Lush Filters

1. Can the RO storage tank be set horizontally, if space is tight?

The answer is Yes. The RO storage tanks works perfectly either way, Horizontal or vertical.

2. Can the RO System be installed in the Basement?

The answer is Yes. Concerning the installing the RO system in the basement and running the tubes to the kitchen sink in the first floor, the answer is "yes" it can be done, but there are certain procedures to be followed in order to have the system operate efficiently.

You can use longer tubes, but there is a scientific fact that you should not ignore, and that is:

The longer the tube, the higher the pressure drop, and the slower the water flow. In other words, the best performance is achieved with the shortest tube run.  So in order to have a compromise solution, you need to install the unit as close as possible to the kitchen sink.

Since you have a basement, and since you want to place the RO system in the basement and run the tube through the ceiling to the kitchen sink, here are three options on how you should do it to get the best out of RO System:

Note: The combined length of the Blue plus White tubes between the tank and the faucet are the most critical ones, and need to be as short as possible.

• Option #1

1. You place the RO system in the basement immediately under the kitchen sink location (or as close as possible to that location).

2. You should build yourself a secure shelf for the RO housing and tank (or couple of shelves, one for each) close to the ceiling of the basement immediately under the kitchen sink, where you place the RO housing and tank.

3. You must securely strap both the RO housing and tank to the wall so that they won't tip over and fall on someone's head and cause an accident.  Strap it the way they strap household water boilers, hardware stores carry metal straps that are used for strapping ducts.

4. You should leave a clearance of at least 12" between the top of the RO system and the ceiling, to allow the changing of filters.

5. You need to place the RO system in an accessible location so you can get to them once a year to change filters.

With the above configuration you will cut down the tubing length to the minimum, and consequently you will be getting a decent water flow, which is not affected much by placing your system in the basement.

• Option #2

1. Place the RO housing on the basement floor immediately below the kitchen sink (or as close as possible to that location).

2. Build yourself a secure shelf for the tank only, close to the ceiling of the basement immediately under the kitchen sink, and strap your tank similar to what was mentioned above.

3. Clearance from top of tank to the ceiling to be 12".

4. Here you need to move the GAC in-line filter next to the tank (close to the ceiling).  You can use a 2" clip to secure GAC filter to the wall.

• Option #3

1. Place the RO housing on the basement floor immediately below the kitchen sink (or as close as possible to that location).

2. Place the tank in the closet under the sink on the first floor.

3. Here you need to move the GAC in-line filter to inside the closet under the sink too.  You can use a 2" clip to secure GAC filter to the wall.

3. I am on Well water, what are my options for water filter systems?

Each water source has different characteristics, below is a list of different options that can be used with well water to improve the quality of that water.

Well water comes hand in hand with sediment, and a whole House Filter is a necessity for all well water users. There are several options, and they range in price.

Here are the things that you need to watch for:

• Do you add chlorine to your water to kill bacteria?
• Do you have sediment in your water?
• Do you have bad taste in your water?
• Do you have bad odor in your water?
• Do you have an odd color in your water?
• Do you have hard water (calcinations/scale)?
• Do you have high levels of iron in your water (red stains)?

Your options are as follows:

For reference, and to see how the filters look like, please view our website page at: Whole House Filters

1. If your main concern is removal of sediments then your best bet is the
cheapest selection, which is: Single System: Single Sediment filter, model #H1B2S.

2. If your sediment problem is more serious, then you need the Dual System: Two Sediment filters, model #H2B2S2.

3. If you are interested in improving the taste of the water and remove organic contaminants, we suggest the addition of a GAC filter, this will be the Dual System: Sediment and GAG filters, model #H2B2SG.

4. If you are interested in improving the taste of the water and remove organic and non-organic contaminants (i.e. to use it for drinking), we suggest the addition of a KDF & GAC filter, this will be the Dual System: Sediment and KDF/GAG filters, model #H2B2SKG.

5. If you have a problem of mild hard water (calcium build-up), then you will need to add
Polyphosphate filter.  This will be Dual system: Sediment and KDF/GAC/Polyphosphate filters, model #H2B2SKGP.

6. If you want to select the top of the line whole house filter, then we suggest Triple System with the addition of a Carbon Block filter that polishes the water in the final stage.  With this system, you have three varieties; model #H3B2SGB or H3B2SKGB for normal applications, and model #H3B2SKGPB if you have mild hard water.

Rule of Thumb: Select the filter system within your budget, and that satisfies your criteria of Sediment/Taste/Hard Water.  If you don't have hard water, drop the polyphosphate, if you don't want to use it for drinking, drop the KDF/GAC.

Tip: You can select one whole house filter for sediment only (i.e. the basic unit for sediments [single or dual]), and a reverse osmosis system for drinking water which goes under the sink, our reverse osmosis systems can be viwed at: Residential RO Systems

This way you solve your sediment problem, and at the same time get your drinking water separately from a top of the line RO system. The logic is you get bottle water quality for your drinking needs, which is most healthy, and you cut the cost on filtering the water for other needs such as washing dishes, laundry, shower and bath.

8. If you have dissolved iron level of 5 ppm (Parts Per Million), you need KDF85, this media requires backwashing, and it is used in addition to GAC (Granular Activated Carbon), in a system shown at: Whole House Carbon Filter Systems

9. If you want to go fancy, we have water softeners for hard water (or simply Carbon Filters) with backwash, and you can have an additional single or dual sediment filters up-stream from the softener. There is more information about this on our website page: Whole House Water Softener Systems

10. Further more if you are getting your well water free, you can select a reverse osmosis system for the whole house, (i.e. install the commercial RO system).  This system costs more, but if you can afford it, then you will be showering and washing with 98% pure water (i.e. bottled water quality) (need to be sized properly to meet whole hosue demand). The commercial RO system is shown at: Commercial RO Systems

The pressure of the water coming from your well is important.   You need a pump to pressurize the water in order to circulate it through the filtration system and the whole house.  However you don’t need special faucets.

Further more, the size of the house does not affect the sizing of the system in general, it is the usage of the water that affects selection and sizing.  It depends on:

The number of people living in the house, and if their number is expected to increase in the future.

Their activities in which they use water (i.e. their life style)?  Drinking, showering/bathing, washing dishes, car washing, lawn watering, swimming pool, Jacuzzi/spa, ponds, plantations, etc.

4. I want to buy a water filter but I am confused as to which model I choose?

Our first advise is that you get a unit within your budget, by establishing your priorities as to what is most important to you, and what problems are you facing (i.e. hard water, sediment, taste etc.) and which one is your main concern.

• As a rule of thumb, the water that you drink is the most important, so that should be your first priority, the products below are listed in the ascending order from the cheapest to the most expensive..
• There are drinking water filters that are not reverse osmosis and cost less, such as counter top unit or under the sink system.
• Using KDF & GAC (and sediment filters in case of under sink units) those remove sediment Chlorine, THMs, bad taste, bad odor, organic and inorganic pollutants.
• If you want 98% pure water similar to bottled water quality, then your choice is a residential under the sink  residential reverse osmosis system.
  

• A Whole House Multi-Media water filter, They remove sediments, hard water, bad taste, bad odor, lead etc.
• The whole house carbon filter, with backwash, removes Chlorine, THMs, Organic contaminants, bad taste, odors.
• If you are mainly interested in getting rid of hard water then water softener system should be your consideration.
  
• Whole house RO (i.e. for every water use, where you will be showering, doing the laundry etc with bottled water), this becomes quite expensive.  Here a commercial RO is needed and is sized to meet the peak demand, (i.e. when several people are drinking, showering, doing the laundry, washing the dishes etc.).