How has this worked out for you plz!! I'm at a crossroad seems to me holding water would not be good! Not to mention crowded under stink!

Thanks! I've replaced the filters twice since I made this video. The ro one once, so yea they do last as long as expected and the unit beeps when they need to be replaced. I haven't really noticed any increase in particulates in the water either.

Really no difference in my opinion.

I have same system. Try adding APEC's alkaline filter. Makes difference in taste and will help to add minerals to your water.

It's not significantly different, they're both pretty slow to be honest. It takes about 10 seconds per cup so quick math says about 2 minutes 40 seconds per gallon.

Depends on the type of bottled water. Some like Voss or smart water are basically 0. Others like Dasani are essentially tap water

I would never drink from disposable plastic water bottles. For 1, those things sit in warehouses for ages, toxicity and chemical leaching happens on those plastics. Secondly, plastic water bottles require 17 million barrels of oil and 2.5 million tons of CO2, and that's just for the US. Worldwide multiply that times 50 to 75, it's not good.

@@1TUFZUK i mean drinking tap water full of hazardous chemicals/pollutants/microorganisms vs drinking bottled "spring water", im opting for the bottled water.

Haven't, chlorine isn't really in my water though from what my test strips say

It's not extremely loud, I would compare it to a small circulation pump for a fish tank or a d5 pump for computer water cooling, it's noticeable if you're listening for it.

The one I bought has a battery to operate the filter reminder but otherwise there's no noise but water moving through the pipes basically.

I would imagine anytime there is demand it will turn on so it should work. Ice makers generally just pull water to fill the tray so would run all the time.

It will meet the demand of the ice maker so long as the ice maker is asking for water, which will cease once the ice tray is full and trips the shut-off lever.

Yea, I do like it a lot better if only because replacing the filters is so much quicker and it reminds you with a beep whenever you need to change them.

Haven't tested that but generally for tankless they say 1 to 1 compared to the 2 to 1 from my tank model. I can say that with the old one I could hear the waste water going down the drain, but with the tankless I don't, so it seems like less for sure.

It might be slightly slower but not particularly noticeable. I also fill up several 1liter bottles at a time so it works better than the tank one.

@@TheRealDavil Good deal appreciate it. As long as it's similar enough the family can't complain

So you like the tank version better than tankless because of that effect?

The hose it comes with looks like it should fit but still have to tie in the waste water to drain somewhere

I couldn't tell you because I added a remineralizer. But even with that I get about a 22 and I haven't changed filters yet.

I did install one myself. I just found the closest power source and branched a new line off of it. In my case the dishwasher is on the other side of that cabinet so I cut a hole and mounted a new outlet box. Just be sure if you're doing that you want to have a gfci type outlet somewhere in the circuit and ideally also a cover over it so it doesn't get splashed if something sprays under the sink.

@@TheRealDavil thanks. Last question, in your case did you pull out the dishwasher when branching out the power line?

Only been 8 months so I haven't had to replace them yet, still working well though and I ended up getting a remineralizer since it's supposedly healthier. I didn't see any issue with getting filters though, still plenty on Amazon.

I'll give that a try and see what happens.

I ended up get a remineralizer and it's fine. It still works well and filters aren't expensive.

@@TheRealDavil Awesome! If your water filter broke, would you get your old APEC or get another tankless WaterDrop?

The water coming out of the ro unit is very slow and doesn't have much pressure. The normal sink is for washing dishes and other stuff that I don't need drinking water for

I'm not picky, I grew up drinking out of paper cups.

@@TheRealDavil indeed, i even drank out of hoses as a teen. Realistically though, I'm genuinely concerned about the harmful toxins, so I'm researching for the most affordable tankless system that delivers quality results. The toxins i ultimately care about are chlorine fluoride lead arsenic micro plastics.

@03Lorac I put in a whole house filter that covers all that the other day, dropped the tds number to about 300, and my girlfriend says the water smells better. So that is an option too if you can do some basic plumbing.

Maybe, wouldn't be a bad idea

I don't know if you can do both at the same time. Should be able to split the water line to the faucet and go to both though. They make a refrigerator connection kit so it's for sure possible to get water to both, just not sure if the pressure would be enough

Depends on the unit, but they should all reduce the level to some degree. Mine does remove chlorine according to the manual, doesn't say how much though.

That one remove chlorine but only the 5 stage remove chloramine

To remove chlorine taste and odor, use a carbon filter. RO is overkill for simply to remove chlorine.

​​@@TheRealDavilhow often should TDS , BE tested after install of new filters? And does sanitizing the system every so often lower overall tdm in an aged filters in the system. 1 more thing, do you recommend cleaning filters?

Yeah seems like overkill lol, probably be fine after a few gallons.

They can be cleaned, but I change them out once a year so far

@@TheRealDavil Thanks!

Yeah that taste like water too!

It goes right before the faucet. You just have to cut the tube that goes to that and plug the remineralizer in.

You didn't ask for my opinion but, as a ex water filtration salesman, I can tell you that remineralizers are kind of a gimmick - you're getting 99% of your minerals from solid food. Spend that money on quality meat and veg instead. Best wishes, Random internet commenter

Minerals are just for taste, not some health benefit.

Never thought of it but seems unnecessary since most have filters anyway

Yes

Works great, filter changes are way easier than they were with my old one. The one thing I added on was a remineralizer because it's supposedly more healthy.

