Left RODI on, flood neighbors condo

[Bobbofin]

I left my RODI on overflowed a bucket and flooded my neighbors condo with about 15 gallons of water. Good thing we both have home owners insurance. The ceiling is cracked and stained. I feel like a jerk. I put the hose line in the bucket set my cell phone alarm then feel asleep.

 

[abaralnek]

maybe you need a float switch??

 

[biggyclops]

that sucks! i flooded my floor but luckily i live on the first floor.... were they pissed?

 

[Mrs. Delta]

We've all overflowed the RO/DI, but this really sucks. Unfinished basements are way easier to clean up. At least your home owners insurance is going to be useful.

 

[JayM]

yikes....hope your neighbor is understanding.

 

[Dangger]

How, may I ask, do you put a float switch on RO/DI Filter? Would this be fully mechanical? Float switch is connected to solenoid valve? How much pressure should the solenoid valve handle in order to hold back RO/DI water?

 

[ava420]

i over flow the bucket almost half the time..... i always forget it thank god the room under me isn't all messed up. its or room but still...
That really stinks! well that's what insurance is for i guess..

 

[stingythingy45]

How, may I ask, do you put a float switch on RO/DI Filter? Would this be fully mechanical? Float switch is connected to solenoid valve? How much pressure should the solenoid valve handle in order to hold back RO/DI water?

I just have a Kent mechanical plastic float shut off on my top-off barrel.But I also use a small ball valve to shut the water off.This helps so I can make a lot of ro/di instead of small amounts.This is suppose to make the membrane last longer.My ro/di is in my washroom upstairs and the top-off is 25 ft. away down in the basement.

 

[FOXYB]

I always over flow and did something similar when I first moved into my apartment. Now I set my 5 gal bucket in a 10 gal brute with a hole in the side. If the bucket overflows the brute catches then it empties through the hole and down the drain it goes.

 

[crownjules]

That happened to us last week. I don't usually forget but it happens. So we bought a longer piece if tubing so we can set the water bucket in the bath tub and if it overflows it just goes down the drain.

 

[biggyclops]

I ended up doing a 55 gallon drum for rodi in my basement... when I forget I get 55 gallons of fresh rodi.

 

[Jocko]

I use the Kent float valve too. It's simple and effective. I mean assuming your RODI supports auto-shutoff. Otherwise I'm not sure if you need to get your own ASO valve. Maybe somebody else can chime in on that part.

 

[richccjr]

How long can you store RO/DI water in a drum?

 

[willray]

Maann...that bites!A mechanical float is cheap and effective at preventing floods,it will not shut off the ro/di but will at least stop the vessel from filling up.

 

[Bobbofin]

It's under my sink, dual home/reef. I have a 4' length of tubing off the DI with the shut off valve. I usually put the bucket in the sink, put the hose in it so if it overflows it goes down the drain. There was dishes in the sink so I put the bucket on the floor, set the alarm, feel asleep, slept through the alarm and was awaken by my phone ringing and a neighbor banging on my door at 2:00am. She's cool. She understands it was an accident. Her insurance company has Serv-Pro coming Monday. There a 3' crack in her dinning room ceiling, stains on her kitchen ceiling and a few inches of sheetrock damage. Looks like I'm paying a $250 deductable. That was an expensive nap!

 

[s_kelley]

Wow thats rough, but i think we have all done it at some point or another. Good luck!

 

[JayM]

it could have been so much worse, esp if the neighbor was a dink. Be happy you're getting off so 'cheap'

 

[biggyclops]

How long can you store RO/DI water in a drum?

i run an air pump into it to keep it circulating... i usually run new water once it's half full.... so i would say a month or so....

 

[Mrs. Delta]

It's a good thing the neighbor woke up or was awake to get it shut off. Imagine if it had run all night?!?

 

[Arthur1]

As can be seen, a common problem. IMO every ro/di unit should have an aso valve and float to prevent this problem. Shuts production and waste water off until the water level drops. Not recommended to use as a direct top off to a sump!