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Title: cheap ro for starters
Post by: realclean on April 05, 2010, 03:39:02 pm

Hi, any thoughts on this as a starter unit http://cgi.ebay.ie/RO-REVERSE-OSMOSIS-WATER-FILTER-4-POLE-WINDOW-CLEANING_W0QQitemZ350301579194QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA?hash=item518f99e7ba   

Title: Re: cheap ro for starters
Post by: paul rulton on April 05, 2010, 04:02:50 pm

my m8 had 1of them realclean....... put it this way he soon got 40/40  ;D

Title: Re: cheap ro for starters
Post by: AuRavelling79 on April 05, 2010, 04:08:26 pm

Quote from: realclean on April 05, 2010, 03:39:02 pm

Hi, any thoughts on this as a starter unit http://cgi.ebay.ie/RO-REVERSE-OSMOSIS-WATER-FILTER-4-POLE-WINDOW-CLEANING_W0QQitemZ350301579194QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA?hash=item518f99e7ba   

Very similar to what I use. Except with one membrane you'll only get about 125 litres of usable water in 24 hours. Mine had two membranes on the top which gave me about 250 litres and last year I added an extra one and so get about 400L usable water in 24 hours which is ok for a one man band.

I also added an extra resin chamber as well.


You can get the membranes for £22.00 each plus vat from soap national.

Title: Re: cheap ro for starters
Post by: realclean on April 05, 2010, 04:21:52 pm

I suppose it would be better to spend the extra and go for this one instead,  http://cgi.ebay.ie/REVERSE-OSMOSIS-RO-UNIT-400g-1500L-DAY_W0QQitemZ230428763890QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA?hash=item35a69fe6f2

Title: Re: cheap ro for starters
Post by: Nathanael Jones on April 05, 2010, 04:55:50 pm

http://www.purewaterproducts.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=33

Title: Re: cheap ro for starters
Post by: The Jester of Wibbly on April 05, 2010, 05:09:55 pm

the advert says it can do 100 gallons in a day???????

Is this true?

Maybe spend extra ton and get a merlin

Title: Re: cheap ro for starters
Post by: AuRavelling79 on April 05, 2010, 05:13:09 pm

Quote from: Nathanael Jones on April 05, 2010, 04:55:50 pm

http://www.purewaterproducts.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=33

That's what I run - well it looks like that anyway. Mains tap pressure at about 80psi.

I get about 400L usable in a day (24 hours). (Which is a fraction over 100 US gallons and rather less than 100 UK gallons a day)

Title: Re: cheap ro for starters
Post by: Nathanael Jones on April 05, 2010, 05:17:49 pm

you'll need 300gpd really,.. merlins are good if you have decent tap pressure but if your supply is below 50psi you're better off going for one of the others. A booster pump for a merlin is very costly!

Title: Re: cheap ro for starters
Post by: realclean on April 05, 2010, 05:42:42 pm

water pressure is 2 bar so I guess I really need the pumped one

Title: Re: cheap ro for starters
Post by: richard jagger on April 05, 2010, 11:31:07 pm

I would buy the larger volume unit for 202.quid Mate