[andy east sussex]

as you all guess im in easts sussex right i am just buying the main essential for a wfp system im think of buying a decent size di vessel polishing unit ,tank , pole got the other little bits but what would you experienced guys think ? what else could or would need to purify the water to a low workable tds reading as the water is hard around here isnt it and help would be much apprecated

[Spruce]

Firstly you need to find out what your TDS actually is.

If it is as hard as you say, then you will need a water softner first, then though an RO system and finally, a resin filter/vessel to 'polish' it off.

[andy east sussex]

ok

[rl]

I got a TDS meter off ebay for £15, if thats any help. But if your in a hard water area your prob going to need a RO unit as well as DI Vessel.

[Mike #1]

once you've  decided what kind of system will suit your needs the company you buy from will supply you with the right system , thats what purefreedom did for me

[andy east sussex]

maybe silly question but isnt a ro filter slow for filling a tank as have seem them on internet and they have very tiny pipes ?

[R W C]

tds about 280 down here andy

[Neil Williams]

maybe silly question but isnt a ro filter slow for filling a tank as have seem them on internet and they have very tiny pipes ?

You can't have everything.
If you're input TDS is around 300 then you're going to need to RO first unless you're feeling rice and can afford sacks and sacks of resin.

[andy east sussex]

cheers r w c so if its 280 i will need a ro thats ok will just have to buy a di vessel i guess to sort it out

[chris@c.m.s]

Andy I'm in west Sussex and run a pumped 4040 without a water softener and haven't had any problems, personally I think you have to balance the cost and hassle of running a softener that may prolong the life of your membrane, against the cost of the membrane. but you definitely need an ro.
If you need any small quantities of ro water Ie 25ltr containers filling let me know.   

[andy east sussex]

ok cheers guys ive found  wfp set up system ro on ebay all il do is but that set up then get a di vessel but what size vessel should i get ? the ro does 200 gpd

[pingu]

Contact June at Gaps for all the information that you'll need...

Cheers
Dave.

[chris@c.m.s]

Some ro's come with a small 700ml Di canister so you may have found one already 700ml will do as long as you run the ro for a while before connecting it, when you turn on a Ro it takes a while for the TDS to get to its lowest.

[andy east sussex]

oh right ok how long do you think it would take then to fill a 350ltr tank with the ro

[elite mike]

depends on your water pressure,about 36 hours at 60 psi

[d s windowcleaning]

depends on your water pressure,about 36 hours at 60 psi

this seems a long time to fill 350 ltrs mike i use a 200 gpd ro and fill a 1000 ltr ibc tank in around 22 hours water pressure is around 40 psi .

[elite mike]

depends on your water pressure,about 36 hours at 60 psi

this seems a long time to fill 350 ltrs mike i use a 200 gpd ro and fill a 1000 ltr ibc tank in around 22 hours water pressure is around 40 psi .

got a mate up the road got a 200 gpd it takes 3 days to fill ibc 1000ltr

just going by that really dave