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11-29-2011, 09:18 AM
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A possible Auto top off solution...
I was going through a box of crap I have laying around and I saw a old toilet float valve that is still new in the box that I have never used and thought to myself "this would make a kick ass auto top off valve for my DIY sump". Being as I know very little about plumbing, does a toilet float valve need to have a lot of pressure behind it to work or would the force of gravity be enough to move water through the valve when it is open?
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11-29-2011, 11:44 AM
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Re: A possible Auto top off solution...
hrmm...interesting concept....
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11-29-2011, 12:01 PM
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Re: A possible Auto top off solution...
After researching this the only thing that is an issue is most toilet float valves have brass and/or copper in them. As most of us know those are both very bad for aquariums.
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11-29-2011, 12:02 PM
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Re: A possible Auto top off solution...
The float closes the valve when it gets high enough in the tank.It opens when you press the handle,using a chain or something like that to lift the flange up.When the water drops through the hole the float lowers opening the valve.The flange closes basically with gravity.
I am sure you can figure a way to encorporate it into your sump,though im not sure how.
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11-29-2011, 12:06 PM
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Re: A possible Auto top off solution...
I think I am actually going with a gravity fed DIY one. They are really simple to make and work on the same principle as the auto dog waterers. Besides, I really like to make stuff.
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