RO/DI Disaster

[yzfr6]

Okay, i am getting sick of filling my garbage can with RO/DI water and forgetting to shut off the water causing a minor flood in my basement. Its not a huge deal since its concrete and there is a drain nearby but I am wasting a lot of water. How does everyone else avoid this?

[Playa-1]

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A float valve on the container you're filling and an Auto Shut off Valve on the RO/DI unit so that it doesn't continue dumping water down the drain after the the tank is full.

[tat2shawn]

+1 on the float valve.
Everyone's doing it. you should give it a try too!..LOL
Just make sure your RO unit has an Auto shut off for the waste water. If it does not, They sell a kit for it. It stops your drain water from continuing to pour down the drain.

[jason2459]

Yep, I use a float valve as a backup to me fogetting to turn of the water to the RO/DI unit. I dont rely on the float valve 24/7 though. I do turn off the water supply once my container is full. Float valves have been known to fail.

[Playa-1]

I agree that they can fail so don't bet the house on a $5 float valve. But it is nice not having to worry about it too much. Mine is in the garage and if it overflows then I just waste a little fresh water into the driveway. It has happened before and I was glad that it was in the garage instead of in the house :)