Need opinions on choosing ATO

[Aleiva16]

Good afternoon all,

I need a ATO and don't know which one to go with. I am stuck between 2 the JBJ or the autotopoff.com... If you guys have any experience with these please fill me in.

Thank you ,

 

[Zaffor]

I recently installed the tunze osmolator. I dont have alot of experience with this but the installation was extremely easy and it works great. I have a friend that has a direct topoff with float from his RO system and he had some trouble with it when I went to see his tank. (The float wasnt fully closing the line and his sump level was higher than normal).

 

[Aleiva16]

That tunze power head does it have an alarm

 

[rovster]

I have both tunze and an older elos. Both work well. Prefer the tunze, but its pricey. Its by far the best reviewed ato on the market.

 

[Firegrant]

Tunze and yes it has an alarm.

 

[120reefermadnes]

I love my tunze!

Recomend it 100%

 

[rps3]

Tunze or Elos

Nothing else, those float switches fail all the time.

 

[Aleiva16]

I see nobody cares for the ATOs I asked about lol.

 

[Zaffor]

The Tunze has an alarm for overfill and it also has a setting so it will alarm if your pump runs for 10 mins without water level change (water in reservoir low or pump failure).

You can disable/enable this with a switch inside the Tunze controller.

 

[nivram]

I see nobody cares for the ATOs I asked about lol.

Tunze ato is a very nice unit. There is nothing wrong with the two units you mentioned. Having run both. I highly recommend the autotopoff.com setup. It's what I've been running for over 3 years with no issues. If you had $150 to blow on a ato, go for the Tunze. Otherwise the autotopoff unit with the backup sensor and snail guard is the way to go in my opinion.

 

[ariel47]

I have tha avast marine deluxe ATO and love it.

 

[Stylo328]

I've used several over the years. The Tunze is the best to date. The alarm is a great plus.

 

[rps3]

Another thing to keep in mind is overall package. The Elos ato I have is just one sensor and doesn't take up much space, same goes for the tunze unit. If you don't have a lot of space to work with, consider one of the two.

 

[rovster]

I have tha avast marine deluxe ATO and love it.

I've also heard good things about the Avast. Seems to be popular with the Neptune/Apex crowd.....

 

[Biggar]

Tunze ato is a very nice unit. There is nothing wrong with the two units you mentioned. Having run both. I highly recommend the autotopoff.com setup. It's what I've been running for over 3 years with no issues. If you had $150 to blow on a ato, go for the Tunze. Otherwise the autotopoff unit with the backup sensor and snail guard is the way to go in my opinion.

I use this one too. I had to replace the relay in it because i got it wet. To my surprise, it was a quick easy fix. The company sells the parts cheap too.

 

[firewill65]

If you want to go the cheaper route...I had a autotopoff.com double float hooked to an aqualifter pump for 2 years. It finally failed at the 2 year mark when the lower float got stuck...good thing the upper float worked well. It was totally my fault...I guess I should have cleaned it sooner than 2 years! lol

 

[nivram]

I've also heard good things about the Avast. Seems to be popular with the Neptune/Apex crowd.....

It's a nice unit. I just wish the magnet was stronger. I have the mount with the ph probe holder.