R/O hooked to sink

[Purpfarmer]

Anybody grow in their basement and have a R/O water system hooked up to the basement sink?

 

[yinyang814]

Just hooked mine up a few months ago

 

[CaliRootz88]

Be sure to monitor the water temps in a basement. Too cold and it can affect water uptake. Optimal is 68F.

 

[Purpfarmer]

Just hooked mine up a few months ago

How hard was it to hook up?

 

[yinyang814]

Not hard at all. I used this adapter I got online from Amazon and it connected directly to the RO line-in tubing (using the RO system's hose connector).

 

[Jjgrow420]

Anybody grow in their basement and have a R/O water system hooked up to the basement sink?

Yep just used a sharkbite t off the main cold supply line with a shutoff. Easy peasy. Shutoff your main. Drain it. Cut the line deburr add the t and hook up the pex line to the unit

 

[Jjgrow420]

Be sure to monitor the water temps in a basement. Too cold and it can affect water uptake. Optimal is 68F.

It just runs slower. No big deal.

 

[CaliRootz88]

It just runs slower. No big deal.

R/O runs much slower, what I’m talking about is the actual water temps. Sometimes in a basement it can tend to be colder and you may find yourself using water colder than ideal for roots. Or even find your pots/roots too cold and affect uptake etc. Just a little off topic but still important. R/O or not.

 

[Jjgrow420]

R/O runs much slower, what I’m talking about is the actual water temps. Sometimes in a basement it can tend to be colder and you may find yourself using water colder than ideal for roots. Or even find your pots/roots too cold and affect uptake etc. Just a little off topic but still important. R/O or not.

Oh ya,. I always fill a res and have a heater inside for filtered water. Too damn cold.

 

[hotrodharley]

If you are in an actual basement are you having to use a lift pump to get waste water out?

 

[Jjgrow420]

If you are in an actual basement are you having to use a lift pump to get waste water out?

No? Just goes down the drain or into washing machine to do a load. Summertime I run a line outside into the flowerbed

 

[Hiphophippo]

I have an r/o system hooked up to my basement sink it’s what I use for my water. It stays a good room temp a little cool but not cold. What’s the question just if we have one or how we use it or what kind it is.

 

[poundofyourfinest]

I've had a 'express water' ro system for 7 or so years. they have great customer service sent me a box of parts free when my old shut valve wasn't compatible, last ppm check was 11ppm

 

[Jjgrow420]

I tell people it's an enema machine 'you just put this hose in your bum and turn it on, wanna try?!'