r/o top off

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  1. xan3x

    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    Can anyone piont me to how to use r/o as auto top off with out a resevior and pump?
     
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  3. AZDesertRat

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    It is not advised since the float valve can and will fail flooding your tank with fresh water and killing everything.
    It is always better to fill a ATO reservoir with RO/DI and pull from that so you have a lesser quantity that could possible flood or dilute your system. It is also better since float valves cycle on and off frequently and cause a RO membrane to have what is called TDS creep meaning you get a spurt of high TDS water every time the level in the tank drops a hair and it soon eats DI resin and causes membarne failure.
     
  4. xan3x

    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    cool thank you.