Great video and thank you for putting together several camera views showing what you did along with a great explanation. Not all videos do this. One thing I had read about before was to try to avoid using copper lines with RO systems. Since the water doesn't have any dissolved minerals, it tends to be more corrosive to the copper which leads to more dissolved copper in your water. I have no idea to what extent this happens and maybe it's not anything to be concerned with, but thought I'd share to get your thoughts. You must have seen an improvement in water quality vs using the tap water from the city? I'm working on installing my first system now so I'm learning as I go!
Thanks for watching and your comment. To save time and money I simply used the existing copper tubing to the refrigerator. You are correct about the pure RO water possibly being more corrosive to metals compared to water containing some amount of metal ions. The head of the Materials Engineering Department at Dow Chemical in Michigan told me 47 years ago during a job interview that the most corrosive thing they had to deal with was distilled water in the metal steam pipes for the same reason. Thanks again and I think you will find the RO water to be positive because it will help remove some of the worry we all have about what is in our drinking water. Personally I like to add a small amount of pure electrolytes without sweeteners or flavorings to the RO water for taste and health. Our local city tap water is relatively clean and free of industrial contaminates, but it does contain chloramine as a disinfectant.
So did your copper rot out yet r o through copper usually eats it up with in six months to a year
Not yet, but you are correct about it being a potential problem.
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching.
Great video and thank you for putting together several camera views showing what you did along with a great explanation. Not all videos do this. One thing I had read about before was to try to avoid using copper lines with RO systems. Since the water doesn't have any dissolved minerals, it tends to be more corrosive to the copper which leads to more dissolved copper in your water. I have no idea to what extent this happens and maybe it's not anything to be concerned with, but thought I'd share to get your thoughts. You must have seen an improvement in water quality vs using the tap water from the city? I'm working on installing my first system now so I'm learning as I go!
Thanks for watching and your comment. To save time and money I simply used the existing copper tubing to the refrigerator. You are correct about the pure RO water possibly being more corrosive to metals compared to water containing some amount of metal ions. The head of the Materials Engineering Department at Dow Chemical in Michigan told me 47 years ago during a job interview that the most corrosive thing they had to deal with was distilled water in the metal steam pipes for the same reason. Thanks again and I think you will find the RO water to be positive because it will help remove some of the worry we all have about what is in our drinking water. Personally I like to add a small amount of pure electrolytes without sweeteners or flavorings to the RO water for taste and health. Our local city tap water is relatively clean and free of industrial contaminates, but it does contain chloramine as a disinfectant.
@@anisotropicplus Thanks for the reply and additional information. I may try the electrolytes or flavorings as well!