RO/DI question

saltpeter81 · 02/21/2015, 03:47 PM

I want to start filling 5 gallon water jugs for drinking. Someone said to take the product water before the DI stage for drinking . Any comments. I know it won't be pure pure pure ,it measures 3ppm before DI. thanx,Pete

gone fishin · 02/21/2015, 03:52 PM

I would get it before the DI. It tastes bitter to me after the DI. Disc1 over in the chemistry forum can give you a much better answer.

aquaman67 · 02/21/2015, 05:02 PM

Water after the DI tastes terrible. I'd save the DI resin for your tank and drink RO only.

jmowbray · 02/21/2015, 05:38 PM

You can get very sick if you drink striaght DI water. This is because all the cells in your body maintain osmotic ballance. If you ingest large amounts of DI water it is esentially H20 only you can cause all the ions in your cells to flood out of the cells to maintain that ballance. Thus making you very sick. If you want to drink the water you should use just RO.

jrr98002 · 02/21/2015, 05:51 PM

+1 to RO and NOT straight DI for reasons above

saltpeter81 · 02/21/2015, 06:47 PM

Thanx for the info .

dgolan7 · 02/22/2015, 08:01 AM

Save your di for the tank. 3ppm is great drinking water

02/21/2015, 03:47 PM	#1
saltpeter81 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: columbus,ohio Posts: 6	RO/DI question I want to start filling 5 gallon water jugs for drinking. Someone said to take the product water before the DI stage for drinking . Any comments. I know it won't be pure pure pure ,it measures 3ppm before DI. thanx,Pete

02/21/2015, 03:52 PM	#2
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	I would get it before the DI. It tastes bitter to me after the DI. Disc1 over in the chemistry forum can give you a much better answer. __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

02/21/2015, 06:47 PM	#6
saltpeter81 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: columbus,ohio Posts: 6	Thanx Thanx for the info .

02/21/2015, 05:02 PM	#3
aquaman67 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,629	Water after the DI tastes terrible. I'd save the DI resin for your tank and drink RO only.

02/21/2015, 05:38 PM	#4
jmowbray Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 540	You can get very sick if you drink striaght DI water. This is because all the cells in your body maintain osmotic ballance. If you ingest large amounts of DI water it is esentially H20 only you can cause all the ions in your cells to flood out of the cells to maintain that ballance. Thus making you very sick. If you want to drink the water you should use just RO.

02/21/2015, 05:51 PM	#5
jrr98002 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Little Rock Posts: 235	+1 to RO and NOT straight DI for reasons above

02/22/2015, 08:01 AM	#7
dgolan7 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: lakeland FL Posts: 57	Save your di for the tank. 3ppm is great drinking water