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Boiler Feed Savings
The Cost of Operations calculator is a tool to help project the costs associated with running an RO system. We have defaulted in some common values, but please change any of the values shown to give a more accurate calculation of operating costs for your proposed RO system in your area of the world.
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Frequency:
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Hz
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RO machine:
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Recovery percentage:
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%
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RO Pump Efficiency:
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%
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Reuse concentrate:
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Number of operating days per year:
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days
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Number of operating hours per day:
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hours
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Membrane element life expectancy:
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years
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Filter life expectancy:
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days
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Cleanings per year:
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Water cost is measured in dollars per 1,000 gallons. You may use the conversion calculators to the right to convert from dollars per cubic foot or dollars per cubic meter.
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$
per 1,000 gallons
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Sewage cost is measured in dollars per 1,000 gallons. You may use the conversion calculators to the right to convert from dollars per cubic foot or dollars per cubic meter.
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$
per 1,000 gallons
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Electricity cost:
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$
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per kWh
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Membrane element cost:
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$
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Cleaning chemical cost:
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$
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per pound
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Feed pH adjustment, chemical cost:
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$
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per pound
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pH adjustment, feed:
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ppm
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Permeate pH adjustment, chem. cost:
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$
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per pound
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pH adjustment, permeate:
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ppm
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Anti-scalant chemical cost:
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$
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per gallon
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Anti-scalant:
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ppm
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Sodium bisulfite chemical cost:
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$
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per pound
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Sodium bisulfite:
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ppm
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Labor cost:
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$
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per hour
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Labor minutes per day:
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minutes
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