Dosing from a distance

[AlanM]

If the 2 part chemicals were in the basement and the tank and sump were upstairs would it be better to put peristaltic dosers up by the tank pulling the chemicals up or would it be better to put them downstairs and pushing the chemicals up.

 

I think it would work either way, and when I asked the question of Avast about their ATO deluxe they said it didn't matter, but maybe a much slower 1.1ml doser would be different?

[Origami]

It doesn't matter if the tubing walls are thick and won't collapse under about 5 psi per 10 feet of vertical lift. If they did, put the pump under so it pushes. For high lifts, push the water up rather than pulling.

 

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[AlanM]

It doesn't matter if the tubing walls are thick and won't collapse under about 5 psi per 10 feet of vertical lift. If they did, put the pump under so it pushes. For high lifts, push the water up rather than pulling.

 

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Ok. I'd use ro/di tubing, so I think it wouldn't collapse, but it would be about 10 feet. It makes a difference on if I have to get another eb8 for the apex and a longish usb cable to the basement from the tank upstairs to control it.

[Steve175]

I would push it up rather than pull it up. You can simply run an extension cord from your EB8 (assuming you have a free socket) to the basement for a lot less $$$

 

 

"How did 1500G of saltwater cost THAT much?"

[AlanM]

I would push it up rather than pull it up. You can simply run an extension cord from your EB8 (assuming you have a free socket) to the basement for a lot less $$$

 

 

"How did 1500G of saltwater cost THAT much?"

 

Ok. Duh. Didn't think of an extension cord from the eb8 upstairs. Thanks. Stuff like this is why I ask questions even if I think I might know the right way to do it, because I'm usually not seeing something obvious.