RODI Float filled with water, recommendations?

[bkweibley]

Basicly my question is as my title says. I came home one day to a big water mess because my RODI water reservior overflowed because the float on my system somehow filled with water. I have one of the black retangle type floats, and suggestions on what type of float I should replace this one with that hopefully woulnt give me this problem again? Water messes in the basement stink....

 

[Reefing Madness]

Id just get another of the same float. How old was the other float?

 

[AZDesertRat]

I would switch to DC float switches and a solenoid for a trouble free installation. More expensive but bulletproof and safe.

 

[cdness]

I would switch to DC float switches and a solenoid for a trouble free installation. More expensive but bulletproof and safe.

I'm with him on this one... However I would keep the float there in case the switches failed as I have had them fail too. Just replace it with another float either the same type or different one. A float valve is a float valve so it doesn't really matter what you replace it with.

 

[bkweibley]

Id just get another of the same float. How old was the other float?

The old float was maybe on 2 months old or so

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[AZDesertRat]

If it was that new I think I would reconsider buying an identical replacement. Floats do fail but it should last longer than that. A big added benefit of the float switches is you can vary the start and stop levels and extend the run time of your RO/DI so it stays well flushed and you do not suffere the effects of TDS creep from the frequent starts and stops which eats DI resin much quicker. I have my float switches set 12" apart in my ATO storage so the level must drop 11 gallons before it comes on again to refill. TDS creep is a non issue like that.