[DaveG]

Can anyone recommend a shut off/solenoid to turn RO and booster pump off when static tank is full?

Is there a kit or do I need to buy the bits and do it myself? Are they easy to wire up to booster etc?

Cheers

[KS Cleaning]

I was hoping someone was gonna answer this. I haven't long set up my static with booster pump. I have got the solenoid shutting my water off ok, but my booster pump doesn't switch off 

[Clever Forum Name]

I use the auto fill from
Gardiner.

Gardiner sell all the bits.

[Michael Peterson]

the cheapest and best thing I have found that does this, is the smart water from gardiners, its under 100 pounds turns off your ro and booster pump when full and turns them back on when empty , best thing I hve bought in a long time they come in both voltages so you can use them with littlre ros and 4040

[sunshine windows]

Michael, I'd be careful with that setup if you're not flushing in between.  The tds is always significantly higher when turning water back on if you don't flush meaning you'll go through loads of resin

[DaveG]

Cheers boys

[Afterglow Window Cleaners]

To do this I bought a float valve and a float switch.

The float valve turns off the water when the back pressure builds up.

The float switch turns off the pump when a desired water level is reached.

I set it up so that the float switch activates before the float valve (pump turns off before back pressure stops water)

Works well on my 300gpd ro, the float switch cost under £3 and the float valve about £5 if i remember, both available on ebay.

[DaveG]

Thanks for that Afterglow... Do you have any links for the parts?

Many thanks

[Afterglow Window Cleaners]

On ebay...

Float Switch for turning off pump
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Side-Mount-Water-Level-Sensor-Liquid-Horizontal-Float-Switch-Tank-Pool-Fish-Bowl-/151579582183?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item234ad8dee7

I did buy that from a different seller, but it came without the washer and backnut so I have linked to one that comes with both.

Float valve for turning off water with back pressure
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Float-Ball-Valve-Shut-off-1-4-Automatic-Fill-Feed-Fish-Tank-Aquarium-RO-Water-/221713747147?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item339f2b4ccb

That ones from china, but you can buy from UK sellers for a bit more money

Oh and to solve your flushing problem (you just need to make sure you get the right one for your RO output)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300cc-Automatic-Flush-Valve-300ml-per-m-Valve-Auto-Flush-24v-Reverse-Osmosis/121499668926?_trksid=p5411.c100167.m2940&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140131123730%26meid%3D25fcacd914264499a947346d6991c8a1%26pid%3D100167%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D111530292418

[Fieldsy]

Excellent, thanks for the links. Think I will have to set this up on our 4040, cos at the moment we get about 900 litres in 4 1/2 hours, so can only really be at home when water is running. Excuse my ignorance, but how does the float switch connect to the pump ?  I assume you have the float switch and float valve at approx same level in the tank. Thanks

[Fieldsy]

Probs need this one as its 1/2" feed 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Float-Ball-Valve-Shut-off-1-2-Automatic-Fill-Feed-Fish-Tank-Aquarium-Water-/151558185982?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item23499263fe

[DaveG]

Thanks Afterglow, much appreciated

[Afterglow Window Cleaners]

Excellent, thanks for the links. Think I will have to set this up on our 4040, cos at the moment we get about 900 litres in 4 1/2 hours, so can only really be at home when water is running. Excuse my ignorance, but how does the float switch connect to the pump ?  I assume you have the float switch and float valve at approx same level in the tank. Thanks

Float switch to pump, you have to cut the wire to the pump and put the switch inline so it controls it on and off. My float valve is higher than the switch so it turns the pump off first just before the float valve operates. If the float valve operates first it tries to stop the water even though the pump is still on

I dont know how this would work with a 4040 as my RO already has a auto shut off valve fitted

[Fieldsy]

No problem, I've found a similar item with a 1/2" barb connection, so will connect my present 1/2" pipe to the barb and just route the float valve into the tank.

With regards to the float switch, it only has two wires. I'm assuming these will connect inline of the live side feed of the pump wiring with the negative remaining untouched ?

cheers Paul

[Spruce]

I have a float switch from Machine Mart. Its an 230v unit and the same was a submersible pump except that it is wired the other way around (full tank = off,  empty tank = on.)

It an 8 amp unit and it activates a 230v normally off solenoid valve situated before the prefilters.
 
I've suspended from the top of the IBC tank using a length (around 300 mm) and 2 gland connectors.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/tower-male-comp-gland-white-20mm-pack-of-2/45943

The conduit is a push fit into the connector made tighter with a couple of turns of PTFE tape.  The lower gland is tight on the cable of the float valve with enough slack to hold the float switch into the vertical position at the top of the tank. My tank fills to about 150mm of the top of the IBC tank. The float switch actuates when the IBC tank is about 75% full.

These connectors also act as a pivot for the cable of the float switch.

https://www.plumbingsupply.com/alarm.html

This is the same action in the diagram but the pivot is from the top.

being 8 amp, your booster pump can be wired directly in parallel with this switch so will switch on and off at exactly the same time as the solenoid valve. (max amps of booster pump =- 1800 watt) 

[Afterglow Window Cleaners]

No problem, I've found a similar item with a 1/2" barb connection, so will connect my present 1/2" pipe to the barb and just route the float valve into the tank.

With regards to the float switch, it only has two wires. I'm assuming these will connect inline of the live side feed of the pump wiring with the negative remaining untouched ?

cheers Paul

Yep, cut the live and join with the switch

[Fieldsy]

Well, got the switch, fitted it all by cutting live, fired it all up, pump kicks in fine, but lifting the float to level position doesn't cut the pump off .

Shows that wiring is all connected ok, because pump is working via the switch.

[KS Cleaning]

Think av fecked ma booster pump   Because it's not been wired up to shut off along with the water,  it was running dry for a couple of minutes the other day, worked fine yesterday but today it wouldn't work, think the rotor has seized

[Fieldsy]

I went with Spruce's option and just changed a couple of bits, pics are in this thread 

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=195277.msg1696432#msg1696432