600gal (96x48x30)...

[asnatlas]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6849707#post6849707 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by szwab
my understanding is permeate pumps are only effective when filling a tank with a bladder (like those used in drinking water syatems ) and have no advantage when just used the way reefers do with a float switch or solenoid into an open container ie. brute or sump etc. Their purpose is to balance out the back pressure caused by the pressure created by the bladder in the tank. Correct me if I am wrong please I would like to save some $$ in the H20 dept.

I had my permeate pump hooked up at first with out a "bladder" tank and it worked fine, I could tell it was working because the pump "clicks" on and off and you can watch the waste line stop producing water for a few seconds... I am kinda mad because when I bought the permeate pump I picked up a bladder tank as well because they told me that some people were successfully in using it without a bladder tank and others needed one... I currently have the bladder tank hooked up and notice no difference in the operation of the permeate pump...

 

[szwab]

just curious, I was checking into it and ran across spectrapure's site/info
"Important Note: The permeate pump is only effective when used with a bladder storage tank. Use of permeate pump does not have any advantage when being used with tanks or sumps open to atmosphere. "

 

[seandanekind]

18 days and no updates.... So does the tank hold water???

 

[asnatlas]

Yep yep the tank holds water, I have been delayed because of work and I was helping my cousin move... I am hoping to get started back on it again this upcoming wk...