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lofty78
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Auto Top Off and Reservoir system:
I have a BRS 5 stage RO/DI which I have designed to fill a 25 gallon recycle bin. The tank is on a wall that has both the water main and the sewer clean out, so I ran 3/4 inch PVC out to the sewer clean out cap. I ran the PVC up one side of the tank to the top left of the canopy. I then mounted the waste water drain saddle about 3/4 the way up the PVC. The top was left open for siphon and a place to stick a hose with an MJ 1200 of the end for water changes....no more carrying 5 gallon buckets across the house :bigsmile:
The second recycle bin is filled a day or so before a water change and has a power head and a heater that are used to mix the salt water and get it up to proper temp. When I am ready to change water, I turn on the MJ 1200 and start the drain, before flipping off the main and top circ pumps. (bottom pumps stay on) While the main is still on, the level in the return section fo the sump begins to drop and once it reaches the bulkhead, I flip it off and shut off the ball valve on the return. This prevents to sump from overflowing into my safety surge tank. I then drain from the display down to a pre marked line on the side glass. Once I have reached this point, I start the ball valve from the new salt mix which starts draining into the return area. I watch the return area level up, then flip on the main pump and open back up the return line valve. At this point I control the flow from the salt mix to the return according to how much the main pump is putting back into the display. Once the display water starts back into the overflow and the return area is up to the top off flot the water change is complete. (if I have premixed salt water, the whole process takes about 15 to 20 minutes)
Reservoir/ATO/Mixing system
Reservoir Float
Ball Valves
Showing the ATO float and the safety surge tank bulkhead
Sump
I have a BRS 5 stage RO/DI which I have designed to fill a 25 gallon recycle bin. The tank is on a wall that has both the water main and the sewer clean out, so I ran 3/4 inch PVC out to the sewer clean out cap. I ran the PVC up one side of the tank to the top left of the canopy. I then mounted the waste water drain saddle about 3/4 the way up the PVC. The top was left open for siphon and a place to stick a hose with an MJ 1200 of the end for water changes....no more carrying 5 gallon buckets across the house :bigsmile:
The second recycle bin is filled a day or so before a water change and has a power head and a heater that are used to mix the salt water and get it up to proper temp. When I am ready to change water, I turn on the MJ 1200 and start the drain, before flipping off the main and top circ pumps. (bottom pumps stay on) While the main is still on, the level in the return section fo the sump begins to drop and once it reaches the bulkhead, I flip it off and shut off the ball valve on the return. This prevents to sump from overflowing into my safety surge tank. I then drain from the display down to a pre marked line on the side glass. Once I have reached this point, I start the ball valve from the new salt mix which starts draining into the return area. I watch the return area level up, then flip on the main pump and open back up the return line valve. At this point I control the flow from the salt mix to the return according to how much the main pump is putting back into the display. Once the display water starts back into the overflow and the return area is up to the top off flot the water change is complete. (if I have premixed salt water, the whole process takes about 15 to 20 minutes)
Reservoir/ATO/Mixing system
Reservoir Float
Ball Valves
Showing the ATO float and the safety surge tank bulkhead
Sump
