Should I build an RO

[Dennis H.]

It seems like everyone has given you good info on how to decide if an RO should/when be gotten. Now to the question should you build it?

I built my own for 2 reasons. first I love building things. Second, there was not any thing in the size I was looking for that for the price I was willing to pay.

Now if I had to make the choice again it would be a little tougher, Leader now has 2 small RO's and compared to what it cost me to build my own RO I think I would have gotten one of those.

You will have to weight out the options that are put in front of you and decide what direction you wish to go.

[BKnauss]

I'm interested in your RO build do you have any pictures of it after the plumbing was done and is there anything you would change after running it for a couple seasons

[Kamina]

This is my first year with an ro and i could not even think of going back to not having one.
I work 45 to 50 hours a week at my job and do the syrup thing on weekends and evenings when the sap is on a big run.
How much is your time worth?
remember is't not just the time boiling is is also the time spent cutting wood to feed the beast.
Every gallon you ro off you don't have to boil off.
Big savings on the wood pile this year.
I can do in one day what would have taken me 3 days before the ro.

This comment alone sold me. I will be purchasing one soon.