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If you plan to have the install done after you close, I'd request that they get the countertop with a hole already drilled. Also keeps that countertop covered by your warranty.
IF they will agree. They MAY insist that to drill the hole, you have to get the whole shebang from them.
IF they will agree. They MAY insist that to drill the hole, you have to get the whole shebang from them.
Yeah.... good point. You can almost buy a whole-house filtration system for 900 bucks. I might just look at doing that if I were the OP and skip the reverse osmosis system.
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I've done it myself twice, including drilling a granite countertop. I even used carefully shaped copper tubing instead of the plastic tubing. I thought the hole would be more daunting than it really was, but was just a matter of having the right gadget and working carefully.
I admit that I'm a pretty accomplished (ahem) DIYer, but it's not extreme plumbing science.
A plumber will want more than $100, but it's not more than a two-hour job.
A plumber should be able to install it in under 30 minutes. I installed mine myself and it did not take me more than 45 minutes. Installing this reverse osmosis system is very easy. I suggest you do it yourself and save some money.
Unwrap the pre-filter cartridges and install them in white housing sumps. There is no orientation for pre-filter cartridges.
Tighten sumps with hand. Membrane should go in membrane housing.
All tubings are color coded.
White-Inlet
Black-Drain
Yellow-Tank
Blue-Faucet
A small 1/4" hole should be drilled in to your drain pipe to fit the drain saddle.
Tank will initially take 1 hour to fill. Flush it completely and then you can use the filter.
Check TDS with a meter and make sure your water filter is working properly.
Yeah.... good point. You can almost buy a whole-house filtration system for 900 bucks. I might just look at doing that if I were the OP and skip the reverse osmosis system.
Even a whole house filtration system (unless it is a large ro) does not filter water this good.
I read through all the post but I still don't know what to do. We already have a hole drilled n the countertop plus extra faucet ( new construction )but I don't want to go with the company offering the under sink water service. I tested the water myself. 293 ppm and the hardness stripe showed 1.5 gpg/25ppm. It is in the soft range so I am not getting a water softener. Trying to find a good NSF certified 4/5 stage under the sink reverse osmosis water filtration system with or without mineralization ?? Top tier alkaline ph ? It is so complicated but I guess the minerals are important.
Which NSF certified reverse Osmosis could you recommend. Also....it must be easy to sanitize the tank every six months.
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