picking an RO unit

    Fish freek said: A replacment membrane should run you about $70 for a 50GPD and $85 for 100GPD. Yeow! Shop around and you'll find prices half that for Filmtec membranes. Fish freek said: RO water is as pure as your gonna get. Well, sort of. Within the limits of our hobby, water that...
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    Truth About R/O Water or Pure Water

    Sounds like that thing is a carbon filter. Also - when the issue of health problems related to drinking purified water typically comes up, people usually refer to DI (deionized) water, rather than RO water. Blue
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    RO DI Supplies

    HAven't been on this site in a while. Noticed I left a question unanswered here. The order of your filters should be: 1. sediment filter(s) 2. Carbon (use a carbon block rather than GAC) 3. RO membrane (this is in the horizontal housing on top - what you showed in your pictures above. 4...
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    RO DI Supplies

    Here's what I'd suggest. Put a 1 micron sediment filter in the right hand housing. Put a 1 or 2 micron carbon block cartridge (looks like you have a carbon block filter, not a AC filter - there's a big difference in performance between the two, with block carbon being much better in this...
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    RO DI Supplies

    You're right - its usage, not time. Sounds like you have only minimal use or your system.
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    RO DI Supplies

    Fish: Have you had all your cartridges (sediment, carbon, DI) in place for over a year? Decent rule of thumb is to expect about a 6 month life span out of them. What's the TDS level in your tap water? Post RO water? and post DI water? Do you have/been using a flush kit? Anyway, I've got...
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    RO DI Supplies

    Hey folks - I've got mixed bed, color indicating DI resin for sale, as well as the refillable cartridges: $10 for the cart, $12 for the resin. Reduced price of $18 for a filled cartridge. Also: 1 micron, 10" sediment filters - $2.75 1 micron, 10" carbon block filters - $9 Hanna Instruments...
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    Dec and Jan: Let's hear about the bargains you've found.

    The best prices on RO / DI supplies that I've found is... me! I've got mixed bed, color indicating DI resin for sale, as well as the refillable 10" cartridges: $10 for the cart alone, $12 for the resin alone. Reduced price of $18 for a filled cartridge. Also: 1 micron, 10" sediment filters...
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