RO/DI question

connpatd · 10/01/2007, 03:16 PM

I've been living in an apartment and I got an RO/DI filter about a month ago.

Since then I've had the filter located on the kitchen counter near my sink (It looks horrible there) and I've been putting my water containers in my sink to fill them (except for 1 night where I left it on the counter and it leaked all over the floor and into my neighbor's apartment downstairs - yikes).

Anyway, I'm buying a house (yeah!) and will soon be putting the RO/DI filter in my laundry room.

Since I do not have a sink in there, what should I do to avoid spilling water when the 5 gallon containers fill up? Is there some way to make it shut off automatically?

Do you have any links to a good DIY site that someone with no mechanical ability, like me, can use to build a doo-hicky that'll turn off the water when it gets full?

Thanks!

michaeljames · 10/01/2007, 04:26 PM

the cheapest way is to calculate how long it takes to fill the bucket then set an alarm clock to remind you to shut it off

JetCat USA · 10/01/2007, 04:31 PM

buy a bladder tank and install it so your RO water is held in the tank, then when you're ready to use it it feeds through the DI. then you don't have to wait for it to make

kau_cinta_ku · 10/01/2007, 04:54 PM

you could add a float valve to the 5 gal. bucket if your rodi system has an auto shutoff valve. one the water reaches the float valve it turns it off. it is how most do it with their water storage containers. however most are bigger then a 5 gal. bucket but will work the same way

10/01/2007, 03:16 PM	#1
connpatd Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 182	RO/DI question I've been living in an apartment and I got an RO/DI filter about a month ago. Since then I've had the filter located on the kitchen counter near my sink (It looks horrible there) and I've been putting my water containers in my sink to fill them (except for 1 night where I left it on the counter and it leaked all over the floor and into my neighbor's apartment downstairs - yikes). Anyway, I'm buying a house (yeah!) and will soon be putting the RO/DI filter in my laundry room. Since I do not have a sink in there, what should I do to avoid spilling water when the 5 gallon containers fill up? Is there some way to make it shut off automatically? Do you have any links to a good DIY site that someone with no mechanical ability, like me, can use to build a doo-hicky that'll turn off the water when it gets full? Thanks!

10/01/2007, 04:26 PM	#2
michaeljames Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 737	the cheapest way is to calculate how long it takes to fill the bucket then set an alarm clock to remind you to shut it off __________________ "This tastes like crap!" "Well here, try it with some selcon and garlic..." Current Tank Info: 180g RR AGA 2 x 250w SE MH 1 x 175 SE MH 2 x 6' Super atinic VHO Iwaki 100 return Reef Octopus Skimmer

10/01/2007, 04:31 PM	#3
JetCat USA Moved On Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,847	buy a bladder tank and install it so your RO water is held in the tank, then when you're ready to use it it feeds through the DI. then you don't have to wait for it to make

10/01/2007, 04:54 PM	#4
kau_cinta_ku Moved On Join Date: May 2005 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,669	you could add a float valve to the 5 gal. bucket if your rodi system has an auto shutoff valve. one the water reaches the float valve it turns it off. it is how most do it with their water storage containers. however most are bigger then a 5 gal. bucket but will work the same way