Wasted RO water question

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  1. new2salt2

    new2salt2 Fire Shrimp

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    i hear that using an RO filter wastes a lot of water. How much water are we talking per gallon of RO water made?
     
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  2. verbal

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    When I researched my R/O unit, most had 3:1to 5:1 ratios of waste to product. There are uses for the "waste" water though - dishes, laundry, garden, etc., so it's not a total loss. ;D
     
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  3. Land_Fish

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    Most are 4 gallons of waste water to 1 gallon produced.
    During the summer use the waste water in the garden.
     
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  4. inwall75

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    I fill up my washing machine with the waste water.
     
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  5. Craig Manoukian

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    Yikes Curt, you wear that stuff? JK
     
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  6. Land_Fish

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    Good for the garden also
     
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  7. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    The "waste" water has been filterred thru the R/O units carbon and particulate filters first, so it's pretty darn clean "waste" water.
     
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