[pure-water]

Hi
Can any of you help?

I have a friend that intends to go the WFP way and has a dilemma.

He wants to know what is best. To have his filters on the van, or at home in his shed.

I recommended what I have,, RO & DI at home then pumped to van when it needs filling.
That’s what I’ve got.
That’s what I like.
That’s all I’ve known.

He’s thinking of having it all contained inside the van and has seen many van set-ups like that.   I have to AGREE that when I see ADDS or PICTURES of vans there are a great deal of them (it seems) with all their filtration on-board

SO
With the option of both,,, what are the PROS & CONS of either / Reasons for one over another?

Replies Gratefully Received.

Martin

[mike richardson]

mine is at home in the garage,

it seems good to me but like urself i aint known nothing else,

the plus for me is that i have more room in my van
,
when iam at work my tank is refilling

if i need more water i can come home & fill up

[spotless2000]

Might be worth reading this thread.

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=30879.0#msg240892

Steve

[steve k]

I started out with whole system in the van.
After a couple of commercial jobs where I had to drive back the next day to finish off because I ran out of water and the on board set up took 4 hours to fill 400 litres...I took out the RO and pre filters, screwed them to my shed wall and sitting underneath are 2 x 220 litre water butts linked together.
Inside one of the the butts is a submersible pumpth 10 metres of 4cm hose attached.
I now have a constant supply of low TDS (average 5-10tds) water sitting in the butts while I am out workingback van up to shed.
When a fill up is necessary, I can now do it in minutes either during the day or at the beginning of a new working day.
I back van up to shed...
...unscrew cap off van tank
put in hose from submersible...
plug in submersible to outdoor socket...
van is full in 2-3 minutes...

After the van tank is a pump and a vessel of DI resin before the hose reel to bring water down to 000TDS.

Another major advantage to a shed set up is becoming aware when you are dismantling your van set up as to how amazingly simple a purification set up is.
You will probably curse a bit if you have paid a supplier a fortune to have it installed but you will know in the future that DIY is so simple and so much cheaper and will do EXACTLY the same job.

[Grafters Cleaning Services]

fit the system at home with a holding tank, that way you always have water in hand

[Paul Coleman]

I have both but the van RO has not been used as yet.  I know it sounds like overkill but it's just the way it evolved really.  When I first started with WFP, I had no water storage facilities as I live in a flat, so I went for a van RO.  Later, I got hold of a part of a large shed a few miles from where I live (but in amongst a lot of my work).  At the time I acquired this, a 1,000 litre IBC with RO came along and I got too good a deal on it to turn it down.  So I ended up with both.
If I had to make a choice, I would definitely go for a static RO though.  However, it depends on your circumstances.  If the van is your only vehicle, a static RO is a must I feel as the van is tied up for too long while filtering and filling.  At least with a static RO you can fill the van tank in a few minutes.
The RO in the van would come in handy on a big job if I was working a long way from home - so long as I had access to a tap.

[Alex Gardiner]

From a consumer/user point of view a Static system is certainly a very reliable way of running a WFP. One great advantage is that you have a resevior of water at home to call on when needed. You also often only need a much cheaper RO unit as it can be  running 24/7 if needed.

From a retailers point of view the Van-mount system is the most straightforward business proposition as you have a single unit that you can fit/service/sell. Also they look good in your brochure!

Alex

[rhys11]

i got mine in the shed as well you meed to be making water all the time.