DIY mixing station
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twentyleagues
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I dont have any links. Mine is very simple 2 55g brute trash cans, A 7 stage ro/di unit from brs and a 3500 Jebao pump with some pvc pipes that I attach to the pump and 50' of 3/4" flexzilla hose minus the brass fittings. I use the same pump for mixing and water transfer from ro storage to mixing container and from mixing container to tank. The ro unit came with a float valve to control the ro water flow to the holding tank. I have the ro tank on a stand built for a water heater, I put a bulkhead and a valve on the lower bottom of the side to be able to get a bucket under it for top off water transport. I made 3 different pipe set ups they all attach via a removable union, 1 is just a "T" to mix saltwater, 1 looks like an upside down "J" to transfer ro water to the mixing bin and the other one has a hose barb with the hose attached to send water to the tank. I just swap them out depending on what I am doing all were made with 3/4" pvc pipes and fittings.
5 stage RO and brute trash cans on wheels in the basement. Mix in brute, roll to the bottom of the stairs and pump up to the tanks on first floor using a pond pump from home depot and a python hose. It's crude but works very well for me. I use the same pump and hose to fill ATO containers after water changes so the pump gets rinsed out.
Ef4life
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Lots of ways to do it, I went with pretty simple setup with no pumps, but easy enough to add one. Top brute is ro/di with a float valve to prevent over fill. Clear pvc is a fill level sight glass. One valve goes to a hose to gravity fill buckets for rodi, the other valve goes to gravity fill the bottom brute for salt water with another float valve. One valve on the salt brute is unused for a future pump upgrade, another brute, etc. Other goes to gravity fill buckets. I have an old jabeo power head and heater in it for mixing.
I used 3/4” pvc and uniseals. I also used a bunch of unions to make repairs easier if a valve seizes, and to be able to remove the brutes for cleaning.
I used 3/4” pvc and uniseals. I also used a bunch of unions to make repairs easier if a valve seizes, and to be able to remove the brutes for cleaning.
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