[mark blundell]

hi all thanks in advance for the help.
 
I am slowly getting there with setting up have had loads of problems but now getting there got a van at last and fitted a 750 ltr tank i have had some van ports made up got to cut them in the side tomorrow i will put pics up soon. now looking to get R/O sorted any help would be really good at this stage do i go with this
http://www.vyair.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=96

or this with 40/40 hf5
http://www.vyair.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=67

or any other suggestions trying to keep the budget down but still after good quality cheers lads 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

if your not on a water meter
have a look at a merlin 

[mark blundell]

if your not on a water meter
have a look at a merlin 

yeah im on a water meter so that's out of the question 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

shame as a merlin will
phoduce 720 gpd set
up correctly 

[Paul Coleman]

hi all thanks in advance for the help.
 
I am slowly getting there with setting up have had loads of problems but now getting there got a van at last and fitted a 750 ltr tank i have had some van ports made up got to cut them in the side tomorrow i will put pics up soon. now looking to get R/O sorted any help would be really good at this stage do i go with this
http://www.vyair.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=96

or this with 40/40 hf5
http://www.vyair.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=67

or any other suggestions trying to keep the budget down but still after good quality cheers lads 

If the RO is going into the van, it would be better to have the faster one (HF5) - especially if you might need the van in the evening for private use.  Otherwise, the slower one should be OK.  With any RO, there is always the possibility of a problem at some point so it's usually a good idea to have some pure water stored in containers to get you out of a hole (change this periodically in hotter weather due to  risk of excessive legionella in the water).  Make sure the van is properly insured listing the water tank as a modification.  Relatively few insurers will insure you so that may mean higher premium.  You asked for money saving tips too but there are some things that should not be skimped on.

[andyM]

I've got the Vyair 400 GPD RO and its good for the money.
I've had that one about 6 months but I use it as a static system in the garage with 240 volt supply for the RO pump.
I am on a water meter but I would imagine it uses quite a bit less water than a Merlin.
New set of pre-filters every 6 months only cost about £15.

[andyM]

Just noticed the price has gone up a bit, I paid about £200 only 6 months ago.
£238.50 now

[Dave Willis]

cheap as chips considering it's got a booster pump too. Bit concerned about changing filters every six weeks though. Most filters are every six months?

http://www.vyair.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=96

[dd]

IMO go for a static system if possible instead of having RO unit on van.

[andyM]

cheap as chips considering it's got a booster pump too. Bit concerned about changing filters every six weeks though. Most filters are every six months?

http://www.vyair.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=96

They say that based on producing 1500 litres of pure a day for 6 weeks which totals 63000 litres.
For normal use changing every 3 to 6 months is fine.
The filters are standard 10" the same as used on other brand RO's.

[mark blundell]

its knowing what to do i need to save where i can as i have had a real nightmare starting up but dont want to buy something thats not going to be up to the job and as i dont really know thats why i need some help thanks all for the replys so far

[andyM]

The only advice I can give you Mark is buy a new RO that fits your budget and produces the amount of water you require every day.
At least with a new one you will have a guarantee should anything go wrong and you will know that membranes and filters are good for a while.
You couldn't guarantee that if you bought a second hand one.

[Dave Willis]

What's your tds? If it's particularly low then you might not need an ro. if you do need an ro and have the space then for fifty quid more you can use that one and set up a 1000l static system in your garage. Pump your pure to the van when needed. Have water producing whilst your at work then if you want.
I wouldn't advise an ro in the van if you can avoid it.

[mark blundell]

What's your tds? If it's particularly low then you might not need an ro. if you do need an ro and have the space then for fifty quid more you can use that one and set up a 1000l static system in your garage. Pump your pure to the van when needed. Have water producing whilst your at work then if you want.
I wouldn't advise an ro in the van if you can avoid it.

thanks for all the reply's

my original idea was to have the R/O in the garage but i got a 1000 ltr ibc and there's just not enough room in there so i'm going back to the idea of van mounted also i am living in rented accommodation so thinking long term just put it in the van to start with.
i know people are advising against this but dew to room i think i have no choice.
as for tds i dont know how high it is but i know it is a hard water area so i will need R/O unit

[Dave Willis]

Bad luck then 
The main problem with an ro in the van is that it takes so long to produce water so if you run out it's going to take hours to refill - probably most of the night.

[andyM]

Bad luck then 
The main problem with an ro in the van is that it takes so long to produce water so if you run out it's going to take hours to refill - probably most of the night.

Agree with the above comment. I cannot get a vehicle in my garage now because of my storage tank and static RO being in there plus other stuff. But in the long run I would rather do that because I find its better to have a ready supply of pure water that can be pumped straight into the van tank . I also wouldn't want a storage tank outside because it can freeze more easily in the winter.

[mark blundell]

perhaps i should look into clearing some room in the garage then and find a transfer pump got me thinking now i cant get a car in there anyway its just so full of tools fishing gear trailer ect might have to look into that cant have the tank in the garden its only been there 3 weeks and she's had enough of it already

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

b+q for your transfer pump £20.00

[mark blundell]

b+q for your transfer pump £20.00

really £20 i will have a look

[mark blundell]

wow im off to b&q in the morning
 
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