A lesson learned last night...I usually make RO/DI water in a 7 gallon bucket, which I place in my laundry sink, put the RO/DI output tube in there, turn on the faucet, and let it fill up. Well, last night we were doing laundry and I did not want any soap getting on my bucket, so I put it outside the sink and started making water. About 15 minutes later I check it and it is filling the bottom of the bucket, I turn up the water pressure a little more, check it 15 minutes later, it is slowly filling it up. Cool. Run off to BestBuy for a printer cartidge, come back, it is half full. Go outside and shoot some hoops, come back, looking good still. Start working on the computer, do some dishes, take a shower, start turning off the lights in the house to call it a night. Go towards the laundry room, OH NO!!! I realize I had forgot about my water bucket !! Rushed in and turned off the water before I even turned the light on!!! Flipped the light switch expecting to see a flood on the carpet and all the clothes that were ready for washing to be under water, and to my surprise, the water was right at the lip of the bucket, with the height of the water actually above the rim of the bucket but the surface tension of the plastic holding it back, a few seconds from starting to spill!!! Like the head on a Guiness rising right near the top and you have to quickly sip it before you lose a drop!
From now on, it is either do the laundry OR do the RO/DI, but not both. Always keep the bucket in the sink in case I have a brain lapse and it overflows. The reefkeeping gods were kind to me this time. Whew! (I shoulda learned last time it happened!)
From now on, it is either do the laundry OR do the RO/DI, but not both. Always keep the bucket in the sink in case I have a brain lapse and it overflows. The reefkeeping gods were kind to me this time. Whew! (I shoulda learned last time it happened!)
