Hey guys I’m looking to get a WFP and backpack to do some res/commerical stuff. By no means will I be doing any big high rise buildings. I can’t afford the equipment right now to make my own pure water but we have a Culligans in town that sells it at about 7$ per 15 gallons. Do you think that’s as good as the do-it-yourself stuff? I asked them what the TDS is on the water I would be buying and they basically told me its as pure as you can get. I dont know. What do you guys think. Thanks-
That price isnt all that bad, but I think it would be cheaper for you if you got something like this:
This chart shows roughly what the tank would produce VS your incoming water quality.
TDS (Total Dissolve Solids) vs. Expected gallons of Pure Water:
TDS -----------------Gallons
50 -------------------- 3, 012
100 -------------------1, 506
200 -------------------753
300 ------------------- 502
400 ------------------- 376
500 --------------------301
600 --------------------251
700 --------------------215
800 --------------------188
900 --------------------167
To make an educated decion here you need to figure out what your water quality is. I would highly suggest picking up a hand held TDS meter, they are only $20 bucks… and you’ll need it anyway to test water if you get it from them.
2 things you should think about are fuel and opportunity cost. Your going to be burning way more fuel carrying all that water around, your going to need a tank to carry it in and the time spent going to get water every day.
I think even in the short term her, getting a small DI tank like I listed above will be a more affordable option for you. Please get in touch if I can be of any help.
I am sure that you might not want to get and store much water at your place or on your truck, but I know here that I can get a 5 gallon jug and go to the Culligan water machine and fill it up with 000 TDS water for $0.75, which would make 15 gallons only $2.25 Just a thought.
