REVERSE OSMOSIS OR DI VESSEL?

[Alien Human]

Here's a couple of pics of mine, although I have to say I like SP's way of connecting the two vessels together also- allows for a bit more movement.
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Looking good :thumbsup:

What's that singular hose coming out of the top left of tank (above vessels) ?

 

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

Looking good :thumbsup:
What's that singular hose coming out of the top left of tank (above vessels) ?

That's just a vent pipe coming from the tank lid. It's only that length as that's how it came with the tank- should get round to cutting it down one day!! /emoticons/biggrin.png

 

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

The other thing is white cable which comes from the installed immersion heater. The breather pipe goes up the way & the cable goes down & then is hooked round & into the tank baffle to keep it out the way. You can see the immersion in this side view.

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[SPCleaning]

I have a hose (yellow hose) permanently attached to my lid to fill the tank. I just pull out the hose and connect to an outside tap. I also have John Guest (White pipe) pipe coming from the tank as an overflow. I have a tap on this to prevent the water escaping. I have to turn it on when I fill the tank to make it operational. This also helps prevent a vacuum.



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[Alien Human]

The other thing is white cable which comes from the installed immersion heater. The breather pipe goes up the way & the cable goes down & then is hooked round & into the tank baffle to keep it out the way. You can see the immersion in this side view.
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Haven't seen anything like that before - how much to install an immersion heater like that bud? Cheers for all your help. There are some cracking ideas within this thread /emoticons/smile.png

 

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

Haven't seen anything like that before - how much to install an immersion heater like that bud? Cheers for all your help. There are some cracking ideas within this thread /emoticons/smile.png

Not expensive, you can get everything you need for about £80. You then need a qualified sparky to put a 16amp external socket on the wall wired directly into main consumer unit on it's own 16amp breaker- via a 16amp timer unit. Life saver in winter- imagine the benefits of having a 500ltr radiator in your van!!:thumbsup:

 

[Richybum]

Apparently you can phone the water board and ask for a commercial water meter fitted at your property (about £150) and the water from there is much cheaper to filter your water.

 

[Alien Human]

The DI vessels present virtually none, if any at all, resistance of water flow for the pump. Di vessels are free flowing, you can very easily flow water through a DI with your mouth. The best sequence is Tank > pump > vessels > hose reel. The pump should push water through the vessels & not pull it for various reasons.

Morning Winp®oClean & @SPCleaning

Going to order x 2 11l DI vessels today.

Thinking about x2 from cleaning spot using member discount code . Total £112

http://www.cleaningspot.co.uk/acatalog/De-Ionising_resin_and_water_softener_resin.html

Any last thoughts before I order? Cheers chaps /emoticons/smile.png

 

[jamiesmack]

How about these refurbed ones from ebay? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161704325099?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Someone one here recommended them to me

 

[Alien Human]

How about these refurbed ones from ebay? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/161704325099?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
Someone one here recommended them to me

Alright mate - have been looking at these as well but photos 2-7 put me off a bit. That would come to £80 which would save £32. Have you been using them or was it just a recommendation?

 

[jamiesmack]

Just a recommendation sorry mate. I'm still in the process of setting up myself. I cant remember who it was on here that showed me them. Not much use sorry!

 

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

On this occasion I would go with the brand new ones for the price difference. I've had reconditioned ones from ebay which were great but they were only 12 months old & supplied with brand new riser tube & head assemblies, both were double strainer vessels too. Going by the photos of the ones above, you could end up with anything- I've no doubt they would work but I wouldn't take the risk of having two mismatched second hand vessels especially if you can get two new ones for £112- then that's a bargain!!

 

[Alien Human]

Just a recommendation sorry mate. I'm still in the process of setting up myself. I cant remember who it was on here that showed me them. Not much use sorry!

