I am about to [finally] get started on my drip setup. I have a map drawn of how I want it to run but am sure I'm missing some things. Would love to get input from the pros.
Details: Washer is downstairs in the utility room. Was going to put a Y on that and run PEX upstairs to the 120 a floor above and 20 feet over. Inside that stand I'll have a chloramine filter that I can hang above a sump and have it drip via a drip emitter to the sump. The sump then can overflow and travel back between the floors to the utility room to drain, also via PEX.
Where it gets difficult, at least for me, is that I also want to drip into a 220 down below. I assume I have to keep the chloramine and drip stuff above this and let gravity work, which is why it's upstairs, but I have some concern that the difference in height between this tank and the sump upstairs will lead to some inconsistencies in the amount of water being split between them. I'll want to have precise control over how much goes into each.
(Or is it going to end up just having both tubes full all the time with the drip emitter being the bottleneck? I guess that's probably the correct assumption.)
What I don't know is what pressure regulator to get and where to put it. Should it be upstairs, allowing the pressure to push the water up a floor to get there? If so, I would think I'd want it in between the floors, so as not to place undue pressure on the bulkhead that will be drilled in the bottom of the (acrylic, watertight) 120 stand... and to allow me to turn a ball valve and disconnect that line. Is that right? Will there then be enough force to go up another 2 feet to the filter and give it enough water, but not too much?
Here's a drawing.
Thoughts? Advice?
I figure I'll probably want to change 25-50 gallons per day in each tank. One filter ought to be able to handle that load, right?
Details: Washer is downstairs in the utility room. Was going to put a Y on that and run PEX upstairs to the 120 a floor above and 20 feet over. Inside that stand I'll have a chloramine filter that I can hang above a sump and have it drip via a drip emitter to the sump. The sump then can overflow and travel back between the floors to the utility room to drain, also via PEX.
Where it gets difficult, at least for me, is that I also want to drip into a 220 down below. I assume I have to keep the chloramine and drip stuff above this and let gravity work, which is why it's upstairs, but I have some concern that the difference in height between this tank and the sump upstairs will lead to some inconsistencies in the amount of water being split between them. I'll want to have precise control over how much goes into each.
(Or is it going to end up just having both tubes full all the time with the drip emitter being the bottleneck? I guess that's probably the correct assumption.)
What I don't know is what pressure regulator to get and where to put it. Should it be upstairs, allowing the pressure to push the water up a floor to get there? If so, I would think I'd want it in between the floors, so as not to place undue pressure on the bulkhead that will be drilled in the bottom of the (acrylic, watertight) 120 stand... and to allow me to turn a ball valve and disconnect that line. Is that right? Will there then be enough force to go up another 2 feet to the filter and give it enough water, but not too much?
Here's a drawing.
Thoughts? Advice?
I figure I'll probably want to change 25-50 gallons per day in each tank. One filter ought to be able to handle that load, right?
