Well.....
- Most systems come with a drain clamp for relatively easy and understandable installation to a drain pipe under a sink.
- Standard kitchen systems produce 20-50 gallons per day so you'd need something a bit bigger than that. Whatever you consider, simply look at how the membrane is rated... it'll say how many gallons per day you can expect, though that also assumes you have decent water pressure.
- I would do the install myself or get a handyman to help. Paying for proffesional installation will indeed be stupidly expensive.
- Yes you can just extend the 'pure water' output tube which is usually a 3/8" tubing, they sell rolls and connectors at HD, but keep it as short as possible for minimal loss of flow.
- If you buy a regular, though somewhat large, system that is designed for a kitchen then you actually pay for more than you need. I would simply buy the two main components and put it together. This would save tons of $ and be way simpler to install. You would need:
- RO membrane with housing
- Carbon filter with housing
- Tubing and some connectors
- drain clamp (for drain line under sink)
- water supply valve (for the cold water supply line under sink)
Then, using your tubes and connectors.... Connect water supply valve to carbon filter.... then carbon filter to membrane..... then waste water tube to drain.... and pure water tube to res. Then you would simply use the little valve on the supply connector to turn the system of and on.
You can even get a tank as well so you have at least some water available 'on demand' without the wait.
OK, I'll stop now... later...
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