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Bazzy1999

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #100 on: February 12, 2007, 07:18:55 am »
Steve k...Where can i get regeneration salt and the water softner resin from..

Bazz...
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steve k

Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #101 on: February 12, 2007, 07:47:08 am »
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pure-water

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #102 on: February 12, 2007, 08:00:12 am »
Bazz
 Seen your pictures of you IBC Tank and wondered where you obtained the green transfer hose from & could you tell me what size it is?

Martin
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Bazzy1999

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #103 on: February 12, 2007, 08:05:03 am »
Thanks Steve k.. How long does the softner last?

Martin.. http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk in the pump section (submersible pumps)

Bazz...
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pure-water

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #104 on: February 12, 2007, 08:14:05 am »
Thanks Bazz

Just what i Need.
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steve k

Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #105 on: February 12, 2007, 08:37:35 am »
you dont change it...just keep regenerating it with the salt.

I assume there must be some sort of shelf life to the resin but I have been using the same softening resin for coming up to 2 years now.
I still have half a bag so may change it just to clear the shed.
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Clear Vision

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #106 on: February 12, 2007, 06:30:31 pm »
What submersible pump do you use and how long does it take to transfer/fill up your van tank?

Clear Vision
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Bazzy1999

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #107 on: February 12, 2007, 08:46:22 pm »
Got my submersible pump from Gardiners and fills my 650L tank in around 5 mins.

Bazz...
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poole bay

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #108 on: February 12, 2007, 09:50:08 pm »
where did you get the hose reel from mate it looks smaller than the normal hose pipe
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Bazzy1999

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #109 on: February 12, 2007, 09:55:13 pm »
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Chris Cottrell

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #110 on: February 13, 2007, 09:30:48 pm »
So did you find out what happens to the pump when you shut off the tap on the end of the hose?

Chris
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Clear Vision

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #111 on: February 13, 2007, 09:34:06 pm »
Quote from: Bazzy1999 on February 12, 2007, 08:46:22 pm
Got my submersible pump from Gardiners and fills my 650L tank in around 5 mins.

Bazz...

Baz,

Is your pump 12v or mains operated?

Would your pump manage to pump 30ft to my van which is about 2m higher than my ibc tank?
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Bazzy1999

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #112 on: February 13, 2007, 09:35:25 pm »
Oh sorry Chris forgot to let you know  ::) ..... the pump keeps on going.

Bazz...
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Bazzy1999

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #113 on: February 13, 2007, 09:38:40 pm »
Its a mains one and yes im sure it will pump 30ft as there is plenty of pressure.

Bazz...
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Clear Vision

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #114 on: February 13, 2007, 09:41:30 pm »
If you don't mind me asking baz, how much did it cost?

Cheers

Matthew
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Bazzy1999

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #115 on: February 13, 2007, 09:46:31 pm »
The pump cost £54 that include delivery and vat
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Clear Vision

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #116 on: February 13, 2007, 09:48:12 pm »
Thats cheap! What size of hose does it take? How much would the hose cost me? 30ft :o
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Bazzy1999

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #117 on: February 13, 2007, 09:50:19 pm »
I got it all from Gardiners.

http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/

Bazz...
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Bazzy1999

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #118 on: February 14, 2007, 08:50:18 am »
Quote from: steve k on February 12, 2007, 06:53:23 am
I take it that is a DI vessel on top of the tank?
Is that wheelie bin in use at all?
To protect your RO membrane, get another DI vessel and fit it in the hose line before your 2 prefilters. Fill it with water softening resin.
Also get a clear plastic 10" salt vessel with hose in and hose out with basic hoselocks on. This is just bolted to the wall and is independant of the filter system.
After every tank fill, put regeneration salt in the plastic vessel, connect your hose pipe to the inlet side of this vessel and connect the outlet hose of the vessel to the inlet on your softerner vessel...from the outlet on your softerner vessel, connect a length of hose and run to drain.
Turn tap on and the salt is dissolved into the water stream and runs through your softerner vessel removing all the calcium and magnesium that the softerner takes out the water...when the salt vessel has clear water in it, turn off tap and disconnect hoses...reconnecting the hose line to the inlet of your now regenerated softerner vessel.
This ensures all calcium and magnesium are removed from the water before they get near your pre filters and more importantly, your RO membrane.


Is it worth the extra money to get a softner + salt + the extra vessels as my tap TDS is around 250

cheers

Bazz...
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Chris Cottrell

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Re: Stage by Stage Van Setup
« Reply #119 on: February 14, 2007, 09:10:37 am »
I sometimes wonder why you guys go for these 40/40 RO's with all the extra back washing and salt regen etc , when i think of flushing my RO its just a case of turning the flush valve over for 10/15 mins job done

Maybe i'm not seeing the bigger picture  :-\

Chris
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