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Title: merlin ro setup help pic
Post by: Andy@w.c.s on June 01, 2010, 11:00:26 am
Hi guys i need some help

i am setting up a mates meriln and have looked at the instrutions and it says on them that the carbon post filter goes after the ro is this right ?

on my system 40/40 i have the carbon filter before the ro

any advice would be great

andy
Title: Re: merlin ro setup help
Post by: Paul Coleman on June 01, 2010, 03:28:47 pm
Hi guys i need some help

i am setting up a mates meriln and have looked at the instrutions and it says on them that the carbon post filter goes after the ro is this right ?

on my system 40/40 i have the carbon filter before the ro

any advice would be great

andy

I've not heard of a "post" filter - only pre filter.  I've never heard of filters AFTER the membranes - except of course resin for polishing up.  Not saying it doesn't happen but I just can't see it.
On my merlin, I have the carbon/chlorine prefilter housing just above the two membrane housings - i.e. before the membranes.
In fact the setup goes as follows:-

20" iron prefilter.
20" sediment prefilter
then the merlin bit which goes carbon/membrane/membrane (from the top)
then two  medium sized blue DI vessels in series.

The iron prefilter may not be strictly necessary but was installed after flooding when there was higher iron content in the water which affected previous membranes.  The sediment prefilter can be 10" so long as it'#s changed more frequently.  The carbon prefilter is, obviously, the usual merlin size (about 17").
Just never heard of post filters.  I always thought the other filters were for protecting the membranes so must be before them.
Of course I don't know everything by a long shot and I imagine new things come out from time to time.
Title: Re: merlin ro setup help
Post by: tomy jackson on June 01, 2010, 03:34:55 pm
is it a seperat fillter if so you onley us that for drinking water ,the muerlin has 3 fillters in houseing top one carbin the two botom ones are menberanis ,and sum use a micron fillter befor the mulin
Title: Re: merlin ro setup help
Post by: D B Services on June 01, 2010, 03:39:05 pm
Stick it before the Merlin.

The Merlin is primarily for making drinking water and that post filter is used for that. You dont need it to make the water taste better which is what it does in houses.

You could do without it but you may as well use it to help protect the membrane. After 3 months just forget about it but disconnect it from the Merlin.

Dan.
Title: Re: merlin ro setup help
Post by: Smudger on June 01, 2010, 03:41:07 pm
As already said the little post filter is only required for drinking water - you don't even need it if you are making pure for WFP.


Darran
Title: Re: merlin ro setup help
Post by: tomy jackson on June 01, 2010, 03:48:05 pm
iv one for sale bin in garage years bet thers no takers
Title: Re: merlin ro setup help
Post by: Andy@w.c.s on June 01, 2010, 05:16:44 pm
Thanks guys
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj186/zwizard1/utf-8BSU1HMDAwNTYtMjAxMDA2MDEtMTcxM.jpg)

this is the filter
Title: Re: merlin ro setup help
Post by: formb on June 01, 2010, 05:18:53 pm
Thanks guys
(http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj186/zwizard1/utf-8BSU1HMDAwNTYtMjAxMDA2MDEtMTcxM.jpg)

this is the filter

Yeah, thats only for drinking water.
Title: Re: merlin ro setup help pic
Post by: Andy@w.c.s on June 01, 2010, 05:28:51 pm
thanks
i will put it in line as a temp measure untill i can get a 10" filter housing

Andy