Hahaha leuk! Alhoewel ik niemand probeer over te halen hoor. Zonder watermaker kan ook echt heel goed. Maar het maakt het leven wel weer een stuk makkelijker😃
Great that you made this video. I’m just about to install the same zen 30 on our boat, and this (together with the excellent manual) is extremely helpful. 👍👍👍
mon français n'est pas très bon donc j'utilise google translate. Merci pour votre message. Bonne chance pour votre installation ! Je suis curieux de savoir comment ce sera.
Thanks! That was a really helpful video, received much valuable information. Like mounting the watermaker on top of something. I was considering hanging it, that obviously was a bad idea. Are you still happy with the ZEN 30?
Nice thank you. This is why we make the video's😊 And yes we are still very happy with the ZEN 30. We had some issues but all my own fault. Do not try to change the small filterhouse for a bigger one. They cannot deal with the pressure and will break. So get a good supply of small filters. You can buy the bigger filters and cut them to size. Do not half them because they will be too short. So use an old filter as a measurement.
Wat ontzettend gaaf en stoer wat jullie doen! En al zo ver gekomen! Hoop nog vele vlogs te zien en ben benieuwd of jullie naar de Pacific doorgaan. Stay safe!
Dank je wel voor de mooie woorden Chris!! Ons plan is nu richting colombia en door naar San Blas bij Panama. Dan zijn we wel heeel dichtbij het kanaal. Dus wie weet😉
Thank you! Still very good quality water. We have had some issues but they were all my own fault. Like making water in dirty water and not replacing filters soon enough.
Great video. Nice install. I do wonder about dumping all that extremely salty brine water into the anchor locker. I wouldn’t want to expose my anchor chain to so much corrosion.
Thanks! Thanks for the consideration! As you might saw on the video in the end. We can bring our brine hose out and hang it overboard. We have a wet anchor locker so when using our watermaker at sea. The anchorlocker is allready very salty cause of the waves.
Hallo, mooie presentatie!. Ik heb een vraagje. Heb jij ook de houder gebruikt die bij de groffilter zit? Ik ben momenteel aan het installeren en ik heb er weinig vertrouwen in dat het waterdicht is. De houder sluit direct ook de filter heen en daar dan de aansluitingen van de slangen op. Hard plastic ook metaal lijkt mij niet afsluiten😉 ik hoor graag en veel plezier verder. Groet Kees.
Ha Kees, dank voor je bericht! Ik heb het originele groffilter gebruikt. Het lekt niet, ik denk belangrijk om vooral niet te strak aan te draaien. Op alle aansluitingen (ook de slangtules) zitten rubberen ringen dus er is ook weinig kracht nodig om het waterdicht te maken. Ik open het groffilter ongeveer 2x per week en we gebruiken hem nu sinds begin september. Nog geen problemen gehad.
Super Video - trying to order all parts that don’t come with it - is the threaded fitting for the little freshwater hose (6x8mm) for the plastic tank connection included? If not - what is it called? Or perhaps you have a list of the parts you use? Thanks again for helpful video
I did not buy much extra. The little blue hose and grey connection are included. As are a lot of connections for the bigger hoses. I just bought some electrical cable 4mm2, reinforced hose and a truehull with seacock🙂
Thanks so much for prompt reply, similar to you, my boat is in a very remote location and I’m trying to order everything beforehand to take with me. Hope the Zen is still working well for you.
Hi guys. After some time with the unit would you buy it again? Any issues you can share that would help a prospective buyer and installer? I am on verge of deciding on a watermaker for my boat and the Zen30 Is on the short list. Thanks.
Yes definately! Only obvious tips. Try to make water in the clearest water possible. The filter on the schenker is quit small. So you go through them fast. Do not try to swap the filters for bigger ones. I did it, but you get a different pressure and the bigger filter houses cannot handle it. So I swapped back to original. You can make small 5micron filters from bigger ones. But you cannot simply half them. So measure with rhe original filter.
Nice video! Does it have an automatic inline TDS measurement coupled to a divert valve to change product water going from sample line to tank? Or do you do that manually?
Thanks! No we don't have one. Water runs straight into our tanks. We do a check of the water with a handheld TDS once in a while. First check was (230 ppm)
Wow - what a project! And what a great informative and detailed video about the installation of your water maker - well done! Great job! In the very same compartment on our Scanmar 33 we store the Gennaker, but on the other hand we do not need a water maker yet! I'm not sure if I understood correctly but did you install a new water intake in the bilge?
Thanks Hartmut, no please do not take a watermaker if you are not traveling full time😀 We did place a new water intake. We did not had a big enough intake for the watermaker. Needed to be 3/4 inch and with a scoop facing forwards
@@SVTranquillity No worries, I do not have any intentions to install a water maker. There are many other things that have to be upgraded, repaired, replaced etc before that 😅! But your installation ist really an impressive piece of work!
