Capt_Cully
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Iteration "#2" of my DIY Kalk doser.
I changed out the feed line from 1/4" to 3/8". I also upgraded the pump from a Rio 1700 to a Quiet One 3000. The reservoir is a 5 gallon plastic tankard.
QO 3000 in RO vat, pushes RO into top of PVC. I drilled out the connector for the tubing and continued to feed it almost to the bottom of the PVC that sits on the bottom of the jug. When water comes on it is at a high enough volume that it restores the Calcium Hydroxide into suspension. The bottom of the PVC sits flush but has holes and notches in it to help make the flow more turbid for stirring.
There is a siphon break hole in the inner RO tubing just before the waterline and up near the top. There is also a siphon break coming out of the T, with the associated breather tube.
The large bulkhead and 1" PVC is for supplying additional Calcium Hydroxide. It will be capped in the future.
I can now dose close to 4 gallons which should cover my evap. It's easy to remove for cleaning and has that little overflow line (not sure it's big enough, one more trip to Lowes to increase its size to probably 1/2". All of that is in preparation for the inevitable POS/BRS 50ml/min doser failure.
I changed out the feed line from 1/4" to 3/8". I also upgraded the pump from a Rio 1700 to a Quiet One 3000. The reservoir is a 5 gallon plastic tankard.
QO 3000 in RO vat, pushes RO into top of PVC. I drilled out the connector for the tubing and continued to feed it almost to the bottom of the PVC that sits on the bottom of the jug. When water comes on it is at a high enough volume that it restores the Calcium Hydroxide into suspension. The bottom of the PVC sits flush but has holes and notches in it to help make the flow more turbid for stirring.
There is a siphon break hole in the inner RO tubing just before the waterline and up near the top. There is also a siphon break coming out of the T, with the associated breather tube.
The large bulkhead and 1" PVC is for supplying additional Calcium Hydroxide. It will be capped in the future.
I can now dose close to 4 gallons which should cover my evap. It's easy to remove for cleaning and has that little overflow line (not sure it's big enough, one more trip to Lowes to increase its size to probably 1/2". All of that is in preparation for the inevitable POS/BRS 50ml/min doser failure.
not very good at that stuff
