Well, finally, my waste water bucket has overflowed. spilled about 5 gallons into my basement… Is there a way to hook a autoshut off to a float valve in the waste water bin??
Yes. Perhaps Shawn will chime in and talk English, lol.
If he doesn’t answer in a couple of days I’ll try to answer the proper way to do so.
Is there a way to hook a autoshut off to a float valve in the waste water bin??
Im not sure which unit you have, but most units come with an ASOV(auto shut off valve)
that will automatically shut off your waste water when back pressure is provided by your pure water output. If you dont have one, get one. Since you have a wastewater bin i will assume that you are collecting the waste water for some reason. In that case, you would not want a shutoff(meaning at the bin not the asov) becuase you want to avoid a scenario where you are making pure water(no back pressure) but have the waste water output closed(back pressure). What i would do is buy a simple mechanical float like this
for your waste water bin. Make sure that you T the line from your waste output to the float valve and run it into a drain. If the drain is lower than the float in the bin simply run the T’d line from the drain vertically above the height of the float and then to the drain to avoid all the water going directly into the drain.
This scenario will allow the RODI unit to automatically stop producing waste water if it is not making pure water. It will also allow you to keep a waste water bin filled to a level you determine with no chance of flooding.
Ok, it comes with an autoshut off but i believe it is or the pure water side. THanks though, ill re read that today in school, and then get what i need to do it… THaNKs again
Ok, it comes with an autoshut off but i believe it is or the pure water side.
These valves are very cool. There are actually two inputs and two outputs. One for pure and one for waste. What happens is when the valve detects back pressure on the pure side after you close the ballvalve the pressure forces a valve closed on the waste side, sort of like a butterfly valve. It can take a little time for these to work correctly with a new system because of any trapped air. One air bubble is all it takes for an ASOV to not work and is one of the reasons why it’s suggested to run a new unit wide open for a day or two.
the way i shut off now, is i have a ball valve on pipe of pure water, then i just shut it and in like 10 seconds the water stop in the waste buckeet
Then the ASOV is working exactly the way it is supposed to.
All you need to do is purchase a float valve like the one i linked to and install it in your bucket. Very simple do do and self expalanatory after you get one. The waste line in your bucket will simply connect to the installed float. After that, all you need to do is buy a 1/4" John Guest T fitting from lowes for about $3. These fittings are the style that are already used with your RODI that allows you to take the tubing and push it in to the connectors. The T fitting can then be cut into anywher along the waste line.
got a 1/4" T… but the fittings are a 1/4 inch so the 1/4 inch pipe wouldnt fit on it because they were the same size circumference… so do i have to get ones with 1/8 fittings
uh uh. i would explain why you dont, but plumbing nomenclature is so screwed up all i would do is confuse you more. Suffice it to say, when dealing with 1/4" tubing, 1/4" is 1/4". If you go to Lowes, all of the Jon Gueststyle speedfitings are color coated. The pink bags are 1/4". The tubing you are using with your RODI is 1/4". If you go to Lowes and buy the 1/4" Jon Guest style T in the pink pacakage and the 1/4" tubing in the pink package you will be good to go. The tubing can be bought by the foot or in prepackaged 25’ increments for about $3 or so. Now, there is another size tubing sometimes available that is either 5/16" or 9/32" or something like that. It will also work, but you will notice a difference when trying to connect it to fittings.
ahhh ok, ya they are all pink and this one is green…
Thanks for making it clear lol, you think i would pick up on that… lol
Ill let you know, where can i get one of those float valves, and do you have any extras i could buy?
do you have any extras i could buy?sorry, i dont.
this one is green...ya, the green is 3/8th.
Thanks for making it clear lol, you think i would pick up on that... lolno worries. it took me more than one trip around the isle to figure it out myself ;D however, when you literally make 2-3 trips a week you start to figure things out!
The link i posted is for one of our sponsors. There is a discount for club members that can be found in a stickied thread in their forum. Air Water & Ice. USPlastics also has them a little cheaper, but im not sure how significant the difference would be after shipping. If its not a big difference i would stick with AWI. They are a very solid and standup company that i have personally used for all of my RODI needs for over five years.
Also, i know that Premium Aquatics stocks the Kent(i think?) float valve. Its very similar but a square float instead of a round one. I dont know if they have one in stock or what the price would be, and i cant attest to the quality, but its another option if you dont want to pay/wait for shipping.
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the Kent(i think?) float valve. Its very similar but a square float instead of a round one. I dont know if they have one in stock or what the price would be, and i cant attest to the quality, but its another option if you dont want to pay/wait for shipping.[/quote]
I’m not afraid to say it. Stay away from the leak prone square ones.
the coralife floats r square… same issues??
I’m not positive. In my experience most of the square ones have a line half way up there vertical height all the way around them and seem to leak through this sometimes. If yours is working you may be fine. It often happens slowly and with warning if you keep a close eye on it. I have found several of the square ones that when shaken had a small quantity of water inside of them. The second I find water in them I replace them.