Dag Bart, heldere video over de hele installatie. De Zen30 zou ook mijn keus zijn. Grote vraag blijft voor mij: Als je "alleen " maar een rondje Carieb doet, kun je dan ook zonder watermaker leven? Ik vind pakweg € 5.000 veel geld, voor iets, dat wij maar een jaar gaan gebruiken.
Ha Herman, Het is absoluut niet nodig om een watermaker aan boord te hebben. In de hele carib kun je vrij makkelijk aan goed drinkbaar water komen. Sterker nog wij hebben 4x onze watertanks gevuld bij bevriende boten met een watermaker. Watermakers leven langer door veelvuldig gebruik. Dus iedereen met een watermaker draait maar wat graag wat extra. Wij hebben iets langere plannen en mogelijk de pacific en wilden stiekem wel graag voor de luxe gaan om niet meer heen en weer te varen met dinghy. Ik zal je wel aanraden om eens te kijken naar een flexibele waterzak die je in je dinghy kan leggen en dan met een pompje kan overhevelen in je watertanks. Heb je misschien al eens gezien in 1 van onze vlogs tussen grenada en de tobago cays.
Excellent video. I am going to install one of these so it's great to see just how easy it is to install. How long did it take you in total? Do you not have a TDS meter inline to test the water?
Thanks! Good luck with the project. We did it in five full man days. We live on the boat so could be much faster if you are not living on the boat. We do not have a TDS inline. We checked the first liters of water with a TDS meter by hand (230 ppm) I still want to make a three way valve to tap of some production water once in a while or put in a tds meter. But getting things here on Curaçao or when traveling is a thing🙃
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By far the best installation walkthrough I have come across!
Thank you Charles!
Helemaal top Bart! Ik ben om! Ga er ook een bestellen. Duidelijke video, thanx daarvoor
Hahaha leuk! Alhoewel ik niemand probeer over te halen hoor. Zonder watermaker kan ook echt heel goed. Maar het maakt het leven wel weer een stuk makkelijker😃
My God Bart , you’re a bloody genius !!!!
Well not really but thanks Mhairi!
Great that you made this video. I’m just about to install the same zen 30 on our boat, and this (together with the excellent manual) is extremely helpful. 👍👍👍
Best of luck! Hope you will have an easy install as well!
Very nice install.. You did a great job.. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for your nice comment🙂
Très bonnes vidéo merci.
Je viens de recevoir le même modèle, je commence l'installation demain.
Thanks a lot
mon français n'est pas très bon donc j'utilise google translate. Merci pour votre message. Bonne chance pour votre installation ! Je suis curieux de savoir comment ce sera.
Golden Hands! Thanks for the video!
Thank you!
Awesome video, I'm installing the same unit this week.
Thank you! Hope it was a good help to you🙂 and enjoy your installation and the freedom afterwards
Thanks! That was a really helpful video, received much valuable information. Like mounting the watermaker on top of something. I was considering hanging it, that obviously was a bad idea. Are you still happy with the ZEN 30?
Nice thank you. This is why we make the video's😊
And yes we are still very happy with the ZEN 30. We had some issues but all my own fault. Do not try to change the small filterhouse for a bigger one. They cannot deal with the pressure and will break. So get a good supply of small filters. You can buy the bigger filters and cut them to size. Do not half them because they will be too short. So use an old filter as a measurement.
@@SVTranquillity Thanks a lot! Fair winds to you!
Wat ontzettend gaaf en stoer wat jullie doen! En al zo ver gekomen! Hoop nog vele vlogs te zien en ben benieuwd of jullie naar de Pacific doorgaan. Stay safe!
Dank je wel voor de mooie woorden Chris!!
Ons plan is nu richting colombia en door naar San Blas bij Panama. Dan zijn we wel heeel dichtbij het kanaal. Dus wie weet😉
Great video, many thanks. How's the watermaker been after one year, ok?
Thank you! Still very good quality water. We have had some issues but they were all my own fault. Like making water in dirty water and not replacing filters soon enough.
Great video. Nice install. I do wonder about dumping all that extremely salty brine water into the anchor locker. I wouldn’t want to expose my anchor chain to so much corrosion.
Thanks!
Thanks for the consideration! As you might saw on the video in the end. We can bring our brine hose out and hang it overboard. We have a wet anchor locker so when using our watermaker at sea. The anchorlocker is allready very salty cause of the waves.
Hallo, mooie presentatie!. Ik heb een vraagje. Heb jij ook de houder gebruikt die bij de groffilter zit? Ik ben momenteel aan het installeren en ik heb er weinig vertrouwen in dat het waterdicht is. De houder sluit direct ook de filter heen en daar dan de aansluitingen van de slangen op. Hard plastic ook metaal lijkt mij niet afsluiten😉 ik hoor graag en veel plezier verder. Groet Kees.
