Xzap's ECS = Evaporation Compensation System

[Xzap]

Here's a thingie I made to add water to my tank due to evaporation between pwc. Is it really necessary, no way. Was it fun to make.. absolutely
Total cost of the parts was $7.75 and took about 15 mins. to put together. When my water level drops a bit, I'll open the valve and let water in til it's at the desired level.

For purpose of illustration I've let it hang on the front of the curtain. It will go BEHIND the curtain, you'll never know it's there.

Thx,

Dave

 

[Xzap]

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[czcz]

Cheap, easy, and effective means I'm gonna do it. You sealed around the exit pipe with silicone? I'm thinking bulkhead would be faster. Kudos.

 

[greenmaji]

That looks like a threaded bulkhead.. nice..
(btw.. Ive been looking for the same pitchers, I have one, for the fridge!!)

 

[krap101]

but is the pitcher big enough?

 

[greenmaji]

I like the idea of the topoff water going into the top of the HOB filter.. Plumbing from a RO/DI would be cool!

 

[krap101]

that would be cool.

 

[Hara]

now come up with something for me that will deliver 5 gallons a day!

 

[greenmaji]

Hara....
A top off valve from the farm supply store.. and a RO/DI unit.. use it with a unit like this.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20684&item=4391301871

It should produse about 4 gallons a hour.. so you could use the RO/DI to premix holding barrels for your auto-water changer project as well!

 

[krap101]

i saw an auto topoff thing at menards. it was like 15$?? it was for like cow water fillers. somehow you could connect that to an ro?

 

[greenmaji]

The auto topoff valve is for water troves.. you drill a hole in the trove and install the valve in like a bulkhead.. the plumbing is the same diamiamiter.

 

[krap101]

but how do you get this to the right temperature?

 

[greenmaji]

it only puts in the water that evaporates out.. the water would be room temperature.. the heater in the tank would be bringing the new water up to temperature.. its not a water change....
If you were to build a auto water changing system you have two routes... you can have mixing barrels and do cycled waterchanges with pumps or you can do constant drip water changes.. in the case of the holding tanks you can heat them.. with the drip systems your adding only a negligable amont of water like in this example.. the heater of the tank brings the water up to the correct temperature..

 

[Xzap]

now come up with something for me that will deliver 5 gallons a day!

How about this Hara ..

 

[Xzap]

Note: I originally built this as an automatic top off system. In theory, the water should stop draining from the top off pitcher when the tank's water level reaches the bottom of the tube, but it doesn't. I'm assuming the top on the pitcher isn't making a 100% air tight seal.

Thx,

Dave

 

[Hara]

The link is not showing anything....and I am trying hard to imagine what you are saying. My brain is not coming up with anything that would work in my living room.

 

[Xzap]

The image is a 5 gal bottled water cooler. I have one in my house and the ECS works on the same principle.

Dave