Reverse osmosis system or not?

Hi, 

Am I right that using a pure water filling station eliminates the need for a R/O system in my van? 

And is this a good starter set up or do I need better?

Pure water being sold as pure water should be just that bud. No RO or DI needed.

I'd also go for a 20-30 ft pole. I have 20 ft Unger pole for my standard work (two up two down) and a 28 ft Unger pole for my three stories. Anything beyond that - I leave alone.

You must have a quality TDS meter to check that the water you are buying is pure @Justin1. This are available from Gardiners, Daqua, etc.

My advice is to stay away from cheap copies from Ebay. Some work, some don't.

https://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/pure-water-systems/water-treatment/tds-ez-water-quality-test-meter-by-hm-digital.html

KenBoon said:

Pure water being sold as pure water should be just that bud. No RO or DI needed.

I'd also go for a 20-30 ft pole. I have 20 ft Unger pole for my standard work (two up two down) and a 28 ft Unger pole for my three stories. Anything beyond that - I leave alone.

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It’s spotless pure water in Manchester 3p a litre seems a good idea to me have you ever used them? So I should be able to not run through a di vessel? 

And the pole I’ve bought a clx 18 and I plan on getting a 28 ft pole with the system

Justin1 said:

It’s spotless pure water in Manchester 3p a litre seems a good idea to me have you ever used them? So I should be able to not run through a di vessel? 

And the pole I’ve bought a clx 18 and I plan on getting a 28 ft pole with the system

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Should be fine then bud. I know there are people online that sell water too. Get a TDS meter - it's a great tool to have.

I purify my own to be honest with you in my back garden.

spruce said:

You must have a quality TDS meter to check that the water you are buying is pure @Justin1. This are available from Gardiners, Daqua, etc.

My advice is to stay away from cheap copies from Ebay. Some work, some don't.

https://gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/all-products/pure-water-systems/water-treatment/tds-ez-water-quality-test-meter-by-hm-digital.html

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Good value that!

I had a call from Spotless this morning funnily enough wanting me to try their new pure water installation in Cardiff. Quoted me 3.5p pl . Its too far to travel for me to make it work but its nice to have an option if your system breaks down or something i guess. I use double DI vessels as the TDS water readings are quite low here to start with out of the tap.. 

KenBoon said:

Should be fine then bud. I know there are people online that sell water too. Get a TDS meter - it's a great tool to have.

I purify my own to be honest with you in my back garden.

Good value that!

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What the 3p a litre? 

Justin1 said:

What the 3p a litre? 

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No sorry - the TDS Meter. The posts got merged.

Justin1 said:

It’s spotless pure water in Manchester 3p a litre seems a good idea to me have you ever used them? So I should be able to not run through a di vessel? 

And the pole I’ve bought a clx 18 and I plan on getting a 28 ft pole with the system

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I use spotless water. I can vouch for them - 0 ppm TDS every time i fill up the barrels. Easy to use filling station too - cut down version of a cash machine makes it a doddle to use.

And yes, you won't need to use a DI vessel. When you get it out of the spotless fill up point it's ready to go - completely filtered, and been through a DI vessel. Just fill up and you're ready to use it. No equipment needed.

With that said, I did find myself buying a used RO system on ebay recently but only cos it came with a 100L storage tank and being sharp eyed I noticed it was actually a 250L tank. The tank was my main reason for buying the RO - i wanted to have emergency storage just in case spotless goes offline for maintenance etc. I still ain't fitted the tap valve to it yet alone found somewhere to actually store it out of the way in the shade.

KenBoon said:

Should be fine then bud. I know there are people online that sell water too.

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There are but i found they charge silly money for delivery - really silly money.

how long does that water last for? 

Jury is out on that one. Some say weeks, months, others say get rid ASAP in case it gets warm and full of germs.

So if I use an emmersion heater that will speed up its life?