yannicksjh
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Hi, I want to fill a 30 gallon fresh water barrel for my top off water, then pump it to my sump when needed. Right now i have my RO/DI unit plumbed directly to my sump with a regular (humidifier) plastic float valve. I have a shut off in between and turn it on when needed (pain in the butt) . So my question is to a need a selonoid to turn the pump in the barrel on/off or can i use a small pump like a "Tom Aquatics Aqua Lifter pump" and just leave it on in the barrel and it will push the water when the float goes down? Is this too hard on the pump (even if the pump is so small). I also have to mention that the barrel will be about 10' away with about 3' of it going up. Hope you guys get my bad explanation. thanks in advance