Avast Marine Barrel Tender

Salinity01 · 03/09/2015, 11:11 AM

Anybody here using it? If so how do you like it? Is it trustworthy?

africangrey · 03/10/2015, 01:06 PM

I have not own this unit, but am concerned about TDS creep effect with setup like this, initial surge of high TDS water needed to be flushed out before water is filtered by DI.

mcgyvr · 03/10/2015, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by africangrey

I have not own this unit, but am concerned about TDS creep effect with setup like this, initial surge of high TDS water needed to be flushed out before water is filtered by DI.

Being that its the "barrel" tender which would imply more than a small ATO.. any TDS will be highly diluted and won't be a problem..
MY ATO is 16G and I never worry about purging when filling.. ATO water reads zero TDS..

And to the OP.. Avast is a good company that I'd trust.. Never used that product though.. Nor have I seen any reviews or problems.

Salinity01 · 03/10/2015, 03:54 PM

Well I bought it and hopefully will have it hooked up this weekend. Will post up a real user review. Something I couldn't find.

mcgyvr · 03/10/2015, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Salinity01

Well I bought it and hopefully will have it hooked up this weekend. Will post up a real user review. Something I couldn't find.

That money was just burning a hole in your pocket wasn't it

Salinity01 · 03/11/2015, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by mcgyvr

That money was just burning a hole in your pocket wasn't it

If it works as designed then i wont mind spending the money for it. If it doesnt work then im going to be ****ed. Lol. Still thinking about putting an extra emergency float switch on it just in case. I have a small one just laying around. I wanted it to basically be plug and play so i never have to worry about having rodi water on hand. I also didnt want to worry about TDS creep. Hopefully it works as designed and all i will have to do is monitor pressure and tds to change filters when needed.

ca1ore · 03/11/2015, 03:36 PM

Looks like a typical quality product from Avast (I'm a fan too). Of course, you can accomplish something similar if you have an Apex with a couple of float switches and a solenoid valve.

FLSharkvictim · 02/04/2017, 03:38 PM

Care to share some pixs of your avast barrel tender?

gus6464 · 02/04/2017, 04:18 PM

I've had mine for a month. Set it and forget it. I added a secondary safety with a float valve as I'm paranoid. The unit fires every week and half making almost 10g at a time. I did see some TDS creep but I pretty much fixed it by adding an auto flush valve to my rodi setup. When the solenoid on my barrel tender turns on the drop in pressure turns on my feed water solenoid and booster pump and also flushes the system for 18 seconds before starting to make rodi.

ReefKeeper64 · 02/04/2017, 04:40 PM

I like the way you doubled up the capacity by plumbing those two 5 gallon buckets together. What a great idea!

gus6464 · 02/04/2017, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ReefKeeper64

I like the way you doubled up the capacity by plumbing those two 5 gallon buckets together. What a great idea!

Thanks it really beats fancy ATO containers if you have the space. Adding extra 5gs to the setup is as cheap as $5 for a bucket and a uniseal.

moondoggy4 · 02/04/2017, 07:08 PM

I have bought one for my RO/DI station that I will be building but I have not installed it as of yet.

03/09/2015, 11:11 AM	#1
Salinity01 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 144	Avast Marine Barrel Tender Anybody here using it? If so how do you like it? Is it trustworthy?

03/11/2015, 03:36 PM	#7
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Looks like a typical quality product from Avast (I'm a fan too). Of course, you can accomplish something similar if you have an Apex with a couple of float switches and a solenoid valve. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

02/04/2017, 04:40 PM	#10
ReefKeeper64 Wanna be a reefkeeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,158	I like the way you doubled up the capacity by plumbing those two 5 gallon buckets together. What a great idea! __________________ Reef Savvy 110g Tank \| GHL Profilux 4 Controller & Doser \| Royal Exclusiv Skimmer & Dreambox/Sump \| ATI 8x54 Sunpower T5 \| Ozotech Ozone Generator

03/10/2015, 01:06 PM	#2
africangrey Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: N San Jose Posts: 1,483	I have not own this unit, but am concerned about TDS creep effect with setup like this, initial surge of high TDS water needed to be flushed out before water is filtered by DI.

03/10/2015, 03:54 PM	#4
Salinity01 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 144	Well I bought it and hopefully will have it hooked up this weekend. Will post up a real user review. Something I couldn't find.

02/04/2017, 03:38 PM	#8
FLSharkvictim Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Tampabay - FLORIDA Posts: 240	Care to share some pixs of your avast barrel tender?

02/04/2017, 04:18 PM	#9
gus6464 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,079	I've had mine for a month. Set it and forget it. I added a secondary safety with a float valve as I'm paranoid. The unit fires every week and half making almost 10g at a time. I did see some TDS creep but I pretty much fixed it by adding an auto flush valve to my rodi setup. When the solenoid on my barrel tender turns on the drop in pressure turns on my feed water solenoid and booster pump and also flushes the system for 18 seconds before starting to make rodi.

02/04/2017, 07:08 PM	#12
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	I have bought one for my RO/DI station that I will be building but I have not installed it as of yet.