dieseldaisy
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I am trying to figure out a way to pump my saltwater from my basement to my 2 level floor where the tank is instead of carrying 20 gallons up each week? Is there such a way we are probably looking at 30+ feet up
x2Can you just run your ro line up and do all your mixing upstairs?
I use a Mag Drive 9.5 to pump saltwater up from the basement. I chose that because it's the same pump as my return and it's nice to have a spare return pump if it's ever needed. We cut a small hole in the closet floor close to the tank. My water station downstairs is below and maybe six feet over from the first floor tank, so that pump probably has around 12 to 15 feet of hose in which to move water upward. I mix saltwater in the basement and pump it to an empty Brute can upstairs. Once the water change is done, I pump the fresh saltwater into the tank with a Maxi-Jet 1200. Honestly, if I still had to carry water upstairs in buckets, I would have to get out of the hobby.
Move your mixing upstairs; you will no longer be carrying top off then too.
Welcome to my world . I use an Iwaki 100 and 1.5" PVC to do the job. Luckily my house is bubble-frame so all my interior walls are open through the second floor to the attic. Current codes don't allow that, but in 1903, it was done a lot. Only the first floor is covered with subfloor, and that's accessible through the basement. When we remodeled the kitchen and had the walls off, I ran the 1.5" through the wall in behind the sink and down to the basement. I also ran a little thermostat wire up with it to a switch that I use to control a relay that drives the pump. Quick connect fitting like they use for small fire hoses and the pipe is at a 60 degree angle so it drains and a little spa flex to get out from behind the sink. Hook up the quick connect, flip the switch and you better have buckets ready . When done, flip the switch to turn the pump off and let it drain back down into the basement.
Thinking about a gear pump with a similar manual relay setup for the topoff RO water. Don't need as much flow for that and gears do a great job with pushing high head.