mmittlesteadt
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I ordered an Eshopps Float Valve for my (completely manual) gravity fed ATO.
The float itself is pretty good. The acrylic mounting bracket is great. From the reviews some have said it is flimsy and leaks and I can only assume they didn't hook it up right (or maybe theirs actually was faulty).
One thing I did not like about it was the supplied 1/4" tubing which is very stiff and fits into a very wiggly connector. But that really wasn't an issue for me anyway as I needed a different connection to my ATO reservoir's 1/2" outlet.
So, resourceful person that I am, I found a mod for it. The top part of the float's connection screws into the float. The hole for the supplied tubing is 1/4" but the outside of the connector is 1/2" and perfectly round and about 3/8" long. So rather than put tubing inside the connector (as it is supposed to be), I found some 1/2" (I.D.) very flexible tubing that I put over this connector. You can see it in the photo below.
1. The water inlet connector that gets screwed into the float valve base.
2. The new soft flexible 1/2" (I.D.) tubing over the connector.
3. A nylon squeeze clamp over the tubing to secure it.
Then with just a little pipe tape over the connector threads, the connector is then screwed back into the float valve base and can now easily be connected to 1/2" PVC pipe (or larger with an appropriate fitting).
I tested it and it performs flawlessly. No leaks and the float works as intended in a test outside of my sump.
Which will be hooked up to my ATO reservoir's valve outlet pipe...
The float itself is pretty good. The acrylic mounting bracket is great. From the reviews some have said it is flimsy and leaks and I can only assume they didn't hook it up right (or maybe theirs actually was faulty).
One thing I did not like about it was the supplied 1/4" tubing which is very stiff and fits into a very wiggly connector. But that really wasn't an issue for me anyway as I needed a different connection to my ATO reservoir's 1/2" outlet.
So, resourceful person that I am, I found a mod for it. The top part of the float's connection screws into the float. The hole for the supplied tubing is 1/4" but the outside of the connector is 1/2" and perfectly round and about 3/8" long. So rather than put tubing inside the connector (as it is supposed to be), I found some 1/2" (I.D.) very flexible tubing that I put over this connector. You can see it in the photo below.
1. The water inlet connector that gets screwed into the float valve base.
2. The new soft flexible 1/2" (I.D.) tubing over the connector.
3. A nylon squeeze clamp over the tubing to secure it.
Then with just a little pipe tape over the connector threads, the connector is then screwed back into the float valve base and can now easily be connected to 1/2" PVC pipe (or larger with an appropriate fitting).
I tested it and it performs flawlessly. No leaks and the float works as intended in a test outside of my sump.
Which will be hooked up to my ATO reservoir's valve outlet pipe...
