Tunze Osmolator and Nilsen Reactor

[Dag]

Why would running a Nilsen reactor be any different then running the Kalk chamber that you can buy with the osmolator? Shouldn't you be able to just open up the Nilsen reactor and let the osmolator top off like normal?

I currently use the osmolator and the tunze kalk chamber, but I have to add kalk every week. I want to substitute the Nilsen reactor instead because it's bigger, I won't have to add kalk as often, and it's got a stirrer. Also the tunze chamber sits inside my RO/DI reservoir and it's hard to access, whereas the Nilsen is a standalone. Am I thinking about this correctly?

I feed my MRC Nilson reactor with my Osmolator. The Osmolator just pumps water through the reactor. It works fine this way for me. The Osmolator turns on a couple of times an hour and runs for maybe 30 seconds. I don't restrict the output of the Nilson in any way

Dougc, that's what I'm planning to do. Any suggestions/improvements?

 

[dougc]

Just make sure that you don't create an unintentional siphon. If the reactor inlet is above the water level in your topoff container, it will back siphon when the Osmolator pump shuts off. My reactor is lower than the topoff container, so it is not a problem for me, but you could also use a check valve between the pump and the reactor for this purpose.

 

[Dag]

Yes, all of this stuff is located below the sump. Only the outlet from the osmolator is above the sump and it doesn't touch the water. The water drops down.

 

[Dag]

Oh, I misunderstood. Is the inlet on the reactor at the top of the reactor or the bottom?

 

[dougc]

Both the in and out go through the top lid.