[PaintGuru]

I need some...you should too! Anyone interested in getting together for a group buy on some bulk resin?

 

[Mustang]

I bought mine from Resindepot.com If you didn't already know? They have a deal for
Fish Tank & Reef Refill Kit
1 Ft3 Mixed bed Resin
with 2 empty refillable cartridges

ONLY $144.99 (makes 35 filters)
They also sell it without the refills if you already have them. Shipping is what killed me when I bought mine

 

[PaintGuru]

Ok here is the thing. My RO/DI unit came with this pipe-bomb looking container for the DI. It is not a cartridge, it appears to just be a cyl. with resin in it. So I dont think I can utilize the cartridges. I need to check prices yet, but I thought I could get it cheaper somewhere...I may be wrong though.

 

[joedelt]

aquablue or some such from ohio sells some of it, he buys it by the huge sack full )

i'll look up his info. it was a good deal the last time i bought.

 

[02redZ28]

I need a new one for my Maxxima RO system...If thats the type you are ordering...let me know.


Pat

 

[Mustang]

You might be better off adding a Std housing so you can use the refillable cartriges

It might be more now but I think in the long run it will be cheaper

The 1 cubic foot I got filled a 6 g salt bucket and I had another half gallon left

I sold bags of the resin at the last swap for $5 per refill That covered the 120 for the resin and the $50 shipping it was heavy

If you order the whole bag I am sure you could sell a bunch at the frag swap I think I Sold 15 bags last year

 

[mbike1]

I need a full replace of all my elements in my Spectra pure RO/DI. So if this happens at a vendor where these items could can be bought I would be very intrested.

 

[PaintGuru]

Why exactly is that better than what i have mustang? Mine is refillable in a way, but are the cartriges any better?

 

[Mustang]

I guess I not sure what you have then I was thinking your was the thow away type
The refill type go into a STD housing just like the other cartriges on your RO unit
I have mine right next to my unit the output from the ro just runs through it when I need to change I just unscew it like I would any other one.

The inside cartridge That holds the resin screws opens and you just dump out the old resin and pour in the new

Does that make sense?

 

[PaintGuru]

Actually maybe mine is a throw away type. I thought it opened up, but I could be wrong. I'll check when I get home.

 

[PaintGuru]

Ok I'm close to ordering just the resin part so if you are interested in some of it, please PM me.

 

[Unresistible Blue]

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Originally posted by PaintGuru

Ok here is the thing. My RO/DI unit came with this pipe-bomb looking container for the DI. It is not a cartridge, it appears to just be a cyl. with resin in it. So I dont think I can utilize the cartridges. I need to check prices yet, but I thought I could get it cheaper somewhere...I may be wrong though.

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Paint - I know your post is old, but in case you haven't got this resolved yet...

Yes - many of the lower cost RO/DI systems out there come with a DI cartridge as you describe. The are cheaper to include as new equipment on a new unit, but aren't cost effective once you need to refill them - because you can't! So all and all they are something to be avoided. You'll note that this is the type of cartridge sold on many of the "blue light specials" on ebay. Sounds good if you've never owned a system before, but costs much more in the long run.

In a case like yours, what you can do is add a http//www.buckeyefieldsupply.com/showproducts.asp?Category=39&Sub=1

and make sure you use a refillable cartridge so you can use bulk DI resin. MUCH cheaper in the long run.

Now - if you have a refillable horizontal housing - how does that compare to a refillable vertical housing? The in-line units usually have a smaller internal volume that the standard resin cartridge = less resin = less treatment and quicker resin exhaustion.

Additionally, remember that over the life of the resin, the beads in the resin will shrink. If they shrink a little in a vertical housing, the mass of resin, affected by gravity, still remains in the lowest position possible in the cartridge. Since the water enters the cartridge from the bottom - no problem. It still has to flow through the entire mass of resin. But in a horizontal unit, when the resin shrinks and settles to the bottom of the cartridge - viola - the water entering the cartridge has a clear and open shot along the top of the cartridge to "short-circuit" the resin and flow from one end of the cartridge to the other without full contact with the resin. That's why you'll not see these types of cartridges used on the higher quality units.

HTH
Blue

 

[Unresistible Blue]

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Originally posted by joedelt

aquablue or some such from ohio sells some of it, he buys it by the huge sack full )

i'll look up his info. it was a good deal the last time i bought.

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Thanks Joe! www.BuckeyeFieldSupply.com

 

[joedelt]

paint, i need to get some as well, so if no one else is going in, maybe we can bunch up. i need to get the whole smack, new filters and such as well.

/john

 

[joedelt]

mustang
what mix ratio did you use?
anion vs cation
/john

 

[Mustang]

Joe I am not sure I ordered it from Resin depot it was premixed?

 

[dwall174]

what mix ratio did you use? anion vs cation

40% Cation 60% Anion HERE'S their web site!

Shipping is what killed me when I bought mine

How much did the shipping cost you?