[jampot]

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ive just tryed to set up my ro unit, but havent got a clue.
i think that ive set it up right.

the water is only trickling out into my tank.
yet the waste is gushing. whats wrong?

do i leave my waste valve open? closed? part open?

waste is reading the same as the tap.

helpppppppppp

[jampot]

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[Alex Gardiner]

Hi jampot

Alex is working but have you tried contacting who you got the RO Unit from?

Mrs A

[john tomkins]

flush valve should be closed
flush valve open = slow produced pure
flush valve shut  = faster produced pure

Can't make your pic out it's too small, can you make it bigger so we can see?

[jampot]

i dont know how to make the photo bigger 

[windowwashers]

i dont know how to make the photo bigger 

take another pic and send my the image save it on your cam the biggest it will let you, I will resize then upload it back on this post for you.
send the image to: design@windowwashers.co.uk

I did resize the photo you have but 2 low quality and became pixalated at 115%

[mark dew]

flush valve should be closed
flush valve open = slow produced pure
flush valve shut  = faster produced pure

This is the best advice you'll get on this.

Flush valve closed for production.

[Alex Gardiner]

You have what looks like a 100-200gpd unit.

This will produce between 200-600 litres per 24 hour day, 8 - 25 litres per hour, depending on your input pressure etc.

Leave the valve closed for production.

The waste is meant to 'gush' out and the product will only be a dribble but it will add up.

Take a measuring jug and a stopwatch and see how much it produces in 1 minute, if it produces 130ml per minute then you are on the bottom end of the production range.

[mark dew]

flush valve should be closed
flush valve open = slow produced pure
flush valve shut  = faster produced pure

This is the best advice you'll get on this.

Flush valve closed for production.

You have what looks like a 100-200gpd unit.

This will produce between 200-600 litres per 24 hour day, 8 - 25 litres per hour, depending on your input pressure etc.

Leave the valve closed for production.

The waste is meant to 'gush' out and the product will only be a dribble but it will add up.

Take a measuring jug and a stopwatch and see how much it produces in 1 minute, if it produces 130ml per minute then you are on the bottom end of the production range.

Ok i meant this one!!

[a-r window cleanin]

Is it from purefreedom? If so it is the same as mine and the pure production is very very slow compared to the waste.
I got a booster from Gardiners and that speeded up the production

[jampot]

how much more do you get when using the pump

[mark dew]

I have 300gpd RO.
Without a pump it would take 8 hours to fill up a 220 litre water butt.
With booster pump it takes 4 1/2 hours.

[macmac]

Or better still, send it back & buy 2 11ltr DI vessels for 100quid.
End of all problems & simple, pure water on demand & a full tank in 20 mins from tap.nice

tony

[brightnclean]

Or better still, send it back & buy 2 11ltr DI vessels for 100quid.
End of all problems & simple, pure water on demand & a full tank in 20 mins from tap.nice

tony

  lol

If I did that I would be buying a bag of resin a week!!!

I buy one every 4 to 5 months  NICE!!!    

[macmac]

Or better still, send it back & buy 2 11ltr DI vessels for 100quid.
End of all problems & simple, pure water on demand & a full tank in 20 mins from tap.nice

tony

  lol

If I did that I would be buying a bag of resin a week!!!

I buy one every 4 to 5 months  NICE!!!    

But the other day jampot quoted his tap tds as being 82ppm. mine is 90ppm & i use less than 2 bags per year with a 400ltr van mount!
With the knowlage of how to make resin last + the above set up using DOWEX resin he'd be laughing all the way

tony

[jampot]

thanx macmac you are  right good advice

[macmac]

thanx macmac you are  right good advice

Unless you were to use 1000ltrs a day, every day, i wouldn't even consider an RO with your tap tds.
Trouble is, is that everyone thinks that they must have an RO (wrong) & that if they dont it will cost them hundreds per year in resin ( couldn't be more wrong ).
If you want to know anything else dude let me know. keep it simple. if you go the 2xDI route, virtualy nothing can go wrong & nothing to maintain (apart from the odd resin change)

tony

[brightnclean]

OOPS!!! 

My TDS is over 450  at the moment 

[macmac]

OOPS!!! 

My TDS is over 450  at the moment 

No hope for you then, stuck with an RO with that tds.

tony

[jampot]

Tony (maccmacc)
good point mate. ive read all the posts and as you ve seen i posted to find out what i needed and most people advised on the ro unit as it would save me in the future, as i have no experiance with wfp ive just bought one. but after what you said im concidering di only.
simply cos its maintance free and as you needed it.
mines around 85ppm im on a trolley 3 days, 6 hrs day
what you think it l cost?