Comments on: Will an icemaker work with RO water?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:03:28 +0000

We bought the system you suggested and have had it about a month or so. What a difference. So far we love it. We never run out of water and have much more pressure in our drinking water faucet.

By: mark

mark — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:24:50 +0000

Mike,

Sorry, I have been on Vacation a large part of the month, but the $1,500 is the retail price (including installation). We cut-out-all the middlemen and sell-direct, which eliminates lots of layers of costs.

You can use any filters, but you will find that US Water has the lowest filter prices in the country and they are TOP QUALITY for high purity water.

The non-electric, water-powered permeate pump “re-cycles” some of the drain water back to the inlet of the RO system, this does 4 things:

1. Makes water much faster;
2. Makes water of higher quality;
3. Wastes about 80% less water; and
4. The pressure is the same as the inlet pressure.

… not surprised that Culligan didn’t know.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:29:41 +0000

We have been waiting to hear from you before we order the RO system you suggested. We would just like more info before making a final decision. Thanks

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:59:45 +0000

I looked up the system you suggested and it sounds good but I don’t understand if it’s priced at almost $1500 why you would sell it for $479. Do the filters have to be ordered or do “store filters” fit? I noticed no reviews have been listed. Is it new? I also am wondering what exactly is a permeate pump. We are looking at all options and when I asked about one at Culligan (our present RO system), they didn’t know what that was.
I found your info very imformative and appreciate your feedback

By: mark

mark — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:08:07 +0000

Mike,

The newer icemakers require more water and many RO’s can’t deliver that, as most RO systems lose 30-40% pressure in the process. This RO doesn’t:

http://www.uswatersystems.com/shop/products/100-GPD-US-Water-Systems-High-Pressure-Permeate-Pump-System-w%7B47%7D14-Gallon-Tank.html

I have the same system in my basement with 2 icemakers, 2 sinks and a humidifier hooked up on it.

It’s flat-out the best system we have ever handled.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:36:08 +0000

We bought a house with a Culligan RO system on a well. We had no problems with our frig ice maker till we bought a new frig. The ice maker went out after about 2 months and was replaced under warranty. It has now been a year and a half and it just went out again. From what I’ve read we must have a problem with either volume or pressure. We have a 5 gal tank with 2 gal capacity located in the basement. It supplies water to our ice maker in old frig, ice maker in new frig and drinking water at sink. Can we save this RO system and do something to make it work or do we need to start over with a new system?

By: mark

mark — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:52:55 +0000

Dave,

RO water won’t cause the fridge to drip.

If the RO system is not a permeate pump, odds are that the pressure is just too low. It is also possible that there may be some debris in the valve, however I would guess it’s a pressure issue because all RO’s (except permeate pump models) lose 30-40% of their pressure in the RO process.

The permeate pump loses nothing!

By: Dave H.

Dave H. — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:09:29 +0000

I have just installled a Watts system to my fridge only and my issue is that the RO water causes the water dispenser on the fridge to drip. Is the water so pure it leaks through the stop valve? When I remove the RO line an re-connect the standard water line the drip goes away. Any recommendations on this issue?

By: mark

mark — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:41:28 +0000

Eric,

Return the system and get a permeate pump RO system. I don’t know how to say this except, just to say it: “The system that you have is not what I would call a “good” system.” From the photo it appears to use “Jaco” fittings (cheap) and the membrane flush is a gimmick. Is it a lead-free faucet? I doubt it!

Use a permeate pump RO. You are throwing good money after bad.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:39:04 +0000

By the way, the system I have is found at http://filterdirect.com/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=31
It’s call an RO-585 made by Water General. Though this might be helpfull.