Cheap, portable RO filters

[BooRadley]

http/cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=20684

http/www.thstore.com/thstore/ProductInfo...DXL&GroupID=231

http/www.crystalclearsupply.com/Portable...is_p/pro-c1.htm

http/www.pure-earth.com/pro.html

Not necessarily the specific brands and modles (thought that would help), but these things claim to be 75 gallons per day or higher, portable, and some for under a hundred bucks. I can't install an under sink one in my apartment, so I need something portable, but this sounds fishy for the price. Does anyone know if these cheaper portable units are any good?

Thanks a million.

 

[BooRadley]

Okay. I got an answer to that. It should be fine. Another followup question, though, is if I were to pump out 35 gallons of it in a new, cleaned garbage can and put a lid on it, would it be fine for a long time, like bottled water, so I could just dip from that, or should I filter it fresh with each water change and/or tasty gulp of it?

 

[steelhealr]

If you store it in a cool dark place..it should be fine. I store 2 jugs, 2.5 gallons each, for topoff and store 5 gallons of SW (ages it). SH

 

[BooRadley]

Thanks!

After you get it from the RO filter, do you still treat it with any kind of dechlorinating solution or anything like that? Or just add salt?

 

[Def]

No, the point of proper RO(DI) water is that it's "pure". Simply check your TDS every so often to make sure membranes don't need replacing. Otherwise just mix it straight up.