Ha Kees, dank voor je bericht! Ik heb het originele groffilter gebruikt. Het lekt niet, ik denk belangrijk om vooral niet te strak aan te draaien. Op alle aansluitingen (ook de slangtules) zitten rubberen ringen dus er is ook weinig kracht nodig om het waterdicht te maken. Ik open het groffilter ongeveer 2x per week en we gebruiken hem nu sinds begin september. Nog geen problemen gehad.
@@SVTranquillity Thanks. 👍
Super Video - trying to order all parts that don’t come with it - is the threaded fitting for the little freshwater hose (6x8mm) for the plastic tank connection included? If not - what is it called? Or perhaps you have a list of the parts you use? Thanks again for helpful video
I did not buy much extra. The little blue hose and grey connection are included. As are a lot of connections for the bigger hoses. I just bought some electrical cable 4mm2, reinforced hose and a truehull with seacock🙂
Thanks so much for prompt reply, similar to you, my boat is in a very remote location and I’m trying to order everything beforehand to take with me. Hope the Zen is still working well for you.
👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽 good job 👏🏽 well done👍🏽
Echt cool! Tekla heeft 1 wens voor onze boot als we vertrekken. Een watermaker. 😊
Ja het kan zonder, maar de vrijheid merken we nu pas. Een keer extra zwemmen en daardoor extra afspoelen! Minder zand aan boord😃👌
Ik snap Tekla wel😀
Hi guys. After some time with the unit would you buy it again? Any issues you can share that would help a prospective buyer and installer? I am on verge of deciding on a watermaker for my boat and the Zen30
Is on the short list. Thanks.
Yes definately! Only obvious tips. Try to make water in the clearest water possible. The filter on the schenker is quit small. So you go through them fast. Do not try to swap the filters for bigger ones. I did it, but you get a different pressure and the bigger filter houses cannot handle it. So I swapped back to original.
You can make small 5micron filters from bigger ones. But you cannot simply half them. So measure with rhe original filter.
@@SVTranquillitythanks for this - valuable tip.
Nice video! Does it have an automatic inline TDS measurement coupled to a divert valve to change product water going from sample line to tank? Or do you do that manually?
Thanks! No we don't have one. Water runs straight into our tanks. We do a check of the water with a handheld TDS once in a while. First check was (230 ppm)
Wow - what a project! And what a great informative and detailed video about the installation of your water maker - well done! Great job! In the very same compartment on our Scanmar 33 we store the Gennaker, but on the other hand we do not need a water maker yet!
I'm not sure if I understood correctly but did you install a new water intake in the bilge?
Thanks Hartmut, no please do not take a watermaker if you are not traveling full time😀
We did place a new water intake. We did not had a big enough intake for the watermaker. Needed to be 3/4 inch and with a scoop facing forwards
@@SVTranquillity No worries, I do not have any intentions to install a water maker. There are many other things that have to be upgraded, repaired, replaced etc before that 😅! But your installation ist really an impressive piece of work!
Well done 💪🏻😊
Thank you!
Dag Bart, heldere video over de hele installatie. De Zen30 zou ook mijn keus zijn. Grote vraag blijft voor mij: Als je "alleen " maar een rondje Carieb doet, kun je dan ook zonder watermaker leven? Ik vind pakweg € 5.000 veel geld, voor iets, dat wij maar een jaar gaan gebruiken.
Ha Herman,
Het is absoluut niet nodig om een watermaker aan boord te hebben. In de hele carib kun je vrij makkelijk aan goed drinkbaar water komen. Sterker nog wij hebben 4x onze watertanks gevuld bij bevriende boten met een watermaker. Watermakers leven langer door veelvuldig gebruik. Dus iedereen met een watermaker draait maar wat graag wat extra.
Wij hebben iets langere plannen en mogelijk de pacific en wilden stiekem wel graag voor de luxe gaan om niet meer heen en weer te varen met dinghy.
Ik zal je wel aanraden om eens te kijken naar een flexibele waterzak die je in je dinghy kan leggen en dan met een pompje kan overhevelen in je watertanks.
Heb je misschien al eens gezien in 1 van onze vlogs tussen grenada en de tobago cays.
Excellent video. I am going to install one of these so it's great to see just how easy it is to install. How long did it take you in total? Do you not have a TDS meter inline to test the water?
Thanks! Good luck with the project. We did it in five full man days. We live on the boat so could be much faster if you are not living on the boat.
We do not have a TDS inline. We checked the first liters of water with a TDS meter by hand (230 ppm)
I still want to make a three way valve to tap of some production water once in a while or put in a tds meter. But getting things here on Curaçao or when traveling is a thing🙃
@@SVTranquillity Thanks again, really helpful
How has it held up? Thank you
Very good actually! Still no decrease in production. And still very good quality!
👍🏼perfetto … sounds good✌🏼
how much is it? been searching online and can't find the price for this system
It depends of course where you are. Prices should be between €5200,- to €6000,-
@@SVTranquillity that's more than the boat I'm buying lol
@@SVTranquillity but looks fantastic, maybe one day
Thank you