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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Mike 108 on March 15, 2008, 11:44:37 pm

Title: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: Mike 108 on March 15, 2008, 11:44:37 pm
What does everybody do with their used resin?
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: matt on March 16, 2008, 12:15:04 am
bag it up

sell it to local less "in the know" WC'ers ;)

it pays for your next lot sometimes
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: Moderator David@stives on March 16, 2008, 12:19:00 am
I have got about 300 litres of the stuff in various containers all over the garden
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: Andy@w.c.s on March 16, 2008, 01:20:26 am
Dave
you need some of those trousers they had on the great escape , so as you walk around st ives you could slowly drop it out the bottom and kick it about
LOL :)
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: steve a on March 16, 2008, 08:17:43 am
I have got about 300 litres of the stuff in various containers all over the garden

Dave. If my maths is correct that would equate to about £900 spent.

What is the time period and why don't you get an RO system.

Been WFP for about 4-5 years now and only had to buy 4 bags of resin in all that time. Using roughly 1500 to 2000 ltrs of water per week.

Regards

Steve


Oh and just bag it up and put it in the bin. (non hazardous).
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: Londoner on March 16, 2008, 08:33:39 am
I just bin it.
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: Mike 108 on March 16, 2008, 09:09:49 am
If resin can be 'regenerated' - why is no one offering such a service. Is it not economically viable?

You would have thought that recycling would be encouraged.  I know most WC's prefer 'pure' but someone must have a need for 'regenerated'.
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: Moderator David@stives on March 16, 2008, 09:22:54 am
Dave
you need some of those trousers they had on the great escape , so as you walk around st ives you could slowly drop it out the bottom and kick it about
LOL :)

Love it.

Steve a

That is about a years worth. I use roughly the same amount of water in a day as you do in a week.

There are many factors why i just use DI, but now i am slowly changing over.

Dave

Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: Nathanael Jones on March 16, 2008, 09:54:29 am
If resin can be 'regenerated' - why is no one offering such a service. Is it not economically viable?

You would have thought that recycling would be encouraged.  I know most WC's prefer 'pure' but someone must have a need for 'regenerated'.

Its not economically viable unless done on a VERY large scale I'm told.
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: Paul Coleman on March 16, 2008, 11:39:44 am
I have got about 300 litres of the stuff in various containers all over the garden

Does it make good fertiliser then?
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: Ian Lancaster on March 16, 2008, 05:06:25 pm
I have got about 300 litres of the stuff in various containers all over the garden

Does it make good fertiliser then?

Paul, you might have something there ;)

It's like fine sand, so maybe it would make a good soil conditioner for heavy clays and the like?

Dave, try bagging it up in 10lt packs and selling it as "Borat's Patent Root Treatment"
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: Wayne Thomas on March 16, 2008, 06:44:33 pm
It's a death trap to walk on if spilt on a path.
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: alanwilson on March 16, 2008, 07:31:03 pm
I suppose you could hand it on to someone who is di only and they could use it in vessel 1, assuming they use more than one vessel.
Title: Re: WFPolers 'Spent' Resin
Post by: steve a on March 16, 2008, 09:50:25 pm
quote [try bagging it up in 10lt packs and selling it as "Borat's Patent Root Treatment" ]

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D