I had a great plan.

[Üter]

So I had this great plan and design for my RODI. Under the sink portable setup and would place the containers in the tub so no worries of forgotten overflows. And had been doing that but a pain to pull it out and place it a few feet to reach the tub. So, I built a nice little stand for the RODI canisters. Placed it and everything looked great except a bit short on hoses and the connection was leaky so I just kept the one hose without using the connector and filled jugs on the floor. Used it last week and filled jugs did my water change. And worked just fine. Today….filled a few jugs then…kitchen ceiling. Had to poke holes to let the water out. Only 1/2 gallon came out. I cleaned up on the bathroom floor about 2 gallons. I suspect I had only 3 gallons actually over flow so surprised it was that bad. So much for my plan. I will be back to placing it in the tub.

 

[SomeHappyFish]

Hoo **** this sucks. Make sure to have a fan blowing towards the ceiling... Mold is no joke.

 

[Garf]

Lol, having a RODI flood is a qualification, congratulations, you've passed.

 

[Kigs15]

Lol, having a RODI flood is a qualification, congratulations, you've passed.

First time I ever hooked mine up in my first house I did it under one of those fancy faucets with a decorative cover piece. Didn't realize it was leaking under the fancy cover part of the faucet and flooded my entire guest room/guest bath. Fast way to learn how to fix water damage.

 

[Üter]

Hoo **** this sucks. Make sure to have a fan blowing towards the ceiling... Mold is no joke.

Yeah. I was debating on making a bigger hole to patch later. My first two screw driver pokes hit the furring strip.

 

[Garf]

Yeah. I was debating on making a bigger hole to patch later. My first two screw driver pokes hit the furring strip.

If your going to keep producing it upstairs I suggest fitting a tap into the ceiling, lol.

 

[Üter]

If your going to keep producing it upstairs I suggest fitting a tap into the ceiling, lol.

It followed the toilet trap I believe.

 

[slipknot23]

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[Üter]

If your going to keep producing it upstairs I suggest fitting a tap into the ceiling, lol.

Seriously. I was filling it in the tub but it was just this last time …

 

[Üter]

You need this https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/r...-off-solinoid-aka-the-marriage-saver-xp-aqua/

I think I’ll just buy a longer hose and keep it in the tub. I have 34 gallons made so should get me through a couple weeks.

 

[slipknot23]

I have been using one 3 years now

 

[Garf]

Seriously

For the first 10 years I was always flooding my kitchen. The expense of ball valves and the such just seemed like an unnecessary cost. Surely I wouldn't make the same mistake again? Wrong.

10 years later (20 in total) and although my RODI is in the kitchen, it pipes it straight into the garage where my containers are. One day I may make it fool proof, it's a matter of priorities :)