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12-04-2007, 12:28 AM
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 How dose this hook up How dose this hook up to PVC? I thought I'd ask before I order it online. Home : Aquarium : Plumbing Parts : PVC Miscellaneous : Sump Valve  Sump ValveKent Marine Starting at: $19.59 Use this Sump Valve with R.O. Units in your Reservoir tank. It is constructed of tough injected molded black ABS plastic. Large orifice will not plug easily with Kalkwasser addition. Rated for use with city water pressure.
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12-04-2007, 12:42 AM
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| Re: How dose this hook up It uses smaller flexible tubing, not pvc. I'm not sure exactly what size tubing, maybe 3/8" - you can call the manufacturer or the online store that is selling it and ask what they recommend.
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12-04-2007, 09:42 AM
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| Re: How dose this hook up The valve gets hooked up by creating a hole in one of you sump's baffles (or sump itself) and then you put the float valve threads through the hole and put a nut on the back side. On the back side of, there is a opening through the middle of the threads where 1/4" tubing connects. I'd guestimate that you need 4-5" of free space behind the baffle for the tubing to connect (unless you use a very flexible tubing (not recommended due to kinking) or a 90 degree elbow) and 5-6" of free space in front of the baffle for the float valve itself.
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12-04-2007, 11:04 AM
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| Re: How dose this hook up Is this the thing to use or is there something cheaper out there, or maybe just better.
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12-04-2007, 11:44 AM
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| Re: How dose this hook up That is what I have used for the past 4+ years and it has never failed, but...you never know. The price was right and it's worked out good for me. My ATO setup consists of a 5 gal bucket with a I have a hole near the bottom. At the hole, I have a valve and 1/4" tubing connected to a kent float valve in the sump. When the water drops, the float valve lowers and drips my ATO water into the tank. If my float valve were to fail, I could potentially dump 5 gallons of water into the tank, but that hasn't happened to me yet and my sump can handle about 10 gallons of extra water so it wouldn't overtop anyway. I WOULD NOT connect the float valve (or any other ATO device) directly up to my RO unit because if it were to fail, you'd have an endless water supply.
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