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I think Home depot has them for rent, that reminds me of last year when kids left faucet running overnight and it flooded my whole 1st floor. Had to ripe everything out.
What happened?
Thanks Mike! I might just have to take you up on that offer.
Ok, heres the scoop. The barrel connector between the output of my RO/DI unit that connects to the tubing that fills my RO/DI resevoir somehow disconnected. I have an auto-shut off float valve & solenoid switch on the RO/DI resevoir to prevent it from overflowing. When the water hits the top the RO/DI shuts off via the solenoid switch. Well, I must have pulled the tubing off the barrel connector the two days ago when I was working on some stuff, so basically the RO/DI just ran onto the floor and gravity took the water under the wall of the fish tank room out to the bar area (behind the bar to be specific). I didnt notice for a about 36 hours. Just happened to notice that the RO/DI reservoir was low, which with the ATO/Solenoid never happens. Then i looked at the floor under/behind my fuge tank where the RO/DI tubing runs and saw it was all wet. I walked behind the bar and heard that awful swishing sound on the carpet. I sucked about 100 gallons or more with the wet dry vac. The RO/DI unit is rated at 75 gpd. So now the carpets are no longer soaked, but still wet. Really it is the matting under the carpet that is wet, it is real thin berber carpet. So the only think I can think of to help is one of those high powered blowers. The good news is at least it wasnt salt water!
Ok, heres the scoop. The barrel connector between the output of my RO/DI unit that connects to the tubing that fills my RO/DI resevoir somehow disconnected. I have an auto-shut off float valve & solenoid switch on the RO/DI resevoir to prevent it from overflowing. When the water hits the top the RO/DI shuts off via the solenoid switch. Well, I must have pulled the tubing off the barrel connector the two days ago when I was working on some stuff, so basically the RO/DI just ran onto the floor and gravity took the water under the wall of the fish tank room out to the bar area (behind the bar to be specific). I didnt notice for a about 36 hours. Just happened to notice that the RO/DI reservoir was low, which with the ATO/Solenoid never happens. Then i looked at the floor under/behind my fuge tank where the RO/DI tubing runs and saw it was all wet. I walked behind the bar and heard that awful swishing sound on the carpet. I sucked about 100 gallons or more with the wet dry vac. The RO/DI unit is rated at 75 gpd. So now the carpets are no longer soaked, but still wet. Really it is the matting under the carpet that is wet, it is real thin berber carpet. So the only think I can think of to help is one of those high powered blowers. The good news is at least it wasnt salt water!
At least you're looking at the bright side. When i was reading the earlier posts I had thought the worst so this is actually a relief hearing it's only RODI. Sucks but it's way way way better than the alternative.
Good luck getting the dryer. Live to reef another day.
Good luck getting the dryer. Live to reef another day.
The one thing that scares me in this hobby is event like this. Sorry to hear that. At least is clean RODI water
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I know it doesnt help you now, but this thing has saved me twice from disaster, its the best $10 you will spend:
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100038838
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs...langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100038838