One is supposed to get minerals from food

Also thanks so much for the great review video

I bought a remineralizer separate, but they all function about the same

Super easily, I'm not a plumber or carpenter I just do a lot of work around my house and for friends. The hardest parts are drilling a whole in the drain line for the sink and wiring an outlet if you don't have one already.

@@TheRealDavil thank you would you recommend the tankless or the one with the tank?

I installed one by branching off from the dish washer. Depending on the way your garbage disposal is wired if you have one, that is also an option to branch off of.

@@TheRealDavil I was thinking the same thing. Tap off the garbage disposal unit. I’m having an issue with my tank RO system and I think I’ll simply buy a tankless when I can conjure up some cash.

Hi what do you mean by this?

@@hellapellanyc6465 just like your dishwasher discharge, your RO waste/drain line needs to be on a high loop. High loop is when you have the tubing looping above your sink, tacked up at the highest point in your undersink cabinet. by doing this, you are ensuring that you have no black flow coming from your drain and all of your waste is going where it needs to be. before high loops were allowed, an air gap was required. in this circumstance, a high loop is fine.

Good question I hadn't tried, but I will. My guess is nothing will come out because there is an electric pump that pushes water through the membrane.

@@TheRealDavil u can try switching electrics off and see if u get water.. please do let us know

This one wasn't too expensive prices may have changed a bit but there are a pretty big range of options.

APEC by far

Could be done but the flow rate compared to what normally goes into the fridge is significantly less so you would likely have some problems

I gave my son and niece ro water with their formula pretty much always, no issues. I drink it exclusively and have no issues. I don't really cook with it often but that shouldn't make any difference either. There are studies advocating for and against purified water so I would say it's probably fine. For ph, most home stores have water test kits or you can buy a bottle of pool tests strips that test ph as well.

@@TheRealDavil Thanks for your input, I was worried, I also read, I could install something to remineralize the water, did you do this with your system?

@@sandragarcia3454 R.O. basically strips everything out of water, including minerals. Water salesmen use this to freak people out and scare them into buying remineralizers (I know this because I used to work in the water filtration industry). The reality is that humans get all the nutrients they need from *_solid food._* There's no way your health is going to be negatively impacted by not getting the minerals from water. Instead of spending on a remineralizer, just buy quality meat and veg.

If you have a water softener, then you likely have hard water. Hard water is water rich minerals such as calcium and magnesium. A water softener reduces these minerals and replaces them with high levels of sodium. Which is why the water feels slimy. Now an RO SYSTEM removes all disolved solids, including your added from softener sodium now. I believe the added sodium is no good for a baby or anyone to drink, and thus an RO system is beneficial. Water is at a PH of 7 (not 8), and RO water is slightly acidic because of it's void of minerals. So I advise that you add US calcium carbonate remineralization filter as the final filter on your system.

My disposal has a motion activated led light on it.

@@TheRealDavilWhat a great idea!

Waterdrop is the brand, still going strong.

It is 400gpd

i don't hear anything from the tankless unless its running.

I put a fallout pipboy skin on it cause the water in those games is always radioactive.

@@TheRealDavil A pipboy, eh? It seems I misjudged you. The force is strong in this one.

No it's a constant flow the whole time, about the same speed as a full tank.

Thanks, yea that is the downside of not having a tank. But the reality is that hurricanes don't happen unexpectedly. There's usually a few days warning, so filling several gallon jugs up with water is a better option than relying a one gallon tank anyway.

It doesn't replace your normal faucet

The electricity is only for the filtered water. If you are in Hurricane Country, then you know to keep stocked up on essentials. For instance three or four 5-gallon bottles of water.

They're disinfectants, what else am I supposed to use?

@@TheRealDavil essential oils obviously 😂

@@TheRealDavil alcohol & vinegar are less toxic. But the toxic criticism from this person you cannot control ;)

@@TheRealDavil look up dr bronners products 18 in 1 soaps u can use for everything non toxic

Ok?

Well the thing is drinking water with less than 50 is generally not all that good for you according to some sources. I'm actually considering remineralizing my water after reading some information.

I would not even use a RO if I wanted to keep it that high I'd just use 5 micron filter and a carbon filter with a carbon block filter then a 1 micron filter cost may $150.00 to set up

Good feedback, I have 2 dogs and I just don't think about it all that much anymore.

What do you consider to be low

Accurate

The whole leeching minerals thing is somewhat questionable. There is plenty of bottled water with lower tds and even pitcher filters like 0 water that make it 0 and there aren't really any issues with those.

There is no leaching of minerals...it is a fraud theory. Distilled water prevents disease,so does RO water ,BigPharma cant make money from healthy unvaccinated organic humans.

Never understood why people have this theory. You guys act like you get so much nutrients from your water LOL. Don't you eat food?

“RO water will leach minerals … from your body” True And the Earth is flat. Also true.

Have someone put tap water in a glass and filtered water in another. You probably won't be able to see much of a difference.

Dude no. There's a big difference. Tap water is so gross.

Ok... I just showed the difference between a tankless system and one with one using a tds tester. I don't need a resume to do that. You can do whatever you want but this was my result, tankless worked better.

@@TheRealDavil then you have no real knowledge of the water industry. Every ZIP Code in the United States has different quality water. There’s even a national database that will show you contaminant on everyone’s water. Tankless systems never ever work in Southern California.

Who is this commentator? It’s literally a review on KZfaq 😂 if you want scientific data perhaps you should read the manufacturer literature and inspect your own city drinking water quality reports. And don’t watch consumer reviews on KZfaq 😆

I don't know, but maybe in my review of dumbest comments I'll go over yours.

@@TheRealDavil 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