I decided it was time to change my water making station, my first attempt had a few small issues & one major issue.. The main small issue was that the Brute cans I used were not marked off in gallons so it made it difficult to know how much salt to add unless I did full batches.. My major issue with the whole thing was that the schedule 40 valves I used from Home Depot started to freeze up & break after just 8 weeks use..
I needed a mixing tank between about 60 & 100 gallons & found one at Sprayer Depot in Orlando that was 80g. So, after a trip out to pick that up and an order of Cepex valves from BRS it was time to put it together.. Tank was put into place with a small frame around it to support one 32g Brute can. The idea is that I can make 30gallons of RO/DI & store it in the top tank then drop it into the mixing tank when I'm ready.
Next the Brute can went in & it was all piped up..
I set it up in such a way that depending on how the valves are set I can either just have the water recirculating to mix salt or I can have it sucking water from any of the tanks to a drain & then by moving the hose from inlet to outlet I can pump new salt water back to the tank.. The Cepex valves are so easy to use & more than worth the money..
Also, I connected the pump to a remote control unit (less than $15 at Home Depot) so I can set the hoses up & then start & stop the system running from the tank so I can monitor what's going on..
I needed a mixing tank between about 60 & 100 gallons & found one at Sprayer Depot in Orlando that was 80g. So, after a trip out to pick that up and an order of Cepex valves from BRS it was time to put it together.. Tank was put into place with a small frame around it to support one 32g Brute can. The idea is that I can make 30gallons of RO/DI & store it in the top tank then drop it into the mixing tank when I'm ready.
Next the Brute can went in & it was all piped up..
I set it up in such a way that depending on how the valves are set I can either just have the water recirculating to mix salt or I can have it sucking water from any of the tanks to a drain & then by moving the hose from inlet to outlet I can pump new salt water back to the tank.. The Cepex valves are so easy to use & more than worth the money..
Also, I connected the pump to a remote control unit (less than $15 at Home Depot) so I can set the hoses up & then start & stop the system running from the tank so I can monitor what's going on..