RO DI question

[Roly]

OK not sure exactly how to clearly word this but I'll try. I just bought a 6 stage RO DI (Water General 106) system. There are many water lines. One for the water coming from the fauset, another for water going into a storage tank, another for waste water, another for drinking water, and lastly a line with water for the aquarium. My question... Why are there seperate lines for drinking and for the aquarium? Why are they seperate? Thanks.

 

[twilliard]

Looks as if the "aquarium line" does not run through the 6th stage (carbon) but through the DI cart.

As in why...
I guess it depends on if there is a carbon block in 2 or 3
I wouldnt run it through the last carbon cartridge if is has already been sqweezed through one. And I use carbon in the tank anyways.

I would asume they have a method to their madness

 

[DonW]

Drinking water is ro only. Aquarium will be rodi.

Don

 

[mmkeeper]

Because some people will have a large storage tank for their ro/di water that fills and stops with a float switch.

 

[Roly]

So then I shouldn't put both lines into the a water container??

 

[DonW]

So then I shouldn't put both lines into the a water container??

No. They have it set up to be multi purpose. People are not supposed to drink rodi water so they split off a drinking water line.

Waste goes to drain
Faucet goes to supply
Tank goes to a pressure tank
Aquarium goes to what ever you put your water in
Drinking is left in case you want to fill drinking water containers

 

[Meche]

Yeah, what Don said.

RODI tastes funny but is better for your tank.

 

[Roly]

Thanks guys. Makes a lotta' sense.