Water supply and waste for your tank

[arl]

The back up plan for extended periods away from home is a shut off valve on the drip system. However, based on its past reliability, I didn't bother to shut it off when I was off on my last vacation.

I have a simple solution for you. I know I would put something like this if this was my system. Just an added security, that I wouldn't be flooded with an open faucet. How about putting one of those toilet tank float/shut off mechanism inside the sump and your drip goes through this. Just set the float higher than the float for the sump pump. In case sump pump doesn't turn on and your water in the sump goes higher, the toilet tank shut off will close your drip water. Just an idea.

 

[CHOMPERS]

Thanks for mentioning the float valve idea. That had come up before in another thread.

A toilet vavle may have the required components, however I am not sure if they can be scavenged to be retrofited for a drip system. There are several float valves on the market that have threaded inlets and outlets and will lend quite well to a drip system application. My only consern is that float valves require a certain line pressure to unseat the gasket. This won't be a problem as long as the pressure regulator is after the float valve.

By the way, the valves with threaded ports are available through any plumbing supplier or swimming pool supplier (frequently used on commercial pools).

 

[Danger_Chicken]

The problem I face is the tank will be in the dining room where there is no water or sewer. The task is to plumb both to the tank through the wall in such a way that when the tank is removed, no additional work will be needed to be done to bring the room back to normal. (think house sale or keeping the landlord happy).

The solution is to plumb through a hole no bigger than an electrical outlet. Actually, that is what I have done. It was like building a ship in a bottle, but it can be done with a little time and lots of patients. This is what the system will look like when the tank is removed and the hole closed up. This is the actual hole.

I pitty the next person who lives there when they try to plug in their cable tv.

 

[Pharaoh]

Hey chompers....what kind of backfill do you get from the pump once it shuts off?

 

[CHOMPERS]

Not much. It has two check valves. One in the line and the other built into the pump. The built in one leaks and gurgles a little as the water between the check valves drains back down.