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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">I really have not been following this but: IMHO RO off grid is wasteful & not appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">There are RO systems that use a lot less water than other RO systems. All RO systems are not equal.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">There are many filtration systems that can do what RO does without wasting any water at all. You will go thru
filters though.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">I understand the brackish/salt? Issue I have done large house sized RO systems to a 2,500-gallon tank in CO.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The challenge with most water filtration companies is they are used to the grid - lots of power & unlimited waste.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Haul or get delivered water? Had a few folks back in the day with solid rock under there place with no water
under the rock.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">**. Assuming the RO system doesn’t need rhe 1.25hp pump ( i am assuming the RO goes into a tank and much then has a pressure pump to supply the house. If it doesn’t I would recommend
installing said design) I’d install a smaller motor and pump head to better match the RO flow rate.
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You could look at getting a high efficiency DC pump or 3 phase with vfd. <br>
Sun pumps has such things. <span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">I like #6 so far…<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Maybe Ro at a few locations for drinking & a lesser filtrated water for shower etc?</span><br>
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