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Title: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: matty72 on July 06, 2011, 04:51:32 pm
Hi there, water meter fitted today, I use a merlin and use about 650 liters aday, someone told me for every liter produced the merlin puts 2 down the drain thats 1950 liters aday, any idea how much it will cost anyone, any solutions, harvesting water not really an option, how can i slow down the meter.
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on July 06, 2011, 05:06:36 pm
better ro? di only?
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: Londoner on July 06, 2011, 05:12:29 pm
I think I have the same problem coming soon as well. DI only would cost about £5 a day in resin for me. Thats actually not too bad.
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: matty72 on July 06, 2011, 05:14:41 pm
are you saying just go straight through the resin bottle and by pass the merlin, what else could i use apart from a merlin
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: matty72 on July 06, 2011, 05:20:09 pm
anyone use amerlin on meter how much it cost
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: Hedgehog on July 06, 2011, 05:22:59 pm
Hi there, water meter fitted today, I use a merlin and use about 650 liters aday, someone told me for every liter produced the merlin puts 2 down the drain thats 1950 liters aday, any idea how much it will cost anyone, any solutions, harvesting water not really an option, how can i slow down the meter.

Approx £4.50 round here for that volume of water. Check out what your pence per square meter price is. A square meter is 1000lt
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: TomCrowther on July 06, 2011, 05:27:33 pm
For me it's £1.47 per 1000 litres, plus the same cost for sewage. So each time I fill the 1000 lire tank it costs around £6 to £8 depending on how much waste is given off the system. I just "value" it as a tenner a time.
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: matty72 on July 06, 2011, 05:33:08 pm
cheers for reply, another bill i could do without at mo
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: Mike_G on July 06, 2011, 05:38:22 pm
Sorry to bring you bad news but I use a Merlin and the waste is loads more than 2 litres for every one produced. I suppose it depends on your tds going in but I reckon its at least 3 litres waste for each 1 litre of pure water, and thats on a good day!
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: matty72 on July 06, 2011, 05:40:54 pm
bloody water companies it'sganna costa fortune
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: james stanley on July 06, 2011, 06:14:49 pm
using my ro 40 inch membrane, my water bill is 110 quid a month thats filling 500ltrs a day plus family usage. >:(
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: Mike_G on July 06, 2011, 06:17:56 pm
I dont use one Matty but perhaps a filter before the pre filter on the merlin would help, scroll down on the link and have a mooch.............£2 for a bay window ;D dont shoot me pleeeeaaassseee
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Post by: Bobs Window Cleaning on July 06, 2011, 06:19:01 pm
Gotta ask......why did you ask to go on a meter ???

Bob
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Post by: scud on July 06, 2011, 06:27:09 pm
  Is your next door neighbour on a meter?

  Mine isn't ;)
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: matty72 on July 06, 2011, 06:49:37 pm
compulsery fitting them in the south you have no chioce, £2 mike, well maybe not all the time lol
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: Dougaldum on July 06, 2011, 08:06:20 pm
compulsery fitting them in the south you have no chioce, £2 mike, well maybe not all the time lol
if you can collect as much rainwater as you can to save on your water bill I just worked it out that I can collect about 3000 L of rainwater which will last me four weeks because I cleaned just upstairs with WFP and traditional downstairs my bag of resin  lasted me two years ;)
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: Mike_G on July 06, 2011, 09:36:54 pm
Sorry Matty forgot the link, here you go

http://www.gapswater.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?PN=copy_of_GE_Merlin_reverse_osmosis_system.html%23a178
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on July 06, 2011, 10:03:09 pm
so is the merlin for sale ??? ;) ;)
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: Frankybadboy on July 06, 2011, 10:04:48 pm
so is the merlin for sale ??? ;) ;)
keep up gav
 ;D
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: GB Window Cleaning on July 06, 2011, 10:25:45 pm
Hi there, water meter fitted today, I use a merlin and use about 650 liters aday, someone told me for every liter produced the merlin puts 2 down the drain thats 1950 liters aday, any idea how much it will cost anyone, any solutions, harvesting water not really an option, how can i slow down the meter.
can you not turn the waste tap down and just get an higher tds out the merlin?
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: Gav Camm lammy 283 on July 07, 2011, 10:48:41 pm
sounds like u wanna sell the merlin
il av it fella ;D ;D
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: matty72 on July 08, 2011, 01:12:16 pm
cheers mike will look into the pre filter, no point selling merlin
Title: Re: water meter just fitted, using a merlin,solutions please friends
Post by: Paul Coleman on July 08, 2011, 03:48:33 pm
Hi there, water meter fitted today, I use a merlin and use about 650 liters aday, someone told me for every liter produced the merlin puts 2 down the drain thats 1950 liters aday, any idea how much it will cost anyone, any solutions, harvesting water not really an option, how can i slow down the meter.
can you not turn the waste tap down and just get an higher tds out the merlin?
I found that restricting the waste too much on a merlin can vastly shorten the membrane life.  It may still end up being cheaper though.