Good afternoon R2R community
I need DIY help!!!
I am having trouble with my newly built mixing station. Specifically, I am having trouble with the BRS uniseal plumbing on my RODI storage not leaking. I am using a white 20g Rubbermaid Brute trashcan for RODI water. The design is simple, with a float valve at the top, and a plumbed line out at the bottom, which currently uses a uniseal. This plumbed line out connects gate valve and then to a flexible hose. The RODI container sits on a platform above the SW container, and thus opening the gate valve allows gravity to do the work without a pump. I have a small bedside tank in my room, and thus being able to use the hose to fill up an ATO is still useful (but I can do hard plumbing if that's what the fix requires). I'm avoiding plumbing these with an external pump together for several reasons.
My issue is that the uniseal keeps leaking. There is a chance that the hole for the uniseal is the issue, and I need to clean up the edges. However, IMHO, it will not matter: the weight of the plumbing attachments coming off of the uniseal pull the valve down slightly and away from the trashcan, breaking the seal. Please see the attached photos, especially the space created between the container and the univalve. I previously had a bulkhead for this, but switched to uniseal after some leaks and hearing that uniseals were better for curved surfaces.
What can I do to fix the problem? Nix the hose, do a hard plumb and affix the pipe to the stand for support, thereby eliminating the downward pressure on the univalve? Build a support stand for the current setup to keep it from pulling down?
I need DIY help!!!
I am having trouble with my newly built mixing station. Specifically, I am having trouble with the BRS uniseal plumbing on my RODI storage not leaking. I am using a white 20g Rubbermaid Brute trashcan for RODI water. The design is simple, with a float valve at the top, and a plumbed line out at the bottom, which currently uses a uniseal. This plumbed line out connects gate valve and then to a flexible hose. The RODI container sits on a platform above the SW container, and thus opening the gate valve allows gravity to do the work without a pump. I have a small bedside tank in my room, and thus being able to use the hose to fill up an ATO is still useful (but I can do hard plumbing if that's what the fix requires). I'm avoiding plumbing these with an external pump together for several reasons.
My issue is that the uniseal keeps leaking. There is a chance that the hole for the uniseal is the issue, and I need to clean up the edges. However, IMHO, it will not matter: the weight of the plumbing attachments coming off of the uniseal pull the valve down slightly and away from the trashcan, breaking the seal. Please see the attached photos, especially the space created between the container and the univalve. I previously had a bulkhead for this, but switched to uniseal after some leaks and hearing that uniseals were better for curved surfaces.
What can I do to fix the problem? Nix the hose, do a hard plumb and affix the pipe to the stand for support, thereby eliminating the downward pressure on the univalve? Build a support stand for the current setup to keep it from pulling down?