I am setting up my RODI system in my basement and I am going to pump the water it makes up to my display tank, which is up one floor. Because this is a long distance could I use a camping hose, which is drinking water safe, to pump the water into the tank instead of a python (or similar product).
Camping Hose Instead of Python
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Jeepguy242
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is your reservoir for fresh in the basement and you are pumping up to an ATO or do you just want the RO/DI from the unit to go up to the tank...
i ask because i have my RO unit under the kitchen sink and run 1/4" poly tubing up into my attic to my mix tank in the garage and i just let the pressure from the unit do it with no pump.... it slows the production down a bit but i think that is almost negligible
its about a 150' run and no issues
i ask because i have my RO unit under the kitchen sink and run 1/4" poly tubing up into my attic to my mix tank in the garage and i just let the pressure from the unit do it with no pump.... it slows the production down a bit but i think that is almost negligible
its about a 150' run and no issues
Jeepguy242
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gotcha!
your gonna need to get the exact rise that you need to move the water, assuming that the brutes are on the floor, measure the distance the pump needs to lift the water and maybe add a couple of feet just to be safe...
then check out the charts for the pumps and see what the flow is at that height...
this pup will lift water at 2400gph at a height of 9 feet, http://www.dannermfg.com/Store/images/instructions/ZG140.pdf and it has a shutoff at 24 feet (won't pump any higher)
i use danner pumps and they work great... however the last one i bought was a cheap pond pump at lowes just because i had a transfer pump fail (maxi jet 1200) and needed one for a quick water change and it doesn't need to lift more than 2 feet
Jeepguy242
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i doubt very seriously you will be getting any pressure at all, most impeller pumps you can stop the flow by putting your thumb over the hose.... plus if the end of the tube is open you won't be building any pressure...
when i transfer water to my tank, i have the hose out in the garage and i turn on the pump, put my thumb over the end of the tube to stop the flow and walk thru the house to the tank... take my thumb off the hose and when i am done if water is still flowing i put my thumb back on the hose and walk back to the garage... i use the cheap clear plastic vinyl water tube from lowes for this, i even have a push together barb fitting in the middle because they didn't have a solid length of hose that would reach my tank...
the pump i use is advertised at 600 GPH at 0 head (lift)
the GPH you want depends on lift you need to go and how fast you want it to flow.... i suggest het the strongest pump you can afford with the highest lift you can find...
