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Default Watermakers - what's best and cheapest for long term cruising use

On 19 jun, 11:15, " wrote:
On Jun 19, 3:16*am, Len wrote:
...

Due to bacterial growth you will have to operate the watermaker every
3-4 days. That's the only disadvantage of such a system (my 2cts worth
experience till now)....


If back-flushed thoroughly with fresh water you can run them much less
frequently than that.

-- Tom.


That sounds interesting to me.
What is your experience?
What do you mean by "less frequently"? every 8 days?
and what by "thoroughly"? 20 minutes? HP-pump on or off?
How long have you been doing this?
Tnx, Len.