pizzaguy February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 (edited) As most know I have the awi typhoon extreme. As crazy as this sounds I've never used the float valve or asov until yesterday. First I've ever used one actually. So here's the problem. Float valve works fine shuts water off at valve. But the water supply just keeps running and out the drain it goes. Any suggestions is appreciated. Edited February 19, 2015 by pizzaguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octoman February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Do you have an auto shut off valve that looks like this? If so, sounds like this valve might be faulty or hooked up wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy February 19, 2015 Author Share February 19, 2015 Yes. Installed by awi. Never used but guess it could be faulty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octoman February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Top in/out should be before ro, bottom (side with screws) after ro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octoman February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 How is your water pressure? May have asov trouble if it's low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Better down the drain than on the floor, mamma always said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Are you talking about the waste water running? If you're ASOV is installed properly, the waste water will take up to 5 minutes or more to build up enough pressure to stop. Mine takes about that long. Give it time after your float shuts the water off and then see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott711 February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Are you talking about the waste water running? If you're ASOV is installed properly, the waste water will take up to 5 minutes or more to build up enough pressure to stop. Mine takes about that long. Give it time after your float shuts the water off and then see what happens. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy February 19, 2015 Author Share February 19, 2015 I let it run for probably 5 hours never stopped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madweazl February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Couple of videos that may help you out can be found on youtube if you search for "automatic shut off valve". They seem to shut off almost immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 eric..you are talking about the waste water, right? also..keep in mind that the asov is not meant to be a permanent on/off switch for your rodi. its only meant to be a temporary shut off until you can physically get to the valve to turn of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy February 19, 2015 Author Share February 19, 2015 Yes waste water. It doesn't shut off the waste at all just at the float valve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Ok, my guess is a bad ASOV, assuming you assembled it properly. Mine was faulty too and BRS had to replace it so it may be pretty common. I'd check the connections and make sure you have all the lines going where they should go first. Here's a good diagram: http://www.buckeyehydro.com/content/Auto_Shut_Off_Valve.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 eric..you are talking about the waste water, right? also..keep in mind that the asov is not meant to be a permanent on/off switch for your rodi. its only meant to be a temporary shut off until you can physically get to the valve to turn of the water. Jack- What do you mean the ASOV is not meant to be a permanent on/off switch? I have one, but I also have a float valve that shuts the water off in a trashcan when it is full after water is taken out of the trashcan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangspeed February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 I used to have this problem with the BRS ASOV. Ever since I switched to the AquaFx high pressure version, this is a non-issue. Be aware that the way you plumb this is different from a typical ASOV. -- Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 Jack- What do you mean the ASOV is not meant to be a permanent on/off switch? I have one, but I also have a float valve that shuts the water off in a trashcan when it is full after water is taken out of the trashcan. The float/ASOV combo is meant to save marriages... But seriously, a RODI should not be turned on or off as often as the fluctuations from your reservoir would suggest. Your RODI is most efficient when it's run for long periods of time. That means for filling your 20G, 30G, 50G, etc containers all at once. Your filters will have a short life span if they are used in another way. so...turn on your RODI to make water. Go to sleep and let your ASOV shut off the water when at capacity. Then go downstairs and turn off the RODI from your hard plumbed valve. Repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuffyGeos February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 The float/ASOV combo is meant to save marriages... But seriously, a RODI should not be turned on or off as often as the fluctuations from your reservoir would suggest. Your RODI is most efficient when it's run for long periods of time. That means for filling your 20G, 30G, 50G, etc containers all at once. Your filters will have a short life span if they are used in another way. so...turn on your RODI to make water. Go to sleep and let your ASOV shut off the water when at capacity. Then go downstairs and turn off the RODI from your hard plumbed valve. Repeat. OK, that makes sense. I guess I need to change the set up (which I will be doing shortly with my new 165g container). Thanks for the info, learned something new today.....Ok I learned a few things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 OK, that makes sense. I guess I need to change the set up (which I will be doing shortly with my new 165g container). Thanks for the info, learned something new today.....Ok I learned a few things. +1. I didn't even know what the ASOV was for before this thread, so that's one more thing I know now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangspeed February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 There's nothing wrong with letting the float valve and ASOV cut off the RODI. It's just that for the first minute or so, your DI stage will be exposed to extra contaminates. I do agree that letting it run for more than 5 gallons at a time is ideal. Ironically, running it for extended periods of time results in decreased chlorine/chloramine filtering efficiency from the carbon block. -- Warren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme February 19, 2015 Share February 19, 2015 You should always use 1 micron or less filters. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 as a general rule, I replace the ASOV every time I replace the membrane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wangspeed February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 Trust me, I researched this for quite some time. Try the AquaFX one. I get zero extra waste water now. Been installed over a year now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2nhle February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 Great information. Thank you for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami February 20, 2015 Share February 20, 2015 Check your pressure, Eric. You could also have a dirty filters in your early stages. I had the same symptoms on my system at home. I'm on a well with a booster pump. My pressure dropped when the prefilter was clogged. That is, the pressure in the subsequent stages dropped alot because the prefilter was clogged. The drop was enough to keep the ASOV from shutting down the wastewater flow and it would run for hours sometimes (even with a booster pump). I'd even gone so far as to replace the ASOV but without success. When I replaced the sediment filters, it started working again. You could try a quick test of this: Just take your sediment filters out and run it for a few minutes. If the ASOV works and shuts off the flow, then the filters need replacement. After that, check the pressure coming into the system. If that checks out, consider replacing the ASOV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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