Reverse Osmosis/Diatamaceous Earth

[Daniel]

Yeah, That doesn't look like a RO, more like some kind of pool filter or water treatment device. Does it have electricity? Have you ever opened it? whats inside? Those two large black tanks are well pressure tanks, similar to the ones I sell. So like jerry said you may have a submersible well pump too. One way to find out would be to see if the pump has wires running to it. Most pumps are about 4" in diameter and maybe 2 feet long, made of stainless steel. However if it is a submersible well pump and was installed properly it will have a cover over it to allow the water to move past the motor to cool it, as the motor attaches to the bottom of the pump. That is normal for pumps installed in tanks. Other wise you would have a motor outside of the tank. One thing you could look for is a pump motor control box. Its usually placed near the pressure tank and pressure switch. It could have the brand name of the motor written on it, for example "frankin electric" or "Grundfos". That will help you determine what size of pump you have, GPM etc...or if you even have typical well pump. Some dont have control boxes but still run on 220 power.

So check the pump power supply, where the pump motor is located, if it has a control box and what is inside of that tank thingy with the gage on top, if its a filter you probably dont need it and are loosing pressure to it. Check out the pictures from the last post. That is what a whole house RO system looks like.

Yeah, RO is for most situations not necessary. Especially for catchment water since the main purpose it to remove dissolved solids, like salt or calcium. We reccomend it if a well has salt levels above 400 PPM. But those are few and far between. Mostly in kona.

Daniel R Diamond


Edited by - daniel on 09/04/2007 22:17:54