which resin ?

[paul1]

Hi

Which resin would you guys say is the best to go for and best place to buy it from?

I'm hard water 288

Cheers

 

[jimmyboots]

@paul1

If your TDS is higher than 100 then get an RO This a good value one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/450gpd-REVERSE-OSMOSIS-SYSTEM-POLE-WINDOW-CLEANING-AQUARIUM-DISCUS-MARINE-RO-/251131624230?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a789c7b26

Get a Di resin vessel. This one is a good price

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11ltr-EMPTY-DI-VESSEL-Window-Cleaning-Bio-water-Filter-EMPTY-OF-RESIN-/151619428304?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item234d38dfd0

For resin, get Tulsion MB 115. Here is the best one (top)

http://www.daqua.co.uk/resins.htm

For a Trolley if you don't want to DIY Get a Pure Freedom one which is good quality.

http://www.purefreedom.co.uk/water-fed-poles/trolley-systems/pure-freedom-25-litre-trolley-with-charger.html

For an extension to your pole, get 30m of Gardiners all season pole hose. (this is not the hose used for a van mount but is fine fore a trolley)

http://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/pump-hose/hoses/all-season-pole-hose-8mm-od-30m.html

and connectors for the pure freedom trolley and to your pole.

http://www.purefreedom.co.uk/hose-hose-reels/metal-hose-connectors/aluminium-male-hose-connector-with-6mm-hose-tail.html

http://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/pump-hose/hose-fittings-adapters/professional-hose-couplings/ez-snap-range/ez-snap-trade-female-end-stop-coupling-6mm-barb.html

Get a SLX 22 pole with quick loc angle adapter, Super lite medium mixed dual trim brush, Pencil jets, rubber pvc yellow hose with flow valve and EZ snap tail.

http://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/water-fed-poles/telescopic-poles/slx-ii-carbon-fibre-pole/pole-slx-22.html

Don't bother with a reel to start with. just wrap the hose around the Trolley. /emoticons/smile.png

 

[jimmyboots]

Also, get some spare 25 litre containers from ebay, or alternatively go to a car cleaning place and see if you can get some free ones.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=25+litre+drums&_from=R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR4.TRC2.A0.H0.X25+litre+containers.TRS0&_nkw=25+litre+containers&_sacat=0

 

[tench0771]

tulsion is usly king but some batches have bin not so good in the last few years

 

[paul1]

Thanks again

 

[paul1]

How long roughly will the 25ltr resin last me in hard water area 288? and how many bags would you recommend getting from the off when setting up?

cheers

 

[tench0771]

How long roughly will the 25ltr resin last me in hard water area 288? and how many bags would you recommend getting from the off when setting up?
cheers

not very long m8 gardners have a resin calculator i think?

 

[jimmyboots]

How long roughly will the 25ltr resin last me in hard water area 288? and how many bags would you recommend getting from the off when setting up?
cheers

Paul, with that RO that I gave you a link to, it will pull the water readings down to the mid 20's, so, a 25 ltr bag of resin will last you a long time. If say, you use 500 litres of water a week to start with, it will last you a year or more.

DONT use just a DI when the TDS is in the hundreds cuz, as Tench says, it wont last long and is expensive :thumbsup:

 

[Stephen Fox]

Have a look here for a rough guide of what to expect. We've used this formula for a while and we find it is more acurate than what has been previously available.

http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/resin-calculator.html

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

That's quite interesting Stephen, using your calc, I can go a year on 1 25ltr sac. I think I might keep a log next time I do a filter change and see how long my filters and DI last.

 

[jimmyboots]

Have a look here for a rough guide of what to expect. We've used this formula for a while and we find it is more acurate than what has been previously available.
http://www.windowcleaningwarehouse.co.uk/resin-calculator.html

There you go @paul1 TDS 25 at 500 litres a week = 56 weeks :thumbsup:

 

[Stephen Fox]

Green, would really like to know how you fair. It will never be spot on, especially in larger water consumption, but the aim is to get it as close as possible.

For example we had a customer try it out the other day, he said he used 2500ltrs a day (over two vans) the calculator gave a reading that the resin would be used up a few months earlier than it actually has been. It turns out most days they got back to base with a few hundred litres left in the tanks so they use less water the next day when refilling. When this was taken into consideration it proved pretty much on the nail.

Also depends on the resin used.. /emoticons/smile.png

 

[Green Pro Clean Ltd]

Well I dont consider my self large consumption as we still trad shed loads but I burn an easy 500L per day so 2500L per week on my van. I reckon my next filter change is due June so I will start a log then and post it on here.

 

[paul1]

cheers guys

 

[Tuffers]

Well I dont consider my self large consumption as we still trad shed loads but I burn an easy 500L per day so 2500L per week on my van. I reckon my next filter change is due June so I will start a log then and post it on here.

500L a day and still doing trad is a lot of water per day. Are you using any water saving devices?

 

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

500L a day and still doing trad is a lot of water per day. Are you using any water saving devices?

Or any holes in your tank?/emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[Remy]

so what resin does everybody use???

 

[paul1]

So go for tulsion then seems to be most recommended on here..

Can it just be left alone in resin tank then for ages until needs changing or do you need to do anything to it?

 

[paul1]

Tulsion everyone ???

 

[Keir999]

Tulsion MB115 for me