One for the most overflow accidents in one day, the other for stupidity! 
Overflow #1. I changed my GAC in my reactor today the way I usually do. After replacing the carbon containing reactor cannister, I take the effluent tube from the reactor and put it in a 5 gallon bucket. I then turn on the pump and replace the water coming out with new saltwater from another 5 gallon bucket sitting by the tank. I always get the new 5 gallons in before enough water has left the reactor/new carbon to fill the bucket from the reactor. Yep got distracted and was shocked back in to reality by the sound of running water.....from the overflowing rinse bucket!
Overflow #2. Cleaned that up and was perusing R2R when my ATO high water alarm went off. My return pump had stopped. Stupidly (and a little lazily) I had not cleaned my return pump in months. Pulled my return pump and replaced it with my smaller previous pump I keep on hand just for such occasions. Fired the pump up and no leak from my connections, everything looks good! Turn away to put up some tools and hear that same sound again....you know, the running water sound. Remember that effluent tube from the carbon reactor? Yeah I accidently displaced it when exchanging the pumps! Another clean up!
Overflow #3. Took my non working pump to the "fish room" and put it in a bucket of citric acid after filling the sink full of water with the drain plug in to soak the dirty fittings from the pump. Went back to check on the tank and answered a few email and went back to take the pump out of the citric acid and encountered overflow #3. I had used RO/DI water to make the citric acid solution(about 3 gallons) and didn't think about the RO/DI unit automatically coming on after removing that 3 gallon of water. Guess what else empties in to that sink.....right, the waste water line from my RO/DI! I forgot to pull the drain plug after using the sink!
All I can say is thank heavens for wet/dry vacuums! Don't be like David....be smart and don't be lazy!
Overflow #1. I changed my GAC in my reactor today the way I usually do. After replacing the carbon containing reactor cannister, I take the effluent tube from the reactor and put it in a 5 gallon bucket. I then turn on the pump and replace the water coming out with new saltwater from another 5 gallon bucket sitting by the tank. I always get the new 5 gallons in before enough water has left the reactor/new carbon to fill the bucket from the reactor. Yep got distracted and was shocked back in to reality by the sound of running water.....from the overflowing rinse bucket!
Overflow #2. Cleaned that up and was perusing R2R when my ATO high water alarm went off. My return pump had stopped. Stupidly (and a little lazily) I had not cleaned my return pump in months. Pulled my return pump and replaced it with my smaller previous pump I keep on hand just for such occasions. Fired the pump up and no leak from my connections, everything looks good! Turn away to put up some tools and hear that same sound again....you know, the running water sound. Remember that effluent tube from the carbon reactor? Yeah I accidently displaced it when exchanging the pumps! Another clean up!
Overflow #3. Took my non working pump to the "fish room" and put it in a bucket of citric acid after filling the sink full of water with the drain plug in to soak the dirty fittings from the pump. Went back to check on the tank and answered a few email and went back to take the pump out of the citric acid and encountered overflow #3. I had used RO/DI water to make the citric acid solution(about 3 gallons) and didn't think about the RO/DI unit automatically coming on after removing that 3 gallon of water. Guess what else empties in to that sink.....right, the waste water line from my RO/DI! I forgot to pull the drain plug after using the sink!
All I can say is thank heavens for wet/dry vacuums! Don't be like David....be smart and don't be lazy!
