MOTG1
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Briefly...
RO (Reverse Osmosis) is a physical filtering system that uses pressure to push water through a semi-permeable membrane. It's rejection rate is around 90-99%, depending on what's is the water. 95% is the average.
DI (deionization) is a chemical filtering system that puts water through a cartridge with ion-exchange resins (hydrogen and hydroxide). When water passes through, dissolved minerals like sodium, calcium, etc. are turned into water molecules. The water purity will be 100%. Literally, zero parts per million.
However, DI resins get "spent" rather quickly and lose the ability to completely purify the water. RO filters don't remove 100%, but they can go and go and go. So RO filters are used in front of the DI filter in order to prolong the resin's ability to deionize. This setup is called RODI.
To preserve the RO filters and DI resins, a sediment filter is often used first, with a carbon filter being used second in order to remove the chlorine.
I don't know what you would need in order to purify at a rate of 5-6 GPM. More likely would need to purify overnight or during the weekend and store the water.
RO (Reverse Osmosis) is a physical filtering system that uses pressure to push water through a semi-permeable membrane. It's rejection rate is around 90-99%, depending on what's is the water. 95% is the average.
DI (deionization) is a chemical filtering system that puts water through a cartridge with ion-exchange resins (hydrogen and hydroxide). When water passes through, dissolved minerals like sodium, calcium, etc. are turned into water molecules. The water purity will be 100%. Literally, zero parts per million.
However, DI resins get "spent" rather quickly and lose the ability to completely purify the water. RO filters don't remove 100%, but they can go and go and go. So RO filters are used in front of the DI filter in order to prolong the resin's ability to deionize. This setup is called RODI.
To preserve the RO filters and DI resins, a sediment filter is often used first, with a carbon filter being used second in order to remove the chlorine.
I don't know what you would need in order to purify at a rate of 5-6 GPM. More likely would need to purify overnight or during the weekend and store the water.
. But I am working on putting together a even better one.