Originally Posted by
dirtyplants
I have problems with RO systems the waste of water is hard for me to swallow. So I take a 55 gallon with wheels, clamp a large plant basket onto it. Fill the basket with high grade charcoal in large filter bag place egg crate cut to size in/on top of basket. Make hole to stabilize and place end of hose from tap. Turn on cold water and let the container fill forcing the water through the charcoal. When filled I turn off facet, and plug in a cheap pond pump with hose attached, run the end of the hose into the basket. I force the 55 gallon water to recirculate over and over again for a couple of hours this eliminates heavy metals, chlorine and chloramine. Then I take the hose (which was running through the charcoal) and place into a micron filter bag also clamped inside of the 55 gallon. I run that for an hour or so. Takes care of most of heavy to medium particles. I use air and do agitate water, pH will rise after this depending on how much co2 was injected by WWD. pH hmmm I have found most pH units recently of dubious qualities. All seem to read differently and am currently asking people who live and use pH meters in my state to test tap water directly from tap record it along with the instrument they used for measurement. I compare this to what the city says the pH is when released by their water department. Mineral deposits and evaporation of co2 will raise the general hardness of water by the time it reaches tap. I am at war with my city water department, :{ . Are you sure you pH unit is accurate?