Review on 💧 iSpring RCC1UPN Reverse Osmosis System by Daniel Jenkins

I've been using the 6 step system for a few weeks now and wanted to try it before I gave my review. This has been a great system so far and the water quality is fantastic. I had an old 5 stage permeate pump that I was very happy with and sat for almost 2 years while renovating my house. Didn't want to deal with the headache of sterilizing the entire facility and was always afraid of germs remaining in the system, especially after the reverse osmosis step. I also wanted to move my system to a dead space away from the sink to free up space under the sink and improve access for future filter changes. This would require replacing most of the tubes in my old system, so buying a new one wasn't a terrible decision. I have city purified water so the UV step really wasn't necessary. While I'm using it now, I'll probably turn off the UV power to extend lamp life and use it whenever I feel like it. However, I have low water pressure and was hoping to see a noticeable improvement in water flow, but this compares to my old permeate pump configuration, which wasn't actually that bad. I get 1 liter of water in 31.67 seconds (exactly 1/2 gallon per minute). The literature says the pump reduces the waste water to about 2 gallons per 1 gallon of drinking water, which is way too much in my opinion, but better than a permeate pump and way better than direct reverse osmosis systems. A lot of people complain that permeate pumps make too much noise, but the occasional click never really bothered me. The pump can still be heard, but is quieter and runs for a shorter time than the permeate pump. Connecting the system isn't that bad. It's well packaged but the instructions seem more appropriate for their 5 step build. The UV stuff has been separated from everything else, which is annoying, but you can sort things out to some extent. Check out the use of locking clip connectors, none of which leaked when I first booted the system (surprising given the myriad of connections). The faucet/water inlet adapter is also very elegant. I had to buy an additional 25ft of hoses because I had the filter assembly a few feet away from the faucet and reservoir (buy a fridge kit that was inexpensive and had spare fittings) so I couldn't use the cleverly designed color coded hoses. BTW, I haven't seen it listed, but the system includes a battery powered leak detector that mounts alongside the system. It was a cool touch that helps with worrying about water leaks over time (will buy a few more for my other sinks). By the way, water tastes great. Some might argue that it might be too shallow as all the minerals have been removed, but I like it. On my next filter change I can use one of these alkaline/mineral filters in place of my current 6th stage final filter. However, it doesn't matter much. Please note that the instructions say nothing about cleaning the carbon particles and preservatives used in reverse osmosis when you first use (or replace) the filters. I have a long piece of extra hose that I connect to the stage 3's "outlet" port first (run water through until clear), reconnect and then hose to the "outlet" port of the Relocate reverse osmosis filter (run a few gallons through). ), plug it back in, and then run a few more gallons from the faucet to clean the last filter. If you don't, you run the risk of clogging your RO (or drinking the chemicals packed in the RO membrane). by changing the filter. I will update this post as needed.