Water Change
Hi Guys,
my new SpectraPure LiterMeter finally arrived yesterday. !
I got one main control unit and 1 slave pump.
Got it set up, and calibrated right away. Then came the fun of plumbing it into the system.
The fish room and sump are so long, so had to figure out the most practical location for access to the new water and the power.
Set up the main unit on the all close to the main 40mm pipe that comes from the top IBC.
It draws water from that pipe, and discharges it into the filter socks in the sump.
The slave then draws water out of the sump, by the filter socks compartment, and discharges it all the way at the other end of the fish room, into the drain under the sink.
Got it all up and running last night. Ironically, the shortest pipe, from main unit to the IBC intake pipe, only about 350mm, was so short, I did not want to cut into a new roll of the John Guest pipe, so I cut a small extra piece I had left from when I set up the RO/DI.
At 6 this morning I go down to the basement to check, and find the floor awash with water from the fish room all the way to the basement sump pit !! Seems that short pipe created a split in the curve going up to the connector , and must have been spraying water most of the night. !!
Lesson learned - dont try to be too practical or tight, use everything new.
I had attached the units to the wall with velcro patches, but from past experience, was 'wise' enough to add a cord to each, in case the patches let go, and the units would fall into the water below.
Good I did it, as both had given.
Dashed to Bunnings this morning, and bought a rack to mount them - does not look too sexy, but practicality first, and aesthetics later.
Got it all rigged up now, and running well.
Set it to take in 50 liters of new water from the top IBC, and the other pump to discharge 50 liters from the sump to the waste.
Chipping away ... getting there.
Keep you posted on progress.
Jac
my new SpectraPure LiterMeter finally arrived yesterday. !
I got one main control unit and 1 slave pump.
Got it set up, and calibrated right away. Then came the fun of plumbing it into the system.
The fish room and sump are so long, so had to figure out the most practical location for access to the new water and the power.
Set up the main unit on the all close to the main 40mm pipe that comes from the top IBC.
It draws water from that pipe, and discharges it into the filter socks in the sump.
The slave then draws water out of the sump, by the filter socks compartment, and discharges it all the way at the other end of the fish room, into the drain under the sink.
Got it all up and running last night. Ironically, the shortest pipe, from main unit to the IBC intake pipe, only about 350mm, was so short, I did not want to cut into a new roll of the John Guest pipe, so I cut a small extra piece I had left from when I set up the RO/DI.
At 6 this morning I go down to the basement to check, and find the floor awash with water from the fish room all the way to the basement sump pit !! Seems that short pipe created a split in the curve going up to the connector , and must have been spraying water most of the night. !!
Lesson learned - dont try to be too practical or tight, use everything new.
I had attached the units to the wall with velcro patches, but from past experience, was 'wise' enough to add a cord to each, in case the patches let go, and the units would fall into the water below.
Good I did it, as both had given.
Dashed to Bunnings this morning, and bought a rack to mount them - does not look too sexy, but practicality first, and aesthetics later.
Got it all rigged up now, and running well.
Set it to take in 50 liters of new water from the top IBC, and the other pump to discharge 50 liters from the sump to the waste.
Chipping away ... getting there.
Keep you posted on progress.
Jac
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