Post by: John H on October 06, 2017, 14:40.
For the first time in 13 years we are using bottled water to make a brew, that’s how bad it is.
Victor Meldrew moment over
Regards all
John
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Post by: Blue and white stripes on October 06, 2017, 15:19.
Post by: llamedos on October 07, 2017, 10:21.
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Post by: denandrose on October 07, 2017, 12:33.
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Post by: Sookie on October 07, 2017, 13:13.
Post by: DaveG on October 07, 2017, 13:21.
They are initially more expensive than a single or double filter but are well worth the outlay. I used to bring replacement filters from the UK but Leroy Merlin have been selling both the RO units and filters for about 12 months now and the replacement filters are about half the UK price.
Sure beats carrying bottled water.
Dave
Post by: denandrose on October 07, 2017, 15:32.
We leave our house in the summer and on returning we always run the water for a little while to clear the filter through.
Post by: kevinb on November 05, 2017, 18:19.
Post by: BeachLife on November 05, 2017, 22:49.
I have recently read that the water in our area is one of the worst in Spain and the recommendation is don't even cook with it, it apparently has a very small ecoli content and even chemicals likely to be dangerous for pregnant women. We have after fourteen years stopped using it for coffee making and cleaning teeth after a disastrous stomach problem in June this year, both the wife and I suffered.
Post by: kevinb on November 06, 2017, 07:53.
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Post by: John H on November 06, 2017, 09:16.
I found out a couple of years after we bought the house when one day we had no water, Iberdrola had cut the electric supply to the pump as the administrator hadn’t paid the electric bill!!
Ours is a massive stainless steel tank, with an inspection hatch in the top, looks like something you’d expect to see in a winery
Regards all
John
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Post by: Corporal Jones on November 06, 2017, 14:48.
One problem with tap water on communities is that they often have a huge storage tank often underground by the swimming pool which is used to cope with a lot of houses on a small supply pipe, an electric pump then provides the supply to the houses, trouble is you have no idea what microbes could be living in the tank.Your quite right there kevin, sadly you cant rely on the water being adequately tested either. During the summer we had a few water quality issues in the communal pool, i contacted the administration with my concerns, they responded with the typical " the pool maintenance company undertake daily quality checks to ensure blah blah" i asked for the data reading for
the previous weeks, its now November and still no sign. Coincidentally the pool had a good clean with all filters running at full speed with crystal clear water within days of my complaint. The storage tank is adjacent so clearly nothing is done until someone complains, our tap water frequently has that stagnant aroma, hence bottled water for us.
Post by: steve watson on April 28, 2018, 13:14.
Please post any info and photos / sizes.
Thanks
Steve
Post by: Bunny on April 28, 2018, 13:39.
Post by: kevinb on April 28, 2018, 14:35.
Post by: DaveG on April 28, 2018, 18:14.
See my post on page 1.
I have a three stage reverse osmosis system under the sink; it takes up about 2 foot width by about 9" depth at the back of the under sink cupboard in the corner that you wouldn't use anyway for anything regularly required.
If you do a web search under "reverse osmosis" you will find all the info you need about how they work.
Leroy Merlin do a few variants - see http://www.leroymerlin.es/fp/12878754/equipo-de-osmosis-5-etapas-bbagua-eur-50 for an example. On continuous use it's recommended you change the three filters and post filter annually and the membrane every three years. The last cost for me for all the filters was €13.50 and the membrane was €30.15. All from Brico at the GA Centre
I originally had the separate tap but have since replaced that with the combined tap as shown as an additional item on the Leroy Merlin page.
As I posted before there is an initial outlay but after that the running costs are very low; and you never run out or have to carry loads of bottles.
Our water is direct fed and not off a tank so we don't have the issues that others refer to. Personally I wouldn't be without the filter.
Dave
Post by: tony and lesley on April 28, 2018, 21:01.