Help Save My Marriage !

[RMS18]

... by helping me put and end to flooding my garage. Definitely click bait the wife just shakes her head when I flood the garage.. but I know she's keeping count in her head, so when she bangs and dents a wall in the house I can't say anything.

I need help figuring out an automated way to stop over flowing my mixing station. In good flood this once a week, I get distracted with work, the cat, food, or the tank.

Here is my setup, how would I incorporate a float valve or a way to kill the water flow with the cleanest set up possible?

 

[ReeferSteve]

Add a float switch

 

[ReeferSteve]

I’m telling you this a few weeks after flooding my basement again so what do I know lol

 

[Salt & Peper]

Add a float switch

+1

 

[wkd4b11]

All you need is a float valve in your Brute can.
I'm surprised you don't have one with that RO/DI setup? It didn't include it?

Reverse Osmosis Float Valve

Why does BRS recommend this? Float valves are simple to install and can save a lot of water from ending up on the floor. They can be installed in containers as small 1 gallon pails, sumps, and 200 plus gallon commercial storage containers to shut off the flow of water. Even if you do not have a...

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[SliceGolfer]

 

[vetteguy53081]

FLOAT switch with solenoid, even a JBJ ATO with tom pump which will turn pump off when float reaches height that is set

 

[phatduckk]

Looks like a BRS RO unit. You either already have a shut off on it or can get one added.

Auto Shut Off Kit for Reverse Osmosis Systems

All Bulk Reef Supply RODI units come pre-installed with an Auto Shut Off Valve and check elbow. If you wish to add a float valve to your BRS RODI system, just purchase a float valve separately and connect it to your product water line. Standard Float Valve Adjustable Float Valve Auto shut off...

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My unit came with it from BRS. Just needed a float switch in my Brute

 

[DarthSimon]

Above is basic , but can solve your problem quickly.

 

[jokerman826]

you need to install a float valve. one should have come with your BRS RODI

 

[DarthSimon]

 

[bsr2430]

Glad I got the notification! We have/had the same issue.

I’ve flooded my garage twice, guess what, wife didn’t even know!

I added a turn value because when it fill all the way up it will spill out a little. That way you can turn it close and be fine. I also used coral glue to seal it up. Wanted to be 100% safe on this!

 

[bsr2430]

Glad I got the notification! We have/had the same issue.

I’ve flooded my garage twice, guess what, wife didn’t even know!

I added a turn value because when it fill all the way up it will spill out a little. That way you can turn it close and be fine. I also used coral glue to seal it up. Wanted to be 100% safe on this!

If I would’ve know my foot was in the image I would’ve cropped it out... ew.

 

[JoshH]

Looks like a BRS RO unit. You either already have a shut off on it or can get one added.

Auto Shut Off Kit for Reverse Osmosis Systems

All Bulk Reef Supply RODI units come pre-installed with an Auto Shut Off Valve and check elbow. If you wish to add a float valve to your BRS RODI system, just purchase a float valve separately and connect it to your product water line. Standard Float Valve Adjustable Float Valve Auto shut off...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

My unit came with it from BRS. Just needed a float switch in my Brute

Best solution is definitely and Auto Shut Off kit posted here. A float valve will definitely prevent the flooding but an ASO will shut the flow down entirely. With just the float valve your unit will continue to send water right down the drain until you remember to shut it off yourself. Which if you're like me you forget often.

 

[RMS18]

All you need is a float valve in your Brute can.
I'm surprised you don't have one with that RO/DI setup? It didn't include it?

Reverse Osmosis Float Valve

Why does BRS recommend this? Float valves are simple to install and can save a lot of water from ending up on the floor. They can be installed in containers as small 1 gallon pails, sumps, and 200 plus gallon commercial storage containers to shut off the flow of water. Even if you do not have a...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

No float switch was included. And yes it's a BRS system.

 

[RMS18]

Looks like a BRS RO unit. You either already have a shut off on it or can get one added.

Auto Shut Off Kit for Reverse Osmosis Systems

All Bulk Reef Supply RODI units come pre-installed with an Auto Shut Off Valve and check elbow. If you wish to add a float valve to your BRS RODI system, just purchase a float valve separately and connect it to your product water line. Standard Float Valve Adjustable Float Valve Auto shut off...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

My unit came with it from BRS. Just needed a float switch in my Brute

Awesome thank you for the link. Nothing is needed at the valve near water supply? Or I'm guessing it should be turned off at the water supply once filled?

 

[bsr2430]

Awesome thank you for the link. Nothing is needed at the valve near water supply? Or I'm guessing it should be turned off at the water supply once filled?

it will turn off at the trash can. The line where it drains will just keep draining.

 

[Albertan22]

Awesome thank you for the link. Nothing is needed at the valve near water supply? Or I'm guessing it should be turned off at the water supply once filled?

The square looking thing in that picture is a pressure valve that will sense the back pressure in the line from the closed float valve and turn off your source water. You should still manually turn off water when done but this will prevent the flood and keep you from wasting water.

 

[Albertan22]

it will turn off at the trash can. The line where it drains will just keep draining.

This is wrong. A float only will do what your describing but an auto shutoff kit will stop the whole filter from running.

 

[JoshH]

An ASO will stop all flow if setup correctly, a float valve on it's own will not