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GE Merlin Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System

Manufacturer : CAI Technologies
In Stock : 4

List Price:	$800.00
Price:	$370.00
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Features

Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System
Up to 720 gallons per day
Tankless! Holding tank not required.
Compact design - fits easily under sink: 17.05" height X 20.34" length X 9.68" depth
Engineered for the fewest number of connection points - less chance of leaks

Product Description

GE Water has achieved a revolutionary breakthrough in the water treatment industry. Out-of-the-box thinking and years of research have produced a totally new point-of-use drinking water system. The new Merlin RO System features continuous-flow water production, so a storage tank is no longert required. The unit operates on line pressure (40 to 50 psi required), which eliminates the need for an electrical pump. The patented high-production, low-energy membrane purifies up to 720 gallons of water per day. This high capacity performance creates new opportunities for light duty commercial applications ? and great for the residential homeowner too! The system is NSF standard 58 approved, and has a compact design that can easily fit beneath the kitchen sink. Supplied with a complete installation kit that includes a designer faucet and all interconnecting tubing, the Merlin installs quickly and easily. At no additional charge we include a high quality ?RO-Pal? valve for a quality connection to your water supply - a $30 value! Covered by a 3-year limited warranty for residential applications, and a 1-year limited warranty in commercial application.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 3.00 out of 12 reviews

Rating :
Merlin Lacks Magic, it can't make water. - Robert Inget, Jul 26, 2009

The "Merlin" reverse osmosis filter does the job. Our 'problem' with this filter, as in another brand we had before, is water waste. All these low pressure, below 90 PSI, filters, waste ten times more water then they produce.
We know exactly, because we recycle light 'grey' water for toilet flushing. In water shortage regions , we are on a poorly producing well, I recomend spending an extra thousand for a small salt water desalination unit such as used on ocean going ships. Run THAT motor on 12V, solar and one has the purest fresh water, free.
Desalinating 'fresh' water should be a snap with few if any, "filter" changes.
With plenty of fresh water available, one could simply redirect "Merlin's" waste water for garden or other non drinking uses. In most regions of North America,GE Merlin Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water System clean drinking water will soon have more issues then Readers Digest.

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Mine is loud garbage too - LGE, Jun 23, 2009

I've had the system for 2+ years now. It's never worked well. It's very loud when filtering water, and has very low output pressure. I added a booster pump and a storage tank to make it moderately useful. Even though our water usage is low, the prefilter has to be replaced every month or 2, or the valve will make even more noise. It kinda whines like a dying animal as it leaks waste water throught the manifold valve. My wife will be extremely happy when it's in the trash. I'll be replacing it with a conventional RO system in the next couple weeks. I'd only recommend it if you need 200+ gallons of water per day, don't mind 60+dB of noise, only use the supplied faucet, install the unit within 2 feet of the faucet, and keep a big stockpile of prefilters on hand to swap out every few weeks.

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still trying to get it to work right - Darin C. Ginther, May 12, 2009

I bought this for a house with well water (high TDS) - I have it setup to feed a non-air gap RO faucet and the refrigerator. As I have granite counters, I can't use the provided faucet that comes with the unit.
The unit is unusual in that all of the lines are 3/8 with the exception of the "backflush" tank like which isn't provided and is 1/4.
If you have under 50psi of water pressure, especially in the 30-40 range, you need a booster pump or you won't be happy with the unit.
I have extremely high TDS - like in the 1100-1300 range. A few issues: My main issue with the unit is that I have high TDS when turning the unit on. To resolve this, I added the "backflush" tank - yet another $100 or so - and have found that I had to adjust it's internal pressure just to get it to fill. It has done nothing as far as I can tell to help with high-TDS at start up. We have to run our unit for 2-3 minutes until TDS drops below the 120 range.
Second problem: I can't get it to stop leaking. I have a non-airgap faucet and non-airgap drain. I've replaced all 3 filters. It still leaks... Slowly, but it does leak. It's probably leaking 300 gallons per day according to my water softener and has cost me thousands of gallons of water. I have not contacted GE - my interm solution is going to be to install a booster pump with a cut-off solenoid to prevent the thing from flowing water when it shouldn't... Anyone with any solutions on getting to STOP leaking - let me know.

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Great for the first year... - OutOfWater, Apr 27, 2009

At first, this unit worked absolutely great - just as you would expect with great tasting, clear water. But after only a year it has developed a problem where 1 out of 10 times, the internal valve won't shut off and keeps wasting water from the drain line after the faucet is shut off. This is with 65psi line pressure and brand new pre/post fliters. In typical GE tradition and value, they have sold off their residential water division - so now customers are left with ZERO support on these units.

Rating :
Great Unit!! - ccds, Mar 30, 2009

I purchased this unit because I was very limited for space.

It does fit in small places with no tank and I am completely satisfied

with the operation. I have not had any problems with this unit.

I would recommend this unit to anyone that has space restrictions.

Very satisfied customer.

:)

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