Please help with osmolator

[Brewboy74]

Roger,

I am leaving for the weekend in like 30 mins. I set up the osmolator and it seemed to be working fine. It is set up with the resivour at the same height as the sump. It turns on correctly and shuts off correctly. But...............I checked it a few minutes ago and it was leaking water into my sump after the pump was shut off.

What could be causing this. HELP

 

[dougc]

The feed line into your sump must be lower than the water level in your topoff reservoir and the water is siphoning into the sump. Make sure the end of the hose is higher than the water in the reservoir. That is why the instructions recommend pumping water directly into the display tank, since that is usually higher than the topoff reservoir.

 

[Brewboy74]

I will check that thanks..............

 

[Brewboy74]

That fixed it. I was only a problem when I filled my water resivour up all the way. I just ran it up to the overflow in my display tank and it is fine now.

Thanks............first time leaving my tank for the weekend.........I a nervous nellie.......lol

 

[rvitko]

For this reason the manual and web site illustrate running the hose to the tank and not the sump. I would never run the hose to the sump it is too risky.

 

[MikeG]

Running the hose to the tank can be problematic if located in a basement sump-room. What should be done then?

 

[rvitko]

If the sump is above the reservoir- no problem. Otherwise you should likely get the switched socket and run an Iwaki or GRI instead for the top off.

 

[MikeG]

My sump coould be above the reservoir. I was planning on having the sump on a short table -- i couold the fresh water tank below that. Thanks for the help Roger.

 

[agiacosa]

If the sump is above the reservoir- no problem. Otherwise you should likely get the switched socket and run an Iwaki or GRI instead for the top off.

Roger,

Can you elaborate a little more on this? What is the "switched socket"? Wouldn't an Iwaki or GRI be kinda overkill for water topoff?

 

[rvitko]

It is overkill but we offer a switched socket so people can add a pump of there choice. Really the choices I listed are about the only things that will beat the 10ft of head our pump offers but yes the flow is overkill. The part is 3150.11 and it just takes the 9V signal from the osmolator and uses it to switch a relay to turn on a 115V pump that is up to 150w.

 

[hawk66]

My sump is in the basement about 5ft. off the floor to reduce head for the return pump, my top-off resevoir (mag 7 in the resevoir and basic float switch in the sump) is below the sump on the floor , I want to use the osmolator sensors in the sump and continue useing the top off resevoir below the sump. Will this work?

 

[rvitko]

As long as you are pumping up it is fine.