DIY DI Water Purification System

[shootsimon]

Thanks guys for turning up for the DIY session. Hope we can meet up again maybe over cups of kopi

Here's the pix of our final product and shots of the reading.

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Readings taken from tap water.

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Here's the reading after tap water passes tru our DI unit

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Here's some pixs taken during the session

Our Cutting Crew

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Our Drilling Crew

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The Marker

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The future reefer but must get approval from mummy Nick: Gouldian Junior Grrrrrrrrrr

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From left

madmac (our part time maid who help sweep the floor), Maxstar81(The marker), alien07(Cutting Crew), Gouldian(Drilling Crew), Anthony(Drilling Crew) and playstation2(Cutting Crew) and behind is my tank

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Now all gather and start scewing

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Still screwing

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This is me. Also screwing

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Screwing with both hands and legs

[Anthony]

u really post here!

jialat. can censored d names!

u got any schedule for changing water!. follow u .. so i know when i used up 500L

really enjoyed the DIY sessions!

[shootsimon]

  u really post here!

    jialat. can edit censored name!

u got any schedule for changing water!.  follow u .. so i know when i used up 500L       

For the time being I intend to collect the water in the 20L corallife salt bucket so can calculate how many litre before the resin exhaust. Maybe you can do that too. It will be good to invest in a TDS meter as water ppm differ from place so exhaust rate will be different.

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[shootsimon]

Another group shot with me in it

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One last one before I sleep

[uyopong]

well done shootsimon!!

[alien07]

Hah~ nice one simon.

[May&Bruce]

Hey guys, looks like you had a great time while making a very useful product! As you probably found, filling the last housing with the resin and making sure none gets trapped around the o-ring is a pain in the bum!

I have been using mine (the prototype ) for about 3 months or so and I have made at least 1000 litres now without changing the resin. Invest in a small TDS meter like shottsimon has and just monitor the TDS levels then you will know when to replace the resin.

What's the next DIY project???

[Gouldian]

Had a wonderful time yesterday!

Thanks to all that were present to help DIY, wonderful time and fellowship.

Special Thanks to Simon for:

1) Sourcing for the materials

2) Letting us use your wonderfully renovated home

3) Providing the drinks (Red wines and coke free flow)

[playstation2]

Bro. Shootsimon,

Thank You! Thank You! Really enjoy the DIY session with you guys.

Hope we can get together again.

[shootsimon]

Hey guys, looks like you had a great time while making a very useful product! As you probably found, filling the last housing with the resin and making sure none gets trapped around the o-ring is a pain in the bum!

I have been using mine (the prototype ) for about 3 months or so and I have made at least 1000 litres now without changing the resin. Invest in a small TDS meter like shottsimon has and just monitor the TDS levels then you will know when to replace the resin.

What's the next DIY project???

Without you sharing it with us this wouldn't have happen.

Well its not really difficult to fill the resin, all you need is another pair of hands to help, it pretty easy. We did change some parts like the female bulk head to a reducer pipe so we could drill more holes. And just for the record we spend less than $90 for the DIY. If given more time I think we might even go below $80.

BTW Bruce did you reverse the flow direction of the resin housing? For those who is looking into doing this DI unit remember to do that as the flow has to be different direction.

[May&Bruce]

Yep, the flow in the 3rd (resin) chamber has to be reversed for it to work properly

S$80 is pretty damn good for a 3-stage DI filter! Personally, I believe that using DI is overall a better option than RO - but I am biased

[alien07]

yeah! best time, talking ######, singing song and laughing.

Hi to my new buddies, gouldian, shootsimon, playstation2, anthony, mazstar81, madmac, etc,

Oh yah, and sorry about the drink simon.

[May&Bruce]

simon, you had them singing songs? ...just as well was outstation