Reverse Osmosis Water Storage Tank 14 Gallon

I've used a reverse osmosis water filtering system for many years, mostly for making wine in Canada, and also for drinking water in the Arizona desert. Typically these systems come with about a 3-gallon storage tank. With a 3-gallon tank, just filling a large pot to boil pasta can take quite a while. I added a 2nd 3-gallon ($50) tank to my Arizona system, which pretty much fits my needs. But here in Wine Making Country (BC Canada), I have to make RO water in 5-gallon batches. The 14-gallon tank leapt out at me from the Amazon website! $105 for this capacity tank is an unbeatable price.It takes about 6 hours to fill this tank, but Honey, you will have puh-lenty of pure water for whatever reasonable purposes you have. You can boil a whole heap of pasta any time at all! Go for it.

I moved my tank and the five stage RO system to the garage and ran the tubing up into the attic (insulated) and down a wall to the back of the sink. We gained back a whole double door under counter space that we so badly needed. I now have a huge supply of pure water - 4ppm TDS - and NO NOISE. The RO waste goes into the water softener system with a Zero waste recovery system. This tank is priced right, shipped well in good packaging for very little, wasn't available on Prime for this particular unit. It was very simple to install and had good hardware provided. Another teriffic Amazon Vendor and purchase without leaving my computer desk.

Added a lot of capacity to my system by splicing in this tank. No fittings come with unit but they were easy to get from a hardware store. Water didn't taste any different after adding this tank and now I never run out even refilling 5 gallon jugs.

Most RO systems come with a dinky 2.5 gal tank (remember its about 40 percent air inside to pressureize the output to your faucet - thats why there is a scraeder valve on the side to increase or decrease the air pressure)With the 14 gallon tank, its best to first do a complete filter change (see my reviews for complete filter kits) - if you want to add a UV sterilizer now is the time to do it. With the uv light kit and clean filters and you have flushed out your system to a clean status - thats when you want to swap tanks (use 2 wraps of teflon thread tape on the threads to make sure it does not leak.Unlike most system tanks, the entry exit port is on the bottom - BE absolutely certain that you route your hose through the cutouts in the stand BEFORE you connect the tank (you may need a longer pipe to the tank than before - buy 1/4" tubing (pvc) at the hardware store for this. Now you have to wait for the tank to fill. Even though the waste line is running fast, there is only a trickle going into the tank. It will take hours (possibly 10 hours depending on your ro system) to fill and stop with the 14 gallons. My advise is that you start out with the tank upside down with extra tubing and make sure when it shuts off filling there are no leaks. Now flip the tank over and neatly coil the tubing under it inside the base unit. Be sure everyting is dry!This is a clean and neat tank but you will need to find space for it and its base. I installed a valve to the tank (none come with it and you have to flush the whole 14 gallons if there is a leak problem to depressurize it - or else instal a valve off the tank by 6 inches - hide the valve under the stand. I also put a T with another valve that goes to a hose bib to 1/4" pvc tubing adapter. Because my pressure washer uses VERY LITTLE water, I have it setup to feed from the adapter on the RO system and use the 3ppm ultrapure water to wash my car with 5 gallons and no dryoff since there are no deposits in the water to leave spots.High pressure / low volume is how pressure washers clean. If you see the truck mounted cleaning systems they have a 2 chamber deionized water production system that removes all minerals from the wash water - the best part is not having to dry off your car. Even after washing the car with RO water you get great results - just like the dealerships have, except it is installed in your house. I found a kit of parts I needed that was twenty bucks at the hardware store - used it to connect everything up and valve off the tank when not in use.Just for reference a good RO system will output 3ppm mineral content in total dissolved solids. The street water can be 250-500 ppm. Distilled water is 1ppm typically. Soft water is usually ion EXCHANGE where calcium ions are swapped for sodium ions which So you are washing your car with high pressure and using almost distilled quality water. The other use it gets is filling my dog's 1 gallon water dish. My dog has a strong preference for r.o. water quality because our city water here is terrible. She also likes to drink from the stream of RO water at the end of the 25 foot tube (I put a 1/4 turn ball valve on the adapter so I could shut off the RO flow either at the tank or at the end of the tubing which terminates in a male hose valve)With 14 gallons of pre-made RO water waiting to be used you can fill gallon jugs with ease, fill the dog's gallon drinking dish, and still have water left over for the refrigerator ice maker - or use the majority of the 14 gallons to wash the car - the RO system will take about 6 hours to regenerate and then shutoff if it is "ok" to begin with (clean filters, no damage to the ro membrane etc). RO membranes, if fed clean water with tripple filtering to begin with, will usually last 5+ years - by then you buy a new system!But keep your 14 gallon take - you can always t off it and add the 2.5 gallon tank that comes standard for 16.5 gallons of stored, clean, sterile water.Shipping on this product was top notch - no dents scratches or any problems. Most of my issues are shipping related - this one was double boxed!!A very full and happy customer.

Excellent quality. It got a few dents during shipping, but nothing major and the integrity of the tank is in tact.

This thing does not leak and works well. Totally worth it. We found some dead space in the kitchen and removed the old one from under the sink.

Received and installed as advertised. Have not had a water shortage problem since it charged. My wife insists on fully filtered water and this, coupled with my five stage reverse osmosis system fills the bill.

WE just had a 3 gallon storage tank far away and it took forever to fill anything but with his added tank it is heaven. Not too big to fit in a small spot.