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H h20

Who`s got a merlin ro
« on: June 21, 2005, 05:37:06 pm »
Hi,iv`e just bought a merlin ro and need a bit of help setting it up,ive put it together but just need to know about the tubes and fittings,if you have a picture of it set up,please email me,thanks. ???  ;D

thewindowcleaner1

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Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2005, 08:16:15 pm »
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Alan
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H h20

Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2005, 08:24:28 pm »
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Alan
click on my h h20 name its there,cheers ;D

Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2005, 08:28:48 pm »
hi alan and h20 ive also enquired about a merlin and had so many different quotes and am not sure what to do? do i install myself?or do i get doen and pay more...?

i would love to hear your feedback as i am really unsure what to do fot the best

regards

steve freeman

H h20

Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2005, 08:33:50 pm »
hi alan and h20 ive also enquired about a merlin and had so many different quotes and am not sure what to do? do i install myself?or do i get doen and pay more...?

i would love to hear your feedback as i am really unsure what to do fot the best

regards

steve freeman
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Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2005, 08:35:13 pm »
ive been quoted £390,£340 and £550 fitted are they easy to install?

H h20

Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2005, 08:38:15 pm »
ive been quoted £390,£340 and £550 fitted are they easy to install?
they are quite easy to put together,i just need to do all the pipe work,i only got it today,they are an on demand ro unit so no need to keep it running you can quite easily fill up for the day,in an hour,i think! ;D

Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2005, 08:54:21 pm »
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can quite easily fill up for the day,in an hour,i think! Grin

what are you using van mounted tank or water containers?how much cos i get thru a 700ltr tank each day and ive been told it will take 7 hours to fill?

H h20

Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #8 on: June 21, 2005, 09:00:42 pm »
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can quite easily fill up for the day,in an hour,i think! Grin

what are you using van mounted tank or water containers?how much cos i get thru a 700ltr tank each day and ive been told it will take 7 hours to fill?
Ive not yet used wfp yet just setting up,but i`ll be taking containers,using trolley and carrying a 125 ltr tank.

Paul Coleman

Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #9 on: June 21, 2005, 10:51:11 pm »
ive been quoted £390,£340 and £550 fitted are they easy to install?
they are quite easy to put together,i just need to do all the pipe work,i only got it today,they are an on demand ro unit so no need to keep it running you can quite easily fill up for the day,in an hour,i think! ;D

When you have an RO unit that supplies pure water on demand in a hard water area, does it cost a lot more in resin or is there a way around that?

ian wigglesworth

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Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #10 on: June 22, 2005, 05:15:18 pm »
Shiner,

I'm just looking into this myself, from the information I have gathered, the hard water will cause the membranes to not last as long.
I was told for example that if you had hard water the membranes may last 2 years, if you feed the ro with soft water then they may last 5 years.Obviously depending on how much you use it.

I was also told that although the merlin can run at low water pressure it is better to have it as high as possible, So as to avoid lots of water being flushed away.
Also been told you still need to have a DI after the merlin.

The upshot is how much to replace resin and membranes as oppposed to buying a water softener and toppping it up with salt(although the softener will benefit the whole house pipework, less shampoo soap, better for washing machines and dishwashers etc)
Hope this helps

Cheers Ian

TERRY AB

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Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #11 on: June 22, 2005, 07:06:50 pm »
I have a merlin R/O unit and have at the end a small resin tank, we are in a quite hard water area the ppm reading at the tap is 665 the product water (pure water) is after going throught the merlin by 18 ppm, this is not good enought for wc therefore the resin tank. I reckon it should (resin) be good enought for about 3 months work before needing changing,18 ppm to zero is hardly anything for the rsin to purify.

ian wigglesworth

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Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #12 on: June 22, 2005, 07:47:06 pm »
Woodley Washers,

How long does it take to fill say a 25litre container from the Merlin?

Thought it may slow the water down going through the RO. Is there alot of waste?

Do you have a booster pump from the incoming mains to increase the pressure I have been told there is much less waste when you do this even though the Merlin will operate at low pressure.

Cheers Ian


Re: Who`s got a merlin ro
« Reply #13 on: June 22, 2005, 10:24:27 pm »
Hi,

To work out how long your resin will last, the calculation is simple.

Litres of resin in demin tank x 22,727 divided by the TDS of the water going in to demin tank = no of litres of water which the tank will handle before the resin needs changing.

So, to give a worked example, if your demin tank has 10 litres of resin, and the TDS of the water from your Merlin is 18, you'll need to change the resin after you've produced about 10 x 22,727/18 = 12630 litres of water.  This is the problem with the Merlin.  If your tap water TDS is very low, and you don't use much water, it's great - if not, resin and waste water costs can be astronomical.  It's a great new machine, and we sell it in the right set of circumstances, but each case should be considered on its merits.

Yours, Andrew