[Extremeclean]

I agree with Mr Salkeld

You need an RO.

Is this what you ordered

http://www.cleantech.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_42&products_id=83

Its the cleantech basic packpack starter system.  I have heard nothing but good things about Cleantech so I suggest you call them as the other David says and arrange an RO or you will go through resin at a ridiculous rate.


Rich

[D.Salkeld_Ltd]

David,

No, I did a bit of research, which involved a few lengthy call to Mike at Cleantech.  And with the help from chaps on here and info on RO Man site I bought what I have.

E-Mail me your E-Mail and I will E-Mail you a copy of the write up I have done about my system
david@salkeld95.freeserve.co.uk

David

[DavidX]

Extremeclean

Yes that is the one the starter kit .

I will get on to mike.

I just kind of wish I had the RO to begin with.

I just in a bad mood today because I had 3 big job to do today.

I sure cleantech will sort me out.

Thanks guys

I off to bed now to watch man city play.

goodnight

[matts]

How much is the backpack starter kit, i am in a soft water area does this mean i only need di vessel and resin, any replies would be apprecciated

[mark dew]

How much is the backpack starter kit, i am in a soft water area does this mean i only need di vessel and resin, any replies would be apprecciated

Yes probably. It is an initial cheap way to setup.
There is a formula for tds and resin use on here somewhere, but over the life of a RO it will probably pay for itself.
The backpack starter kit is 500 quid.
Click here on the link extremeclean provided:
http://www.cleantech.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=83

[Sunshine Cleaning]

The formula is that 25 L of resin will do 500000L of water divided by your TDS

so if Davids water is 250. 500000 divided by 250 = 2000L of water. not much for £80 worth of resin.

If TDS is 50 then you get 10000 L of water.

[AuRavelling79]

Perhaps DavidX could type here how much water he uses a day, it certainly sounds as if he could do with a Reverse Osmosis system.

Whereabouts in the country are you David?

[windows_chepstow]

Cheers for the phone number but I won't be able to ring you as I am hard of hearing.

Look like I will have to get my mother to ring Mike at cleantech.

Dave

Last night I nearly made a 'tongue in cheek' post about you phoning Cleantech yourself and not getting your Mother to do it.

I'm glad I didn't!  How stoopid would you have made me feel when you replied with 'I'm hard of hearing'.

Anyway, you definately need an RO system.  I have a 200 gallon a day system which is capable of producing much much more than I require, since I only use around 100 to 150 litres per day (tops), but I like it because I don't have anywhere to store it in the Winter when it drops below freezing; apart from in the house.  (RO membranes don't like being frozen; although mine have been on a couple of occasions, but they're still working fine).

I've read other posts from people saying they keep theirs running all night, regardless of the frost, and they don't freeze because of the effect the running water has.  But I don't know how true that is.

Small ROs, such as mine are slow at making water!  It just trickles out.

Therefore, I can set it up in the morning and it will make enough water, easily to last me through the next day; before I take it in, in the evening and put it away again.

This isn't the pain it might sound, since I can fill around 10 barrels up and fill two, two-hundred water buts up, on a weekend, and that will last me a week; just about.

Basically, an RO system filters most of the impurities from the water before it reaches the DI chamber in the RO, meaning the resin doesn't have to work so hard to 'polish' the water; making your resin last longer and more economical if you live in a hard water area.

But keep your DI.  As you tailor your work to be more suited for WFP, you may find that a van with a small tank is better suited to your work, and you'd be able to quickly top up your pure water, from a customer's outside tap (make sure they're out; they might be on a meter ) using your DI system.

There's also a wealth of information about ROs (and almost any topic you can think of).  Have a look using the search button at the top of this page.

[DavidX]

Hi Malc(G)old

Sorry I did'n't reply last night.

My computer was playing up last night. It fix now

Anyway I still trying to gain more houses for wfp but I use about 175 lite of water for a day work.

I am based in sw london.

[alex warden]

Some good advice above also if you have only had it 3 months we experienced the same thing after s months when our system went above 12ppm it just went crazy and was up at 50 ppm in no time, although ours was a different system i think its just the way the de-ion systems work once they are all used up they seem to make the water dirtier rather than cleaner.

Best advice is keep an eye on ppm readings daily and be ready to change filters/resin at anytime