I love my waterfed system. It's made my job a lot safer on some of my jobs, but does anyone else feel like it's a lot slower than traditional. I have been cleaning for 15 years but just started using it and am just wondering if I should just save it for the high difficult stuff or if it will surpass traditional cleaning speeds with practice.
Depends on how often you use it.... One of our product specialists will be able to answer this for you better, since we have several DI options available. Give us a call at 862-266-0677
Why are we not mentioning useable height/ pressure drop or maintenance costs in these videos about choosing the right equipment? Most multi-stage rigs cause so much pressure drop they can only be used to ~30’ vertically without a booster pump, and even then the flow rate is so low it makes rinsing a nightmare and spray bars don’t work correctly. My second point lies in the huge maintenance cost increase when moving to a multi stage rig since every filter change includes not only .5-1Cu/ft DI resin, but also the pre filter (~$40) and RO membrane (~$200 each), and god forbid you have a system running multiple RO cylinders. For the cost of filter changes on a 3 stage rig alone I can buy TWO whole new DI tanks with fresh resin in them, or 3 cu/ft. of virgin resin that will be more than enough to complete even super high TDS jobs and renders the benefits of a multi-stage rig moot, plus a single stage unit has virtually no pressure drop which allows for cleaning up to 4,5, or 6 stories depending on starting water pressure without an additional booster pump system being needed. I’ve used both and given the choice I don’t see why anyone would want to spend $600 every maintenance cycle instead of $150, just to have lower water pressure and a larger, heavier, more complicated unit to drag around with more potential failure points.
You will find this is not the case! New lower pressure RO membranes create more pure water and maintain a suitable working pressure well beyond 30'. While cost is definitely something that needs to be considered, the most widely used carbon pre-filter is 10"x2.5" and those cost $10 or less, nowhere near $40. Yes, RO membranes aren't cheap but they are very affordable when you take into account the amount of pure water that is produced through an RO membrane during it's lifespan VS DI resin alone. Because RO membranes do such a great job removing on average 90% or more of the TDS from the water, small refillable DI cartridges in these systems are good for a few thousand gallons on average. Refilling these are extremely affordable. RO membranes can last 2-3 years if the $10 pre-filter is changed every month or two. If your TDS is over 150, using a DI tank will cost much more over the life of the tank VS a multi-stage system. DI tanks are great if they are used in a low TDS region, that's a fact, but they don't last long in high TDS regions and will cost the user even more money.
who is that man? ive been seeing pictures and videos of him all over window cleaning websites
That is our friend Sean. You can find him on Instagram at @sparta_window_cleaner__
I love my waterfed system. It's made my job a lot safer on some of my jobs, but does anyone else feel like it's a lot slower than traditional. I have been cleaning for 15 years but just started using it and am just wondering if I should just save it for the high difficult stuff or if it will surpass traditional cleaning speeds with practice.
You might be combatting low source water pressure! give us a call, we'd love to assist 862-266-0677
@windowcleaner I actually did to order some stuff, and jersey helped me out and it turns out that I'm just an idiot 😅 thanks jersey!
I have tds reading of 165 is this too high for a DI setup?
Depends on how often you use it.... One of our product specialists will be able to answer this for you better, since we have several DI options available. Give us a call at 862-266-0677
Why are we not mentioning useable height/ pressure drop or maintenance costs in these videos about choosing the right equipment? Most multi-stage rigs cause so much pressure drop they can only be used to ~30’ vertically without a booster pump, and even then the flow rate is so low it makes rinsing a nightmare and spray bars don’t work correctly. My second point lies in the huge maintenance cost increase when moving to a multi stage rig since every filter change includes not only .5-1Cu/ft DI resin, but also the pre filter (~$40) and RO membrane (~$200 each), and god forbid you have a system running multiple RO cylinders. For the cost of filter changes on a 3 stage rig alone I can buy TWO whole new DI tanks with fresh resin in them, or 3 cu/ft. of virgin resin that will be more than enough to complete even super high TDS jobs and renders the benefits of a multi-stage rig moot, plus a single stage unit has virtually no pressure drop which allows for cleaning up to 4,5, or 6 stories depending on starting water pressure without an additional booster pump system being needed.
I’ve used both and given the choice I don’t see why anyone would want to spend $600 every maintenance cycle instead of $150, just to have lower water pressure and a larger, heavier, more complicated unit to drag around with more potential failure points.
So you use a single stage system with high tds? mines around 300-400 and the pressure drop with my multi stage makes everything a pain.
You will find this is not the case! New lower pressure RO membranes create more pure water and maintain a suitable working pressure well beyond 30'.
While cost is definitely something that needs to be considered, the most widely used carbon pre-filter is 10"x2.5" and those cost $10 or less, nowhere near $40. Yes, RO membranes aren't cheap but they are very affordable when you take into account the amount of pure water that is produced through an RO membrane during it's lifespan VS DI resin alone. Because RO membranes do such a great job removing on average 90% or more of the TDS from the water, small refillable DI cartridges in these systems are good for a few thousand gallons on average. Refilling these are extremely affordable. RO membranes can last 2-3 years if the $10 pre-filter is changed every month or two.
If your TDS is over 150, using a DI tank will cost much more over the life of the tank VS a multi-stage system. DI tanks are great if they are used in a low TDS region, that's a fact, but they don't last long in high TDS regions and will cost the user even more money.