--Advanced Question-- Connecting 2 or reservoirs with auto top off +rep offered

im pretty sure i know what you did.


you tried to pull from your original RO res to lines that are attached to float valves on the 2 separate res.


imho, THAS where you fucked up at.

You are assuming gravity will be your friend at all times....and sure it will be....unless you get a tad higher than the original.


you should ran a 2-way or 3-way splitter from your RO filter system and hooked up from there.

secondly when fucking with water and heavy amounts....its best to use 'bulkhead' type fittings and then silicone them if need be

bulkhead fittings are screw tight and have a grommet to prevent leaks and such.

also, which type of silicone you used makes a difference

the purple tube plumbing goop is geigh

i only use Silicone II type caulking. premium shit and permanently waterproof

and the pipe dope with teflon is great too!!! i think great white?

here are the pics

thanks for always helping blunts

i think i might just go buy another tank and start over

i found this regarding the bulkhead fitting

http://www.truetex.com/bulkhead.htm

should i follow this tutorial?

bushmang said:

thanks for always helping blunts

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ANY TIME BRO!!! ANY TIME!!!

just holler at me in PMs if you cant find me

btw im getting some pictures of my RO res for you to analyze if you have any questions


judging from your pics...i would start over and leave the brass alone

LoudBlunts said:

btw im getting some pictures of my RO res for you to analyze if you have any questions


judging from your pics...i would start over and leave the brass alone

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exactly what i thought and yes the pics would be awesome so i can recreate ur creation.

full shot of the RO res (all it is, is a 50 gallon Brute trashcan on a wheel dolly thas modded to my liking)



the float valve...if you look close enough you will see a squiggly line of water...that is coming from the float valve via the RO filter in my closet



of course the inter works. UV sterilizer, 2 ario 4 aerators and a pump that is hooked up to the hose of the bottom of the RO res. and of course the float valve



that Blue line is the 'treated' RO water coming from my RO filter plugged into the float valve

you see that white nut on the float valve? thas what i was talking about a 'bulkhead' type fitting. i just drilled a small hole, put in the float valve and put the nut on so it will prevent any leaks (of course it will never get that high because of how the float is set, but plan B is the uber way to combat leaks, etc etc)

the beige adapter is just a quick connect fitting

by 2way and 3way splitters

i mean these type of splitters: http://www.hydrologicsystems.com/content/view/83/130/

http://www.hydrologicsystems.com/content/view/60/130/


you would hook that up to your RO output of your filter and just run lines from the splitter to your 2 nute tanks or whichever you prefer. For additional safety, you can put inline turn valves to shut off just incase you dont want it on auto-top off. However float valves are pressure safe, pressure/force (what activates and deactivates the float) is hard to fool in situation like these

hope that helps brother

let me know if you need anything else...ill be watching

damm dude ur tank is sick. im going to do my best to recreate it ill post pics as soon as im done. going to get the parts right now. thanks again for all the pics and instructions. respect.

LoudBlunts said:

hope that helps brother

let me know if you need anything else...ill be watching

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bushmang said:

damm dude ur tank is sick. im going to do my best to recreate it ill post pics as soon as im done. going to get the parts right now. thanks again for all the pics and instructions. respect.

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loudblunts thanks again i finished my tank and this time no leaks and is working nice. thanks again for all the pics they helped out a lot ur da mang!!!!

no problem man.... glad everything worked out.


good luck with ya grow bro.