Humidifier Float Valve

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Well most tanks are 4.4 gallons and if they are properly charged (which you can check and adjust) they should empty completely if allowed to. But that's not that relative because a tank doesn't change the run time on the RO. Without a tank the RO runs until you fill your glass, sump or whatever is full but it takes a while to do so. With a tank you fill your "whatever" quickly, draining the tank, while the RO runs until the tank is full again. So the duty cycle on the RO is identical.

Thats what I mean, A pressure tank RO sys will come on/off with every glass you pour. What's the difference if plumbed direct to sump? still running the RO for a glass or 2 at a time. I was refering to Possible membrane wear on short running cycles. But if the Pressure tank ones do it all the time, then there can't be an issue with it.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Thats what I mean, A pressure tank RO sys will come on/off with every glass you pour. What's the difference if plumbed direct to sump? still running the RO for a glass or 2 at a time. I was refering to Possible membrane wear on short running cycles. But if the Pressure tank ones do it all the time, then there can't be an issue with it.

Yeah I agree, just don't use a mechanical float

[banditpowdercoat]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Yeah I agree, just don't use a mechanical float

And why not, seems to have worked well fro millions of Humidifiers and a lot of Reefers too


And I could see the accumulator princaple maybe helping the membrane life, but my float, when water level lowers, it acctually throttles open, and same when it gets full to shut off, it throttles closed as the container water level gets closer. Like how your toilet slows the flow down just before full, easing off on pressure to reduce water hammer.

[sphelps]

Haha, it's your tank dude. You can do whatever you want, but just cause you can do something doesn't make a good idea and it's not the membrane you need to worry about.

[banditpowdercoat]

You seem to be 100% dead set that a float valve WILL fail, flood tank and all is lost, yet there's Ton's of evidence to the contrary. What's up? Accidents can and WILL happen for sure. but if not 1 valve out of 1,000,000, then a Closed loop Pipe is gona burst due to internal stersses in the plastic and flood the place. Does that mean we should all get rid of our PVC and switch to sometihng else??

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

You seem to be 100% dead set that a float valve WILL fail, flood tank and all is lost, yet there's Ton's of evidence to the contrary. What's up? Accidents can and WILL happen for sure. but if not 1 valve out of 1,000,000, then a Closed loop Pipe is gona burst due to internal stersses in the plastic and flood the place. Does that mean we should all get rid of our PVC and switch to sometihng else??

Dude relax, I'm saying 'can' not 'will' and you CAN do whatever you're comfortable with, what do I care? Do yourself a favor and take someones advice once in a while or at least don't get offended by it. And PVC pipe breaking under internal stresses?? What are you talking about?