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    Update on RO system

    Ok....ive installed a 450gpd system with auto flush .....mains pressure is 70 psi but my problem is flow rate or the lack of it.....!
    My thoughts first is to install a booster pump .....could someone steer me in the right direction ....if a pump is the right way to go...which make would you advise to buy ? cheers mark



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    I had a similar problem and a pump solved it.
    I bought the first one for about £80 I think but it packed up in less than a year.
    pump number two was expensive but very very good, increased the output of the RO unit significantly too.
    This is what I bought:
    Self-Regulating Booster Pump for 200gpd to 450gpd RO Systems - Osmotics Water Filtration
    I can't recommend the pump or the company highly enough.

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    Thanks !......thats helped me ......ill update once a pump is fitted .......as it may help others.

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    Have you got a variable flow restrictor?
    I fitted one (my system didn't have one) and that made quite a difference too (not enough to not need the pump though)

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnKitching View Post
    Have you got a variable flow restrictor?
    I fitted one (my system didn't have one) and that made quite a difference too (not enough to not need the pump though)
    Yes I have a manual flow restrictor ....its from pure water products cheers

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    That's where mine came from too. I heard they went out of business but I don't know that as a fact.


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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnKitching View Post
    That's where mine came from too. I heard they went out of business but I don't know that as a fact.


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    No i think Alan sold up .....the business is now trading from Ireland i believe ......could you have a look at this pump ....suitable or not ? eBay item number:111619822231

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    To be honest you really can't tell from a picture (or at least I can't).
    It's all about the internals.
    I don't like the fact it says 400 GPD when you're going to use it on a 450.

 

 

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