No worries chief- if you know about those then you've clearly got quite a bit of knowledge about all this stuff - good luck with it all :thumbsup:

 

[Alien Human]

On this occasion I would go with the brand new ones for the price difference. I've had reconditioned ones from ebay which were great but they were only 12 months old & supplied with brand new riser tube & head assemblies, both were double strainer vessels too. Going by the photos of the ones above, you could end up with anything- I've no doubt they would work but I wouldn't take the risk of having two mismatched second hand vessels especially if you can get two new ones for £112- then that's a bargain!!

Cheers fella /emoticons/smile.png

 

[Alien Human]

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Finally got these set up tonight.

Big up to @SPCleaning @winpoclean (can't bring up your name when using @ ??)

Thanks for help chaps.

I can't believe how quickly the tank filled up - so so so quick compared to previous set up. And we have 100% pure water coming out! Whoop whoop!

The only casualty was the fuse blew on leisure battery cause Frank didn't do the wiring back correct after moving the pump. But only a 70p mistake compared to the £400 bill that Frank kindly gave me x2 days ago with scratch on the van. I've had enough of you this week Franky boy . Go and pick on someone else

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[Alien Human]

On this occasion I would go with the brand new ones for the price difference. I've had reconditioned ones from ebay which were great but they were only 12 months old & supplied with brand new riser tube & head assemblies, both were double strainer vessels too. Going by the photos of the ones above, you could end up with anything- I've no doubt they would work but I wouldn't take the risk of having two mismatched second hand vessels especially if you can get two new ones for £112- then that's a bargain!!

Have a peep at this post mate

 

[Alien Human]

If anyone sees any mistakes it's cause I was getting distracted by @TolishAPurd & @Smurf talkin about porridge lol /emoticons/smile.png

 

[firefly123]

hi all, firstly a massive thanks to all you chaps on here for some brill advice and help, it's a brill forum man!At the moment I've a DI VESSEL, no reverse osmosis .I bumped into a WFP window cleaner who's been cleaning 10 yr with wfp. I told him my tds reading was 72 ppm and he said I should have a REVERSE OSMOSIS set up! What do you chaps think?

72 ppm is fine for di i run two inline the one nearest to hose reel starts to rise i put ,it at the back and replace with new if yuo use say 800 ltrs a week should last you two months

 

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

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Finally got these set up tonight.

Big up to @SPCleaning @winpoclean (can't bring up your name when using @ ??)

Thanks for help chaps.

I can't believe how quickly the tank filled up - so so so quick compared to previous set up. And we have 100% pure water coming out! Whoop whoop!

The only casualty was the fuse blew on leisure battery cause Frank didn't do the wiring back correct after moving the pump. But only a 70p mistake compared to the £400 bill that Frank kindly gave me x2 days ago with scratch on the van. I've had enough of you this week Franky boy . Go and pick on someone else /emoticons/smile.png

Only thing I would do now mate is lower the pump. Ideally, you want it as low to the van floor as possible- much less prone to air ingress then./emoticons/wink.png Apart from that, it all looks good!:thumbsup:

 

[Alien Human]

Only thing I would do now mate is lower the pump. Ideally, you want it as low to the van floor as possible- much less prone to air ingress then./emoticons/wink.png Apart from that, it all looks good!:thumbsup:

Cheers mate. There is one thing I've been wondering about. Does the metal siv which is in a circular see through 'thing' which is just before the pump.......stay in the same position. It's the bit which hangs upside down and you can see the water go through . Just wondering if that would usually stop any very small bits of resin from hitting the windows......

That's a mouthful & difficult to describe what I'm getting at!

I can take a photo if you don't understand /emoticons/smile.png

 

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

Cheers mate. There is one thing I've been wondering about. Does the metal siv which is in a circular see through 'thing' which is just before the pump.......stay in the same position. It's the bit which hangs upside down and you can see the water go through . Just wondering if that would usually stop any very small bits of resin from hitting the windows......
That's a mouthful & difficult to describe what I'm getting at!

I can take a photo if you don't understand /emoticons/smile.png

Yes, that is called a strainer & is there to prevent any dirt getting into the pump so obviously must stay on the inlet side of the pump but doesn't have to be directly next to it.