JBJ ATO

[RockyProndoa]

Well, I've been stumped all weekend so figured I'd come here and ask [emoji4].

My mixing station is the standard two Brute stacked on top of each other, fresh RODI on top, fresh mixed salt on bottom. I then have a 3 gallon bucket acting as my ATO reservoir, which sits on the concrete floor in my basement. Sump is a 100g Rubbermaid container that also sits on the floor. ATO is a JBJ and I use an AquaLifter pump.

Here's the problem - I have to refill the ATO reservoir daily. Unfortunately, I'm going on vacation for 10 days in the very near future and I don't have anyone to refill it daily, so I thought easy enough, just plumb the input line from my AquaLifter into the Brute with RODI and I'm set. That also works great, with a major caveat, lol. Once the AquaLifter starts pumping, it creates a siphon (because the Brute is several feet above the sump, and tank for that matter).

I can't for the life of me, short of buying a peristaltic pump, figure out how to plumb the AquaLifter pump into the Brute without it siphoning the entire container into my tank. Ideas?

 

[RockyProndoa]

Excuse the mess... But pictures just in case.

 

[ryeguyy84]

Can't help you on the aqualifter pump but I used to have to fill my ATO container and hated it. I bought 2 solenoids (actually 3 but out of scope) one turns on the RODI, and the other let's water flow to the top off container.

I have 2 wemo switches that control the filling twice a week with a float to stop the rodi from flooding the container.

My top off container is 10g filling burns a little di but it's worth it for convenience

Or maybe a check valve on the line as a temp solution