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[mutley29]

Pardon the dumbass question

But do the float valves for RO/DI units just stop production and keep running waste water or are they supposed to shut everything down.

i made a home made shutoff for my 24 gpd kent maxxima but it kept producing waste water, i wouldn't mind if i wasn't on a water meter, that could get rather expensive.

i was thinking or splitting my RO/DI out put to tank top off and my 55 gallon water change trash can, has anyone done this, is it/isn't it feasible?

and yes it's a Monday and i'm already having trouble, LOL

Thanks

Anton

 

[tangir1]

You need to have a ASO (auto-shut off) valve on the filter to shut off the input to the filter when the float switch close.

Without it , it is very wasteful.

 

[ufans]

Yep, you need more than just the valve to stop the product water from flowing. Kent Marine sells a Float Valve Kit for their RO systems. It uses a solenoid to close a valve before the water enters the RO canister and thus no waste water is produced.

 

[ufans]

here is the link to the Kent Marine FVK:

http://www.kentmarine.com/html/fvk.html