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Title: Resin
Post by: chrismroberts on January 28, 2008, 09:37:09 pm

OK, so this might sound like a very basic question, but I've never changed my resin before, so here goes...

Going to be ordering some resin in the next day or 2, I just wondered... do you pour it into the main body of the cannister? And how much goes in? Do you fill it right to the top?

Thanks for any advice :D

Title: Re: Resin
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on January 28, 2008, 09:39:34 pm

and so it begins ;D ;D ;D you may find lots of different opinions on this but out of interest what water set up you got

Title: Re: Resin
Post by: chrismroberts on January 28, 2008, 10:00:38 pm

Tis mains straight into Merlins, through a post filter then into the DI... its a large DI, not sure what size, but quite large.

Title: Re: Resin
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on January 28, 2008, 10:09:07 pm

sorry my friend i know nothing about merlins but i am sure that plenty on here do so this will keep it at the top :)

Title: Re: Resin
Post by: chrismroberts on January 28, 2008, 10:10:23 pm

Ah right, does the DI set up depend on the RO?

Title: Re: Resin
Post by: L.J.Thorpe on January 28, 2008, 10:15:26 pm

i dont know for sure is it one of those big blue buggers or a little clear plastic thing that came with a plastic wrench(like an immersion heater wrench)

Title: Re: Resin
Post by: chrismroberts on January 28, 2008, 11:06:20 pm

Its a big blue "bugger"......

Title: Re: Resin
Post by: Sanity on January 29, 2008, 10:30:07 am

I refilled mine yesterday.  I emptied the old out, rinsed it, refilled to top with new resin (not compacted down, just shaken to settle)

Seems to work fine.  TDS back to 000 from 004...

Title: Re: Resin
Post by: chrismroberts on January 29, 2008, 01:44:37 pm

Thanks for that :) What DI do you have, the little one or the big blue cannister? How much resin does it hold?

Title: Re: Resin
Post by: jampot on January 29, 2008, 01:52:00 pm

ive heard that you dont fill it to the top cos the resin expands  ???
thats what ive been told.

Title: Re: Resin
Post by: macmac on January 29, 2008, 04:57:54 pm

Quote from: jampot on January 29, 2008, 01:52:00 pm

ive heard that you dont fill it to the top cos the resin expands  ???
thats what ive been told.

True but also you should leave room for the resin to mix again when you need to shake it.

tony

Title: Re: Resin
Post by: sunshine windows on January 29, 2008, 05:19:20 pm

I've only got a small one!! ooh er missus. lol

I take the centre rod section out slowly, (otherwise it has a tendancy to come apart). Then empty and rinse the vessel. Refill with resin up to about 2-3 inches from the top. Finally, re-insert the rod in a twisting motion to ease it through the resin.

Make sure you give the thread on both vessel and cap a rinse before trying to screw together. Otherwise you'll struggle to get the thread all the way in creating potential leaks.

Hope this helps,
Lance