Webmanny
Active member
Hey guys,
This is just a reminder for everyone to make sure their ATO line to the sump is not lower than the water level in your ATO reserviour and also that it is secured in place. The reason for this reminder is because today I woke up to alarms from my APEX, which has a second float switch, which sets off an alarm, shuts down the skimmer and the reactors, if the water level in the sump goes above a certain point.
What caused this issue? The line from my ATO to the sump fell from its holder and ended up almost at the water line inside the sump. This would normally not be an issue until the ATO gets a low level signal and starts pumping fresh water to make up for evaporation, at that point the laws of gravity were enforced and about 4 gallons of water from the ATO made it to the sump until both where at the same level.
What made matters worse, was that as the ATO emptied water into the sump, the float valve opened and allowed more water to come in from the RODI, which I left running by mistake. I normally close the supply line to the RODI once I am done making water, but yesterday I forgot.
Lucky for me the alarm went off at 4:20am and I woke up and stopped the bleeding. Unfortunately, the damage is done and there is little I can do now, but wait for the evaporation to take place and the salinity to come back up slowly.
I checked salinity before I left the house and the salinity was at 1.022, which is not horrible, but not good either. I will keep you guys posted on results, but wanted to share my mistake with everyone so that you guys can avoid it. Not a fun start to your day to wake up to this, but it could have been worse.
This is just a reminder for everyone to make sure their ATO line to the sump is not lower than the water level in your ATO reserviour and also that it is secured in place. The reason for this reminder is because today I woke up to alarms from my APEX, which has a second float switch, which sets off an alarm, shuts down the skimmer and the reactors, if the water level in the sump goes above a certain point.
What caused this issue? The line from my ATO to the sump fell from its holder and ended up almost at the water line inside the sump. This would normally not be an issue until the ATO gets a low level signal and starts pumping fresh water to make up for evaporation, at that point the laws of gravity were enforced and about 4 gallons of water from the ATO made it to the sump until both where at the same level.
What made matters worse, was that as the ATO emptied water into the sump, the float valve opened and allowed more water to come in from the RODI, which I left running by mistake. I normally close the supply line to the RODI once I am done making water, but yesterday I forgot.
Lucky for me the alarm went off at 4:20am and I woke up and stopped the bleeding. Unfortunately, the damage is done and there is little I can do now, but wait for the evaporation to take place and the salinity to come back up slowly.
I checked salinity before I left the house and the salinity was at 1.022, which is not horrible, but not good either. I will keep you guys posted on results, but wanted to share my mistake with everyone so that you guys can avoid it. Not a fun start to your day to wake up to this, but it could have been worse.
