Stupid question, Is this unit good to produce water or human consumption? i assume so but since it is not explicitly stated????
1721848
Bought it for my son n he saud its good for human n fish too. Hope this helps
1721849
It is better than store bought. As pure as it can get. Its all I will drink.
1721850
Well honestly you shouldn't really drink RO water. Or at least if it's deionized. It will rob you body of dissolved solids (as water always wants to have some dissolved solids in it). If you intend to drink RO DI water you need to infuse minerals or electeolytes into it so it's safe. Normally for RO drinking water (like vitamin water) they do not de unitized it so it would be a two step system vs this 3 step. Look for a system with the micron filter, carbon filter, and membrane filter only! And use it with tea or coffee for a more flavorful bevrage
1721851
The only way that R/O water will hurt anyone is if they are fasting and only drinking R/O water. As long as you are eating every day the R/O will pick up MORE nutrients from your food and more efficiently carry them to your cells.
1721852
In theory it could if it wasn't busy breaking. I just threw mine in the trash. Run away.
1721853
I believe the ro water is OK to drink but it is not good to drink the ro/di water as it has been stripped of 99.9% of all minerals and solids and in the human body it will soon leach these minerals and such from you.
257940
No. You only use water in this unit. Go to Homedics site and they can verify this question for you.
322781
That should be fine with this unit. The amount of water makes no difference to the meter, and 180 F is not too hot. I don't see a temperature rating on the unit, but I put 160 F water through it regularly without any problems. I don't see the extra 20 F making a huge difference.
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Dear Kimberly, I am not the manufacturer, only a very happy consumer. I have no idea... I actually had no idea ANY reverse osmosis system could represent many gallons of waste water, if this is what you are implying. Should that be the case, then I would immediately revert to drinking mineral water out of those wonderful plastic bottles sold by Dasani, etc...
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not sure. All I know is that it produces great tasting water, and that's from a garden hose attached a boat.
1273622
Yes, basically what you have left is H2O. No salts from softeners, no chlorine, no minerals. Some say minerals and even bacteria are important to humans. If so I'd rather have my water pure and get minerals other ways. Dave
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The unit has a UL label on the bottom that says 1500 watts. I doubt if it actually uses quite that much power. I don't have a clamp on amp meter and decline to build a rig to measure the voltage and current while it is in use. You could measure the amount of water, the temperature change and calculate the power required presuming perfect efficiency. All of that I decline to do as well. Sorry all I got is the 1500 watts.If you are worried about current draw on a given circuit I expect that this thing will draw around 12 to 13 amps. That is a guess not a professional opinion. I retired and put my license on inactive. The unit has a UL label on the bottom that says 1500 watts. I doubt if it actually uses quite that much power. I don't have a clamp on amp meter and decline to build a rig to measure the voltage and current while it is in use. You could measure the amount of water, the temperature change and calculate the power required presuming perfect efficiency. All of that I decline to do as well. Sorry all I got is the 1500 watts.If you are worried about current draw on a given circuit I expect that this thing will draw around 12 to 13 amps. That is a guess not a professional opinion. I... » Read More The unit has a UL label on the bottom that says 1500 watts. I doubt if it actually uses quite that much power. I don't have a clamp on amp meter and decline to build a rig to measure the voltage and current while it is in use. You could measure the amount of water, the temperature change and calculate the power required presuming perfect efficiency. All of that I decline to do as well. Sorry all I got is the 1500 watts.If you are worried about current draw on a given circuit I expect that this thing will draw around 12 to 13 amps. That is a guess not a professional opinion. I retired and put my license on inactive. « Show Less
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Yes I think that will work fine. You can use it just to generate hot water. Hope this helps!
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Sorry to say I returned the unit and purchased something else. However most units can use tap water but the real issue is the component in the water minerals, calcium, lime etc. So u have to clean it every couple of days or the build up affects the operation
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Yes,this unit produces 7.5 gals of hot water per minute. The size of your house makes no difference. It's the number of people and the amount of hot water you will need at any one time.
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Yes, I will recommend pump in the system. I bought one system from iSping without pump and returned it because the very slow in producing water. If you want to split some water to refrigerator, a system with pump will be better.
985928
I ise my unit regularly with NO ill effects ... buy it ... use it .... enjoy it!
1484509
The unit should be more than enough for a two bath system. Electric consumption will depend on how long each personis in the shower. What you won't pay for is heating the water tank when no one is using water. Hope this helps.
1440876
Continually circulating water through this unit is definitely not advised - it will burn out the elements as this is an on-demand unit. There is a circulating pump out there called a waterquick circulating pump, which bypasses the pressure vessels inside the unit. Even then, I would be careful and check the warranty carefully to make sure you are covered if this unit is put in a circulating system.
913194
Sorry. I did not keep the unit long enough to answer. I believe you add as much water as cups you want.
937606
I found it to be less than satisfactory in regards to heating water for much of anything... I ended up using it as a Point of Use booster on a existing hotwater line after Plumbing a hotwater line to the point where. I had purchased this unit for originally. I hope that gives you enough info to come to a conclusion.
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Water consumption is on a daily basis and it varies day to day...about 5-10 gallons. It has worked great since using it.