exotickeeper
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I'm trying to fully understand how an automatic shut off valve & a float valve works.
From what I understand, the asov works by back pressure from the float valve, so when the float valve closes due to the water level filling up, the pure water is trapped in the tubing from the RO unit and the pressure triggers a piston in the asov to come down and stop the water. But from some other readings, it says waste water will still be produced. But if the piston in the asov has stopped the process, where is the waste water coming from and why waste water?
1) Does an ASOV & float have to work together, can they used be separete?
2) So when using asov & float valve, my facuet connected to the RO unit is always on and I just let the asov do the shutting off?
A bit confused....
From what I understand, the asov works by back pressure from the float valve, so when the float valve closes due to the water level filling up, the pure water is trapped in the tubing from the RO unit and the pressure triggers a piston in the asov to come down and stop the water. But from some other readings, it says waste water will still be produced. But if the piston in the asov has stopped the process, where is the waste water coming from and why waste water?
1) Does an ASOV & float have to work together, can they used be separete?
2) So when using asov & float valve, my facuet connected to the RO unit is always on and I just let the asov do the shutting off?
A bit confused....
