I tried out kalk a little while back and I used the drip method because it was the cheapest way. I didn't want to invest if it had a negative effect on my system. Well it did great so I invested in an Avast Marine kalk reactor. Mixing those jugs everyday was worse than manual dosing.
My sump is in my basement and my ATO is pretty high up. I use a 5 gallon Eshopps. I gravity feed my ATO using a float valve. So I teed off of that to feed the kalk reactor. Everything is working great.
My issue is I need a solenoid to cut the kalk feed off in case of a power outage.
Any recommendations? I imagine I need a normally closed switch that opens with power. That way if the power goes out it will close the switch. Another issue is it has to be safe. Most of the ones I have seen are metal.
My sump is in my basement and my ATO is pretty high up. I use a 5 gallon Eshopps. I gravity feed my ATO using a float valve. So I teed off of that to feed the kalk reactor. Everything is working great.
My issue is I need a solenoid to cut the kalk feed off in case of a power outage.
Any recommendations? I imagine I need a normally closed switch that opens with power. That way if the power goes out it will close the switch. Another issue is it has to be safe. Most of the ones I have seen are metal.
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