How to set up van waterfed pole system to get pure water on site

[kev]

Just a few questions on how to get pure water on site. My van can only hold a 250 litre tank so if i ran out of water would i be able to just fill up the tank with a normal hose or what is the procedure? Been meaning to get the system for a while but i've just got a few unanswered questions

 

[Natty1972]

Are you able to carry 25 litre barrels in your van ?? If so top your tank up with them

 

[kev]

I had thought of that mate but i dont fancy the hassle

 

[kev]

The barrels full of water would be extra weight so that wouldn't really be practical i would be better getting a bigger tank but the max payload is 595kg so a 250 litre tank is recommended. Sorry i originally thought you meant use a backpack i didn't read it properly lol

 

[Natty1972]

Might have to get a bigger tank bud .

Why can't you put a bigger tank in .

 

[Natty1972]

250 litres of water is only 250 kgs bud

 

[tiktik]

http://www.purefreedom.co.uk/water-purification/reverse-osmosis/2400-gpd-high-volume-reverse-osmosis-system-40-membrane-40-hf4-with-large-booster-pump.html

if you put it on wheels ad add a flow controll itl be a rodi cart

 

[kev]

250 litres of water is only 250 kgs bud

Yeah i know but that is the tank that they recommend but i will have to look into it more

 

[kev]

http://www.purefreedom.co.uk/water-purification/reverse-osmosis/2400-gpd-high-volume-reverse-osmosis-system-40-membrane-40-hf4-with-large-booster-pump.html
if you put it on wheels ad add a flow controll itl be a rodi cart

I only need a di system mate as i live in a soft water area. I've figured out i will set up a di system in my van but is it as easy as just running a hose from a tap to the tank to fill it up then i can continue working once it has filled up again?

 

[Natty1972]

You might have to carry a couple of di vessel s in your van , make a note of places you could fill up around your round . Get permission from the owners , park up and fill up ,

(I'm think you could get away with a bigger tank though )

 

[kev]

Ok cool. Yeah i'm thinking that myself now maybe a 300 or 350

 

[Alien Human]

Pop x2 11 Litre DI Vessels in and I'll find a thread which talks about best ways of doing this. I've just converted over and it is AMAZING!

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[Alien Human]

http://windowcleaningforums.co.uk/threads/reverse-osmosis-or-di-vessel.16262/page-3#post-245064

 

[Taxlossloz]

You don't need two DI vessels

One is fine - I top up every day as we run out by mid afternoon

 

[kev]

Pop x2 11 Litre DI Vessels in and I'll find a thread which talks about best ways of doing this. I've just converted over and it is AMAZING!

Thanks mate :thumbsup:

 

[kev]

You don't need two DI vesselsOne is fine - I top up every day as we run out by mid afternoon

What is the difference between one and two? I see a lot of people seem to use two

 

[Alien Human]

You don't need two DI vesselsOne is fine - I top up every day as we run out by mid afternoon

True - the second is just an option as a pre-filter which in my case saves a few extra pennies as I'm in a relatively hard water area.....250ppm /emoticons/sad.png

 

[kev]

Pop x2 11 Litre DI Vessels in and I'll find a thread which talks about best ways of doing this. I've just converted over and it is AMAZING!

Do you find you get more work done than doing it trad? Not to mention it must be a lot easier

 

[kev]

True - the second is just an option as a pre-filter which in my case saves a few extra pennies as I'm in a relatively hard water area.....250ppm /emoticons/sad.png

I'm in a soft water area but i dont know what my tds is yet

 

[Taxlossloz]

True - the second is just an option as a pre-filter which in my case saves a few extra pennies as I'm in a relatively hard water area.....250ppm /emoticons/sad.png

Yeah that's pretty high - I have a big 22L vessel at home as pre filter - then 11L permanent in van - got RO sat in garage but don't need it as my tap reads 100

 

[Taxlossloz]

What is the difference between one and two? I see a lot of people seem to use two

It's so if your resin goes above zero u can still use it ( to get water down near zero - then second resin totally pure ) I have used water of a pretty high reading when I could not be arsed changing it and windows seemed fine -bit risky tho !