You need RO or distilled water. You could have an RO unit that tops off your reservoir automatically, that probably as close as you could get to what your talking about.Was wondering if Mistking can be permanently connected to a constant water source, like my washer is, instead of a reservoir. Been searching online but can’t find an answer and I don’t want to try it for fear of flooding my viv.
You need RO or distilled water. You could have an RO unit that tops off your reservoir automatically, that probably as close as you could get to what your talking about.
A whole house RO system?I have an entire house system so the water coming out would be filtered.
I guess that's not relevant to your question. I'd still be interested in hearing the answer, but I suppose you have your water quality needs figured out.A whole house RO system?
My thoughts exactly. Hooking up to pressurized is crazy talk. Ain't no house damage like water damage. Sometimes I think having any indoor plumbing is a bit audacious. A bit unwise.Remember if you get rid of the reservoir then nothing stops the water from running non-stop 24/7. With a reservoir, you can always know that no more water will overrun than the total capacity of your reservoir.
So, uh...just a rhetorical question then?I don’t want to try it for fear of flooding my viv
Yes, putting up a house to keep the rain out then letting a bunch of the water back in is crazy sounding, but keep in mind that we all live in houses that keep the animals out, then let a bunch of the animals back in.Sometimes I think having any indoor plumbing is a bit audacious.
My So, uh...just a rhetorical question then?
That's not needed. jgragg is a very helpful person who routinely offers thoughtful suggestions, answers, and sometimes casual remarks.Either way I was looking for help, not idiotic comments that aren’t helpful at all.
That's not needed. jgragg is a very helpful person who routinely offers thoughtful suggestions, answers, and sometimes casual remarks.
Chill out.
You apparently took me to be hostile. I was not. I can extend you the courtesy of not assuming you mean to be. My gender pronoun is "he".No, not rhetorical at all. You just took it completely out of context as I was talking about trying it without knowing the outcome.
Either way I was looking for help, not idiotic comments that aren’t helpful at all.
True, and I have had some fairly dangerous ones (hot snakes), but I draw the line at anything that wants to eat my food. No ants, no roaches, no rodents.keep in mind that we all live in houses that keep the animals out, then let a bunch of the animals back in. Having house animals is a bit audacious, too
I'm probably not going to end up using a system like this, because I have a rather large reservoir, but in case I do, I'd like to make sure I've got the illustration on that page right.Mine is connected directly to my RO system. You just need this between the line in and pump.
https://www.mistking.com/Solenoid-Valve-NC.html
In regards to the drip issue, yes. My unit is the normally closed solenoid w zip drip. It doesn’t constantly drip, but after it mists, there is a droplet or two left. That’s a small issue to me in comparison to a reservoir.
There's no reason you should think any of this is a matter of common knowledge. It is all much more understandable once you have some experience running your own RO unit.Forgive my feeble understanding of how water works.
The reservoir mist king tells you to use needs to be above the pump for gravity pressure to work. A reservoir of an RO unit is filled and then shuts off the incoming water.]
I'm probably not going to end up using a system like this, because I have a rather large reservoir, but in case I do, I'd like to make sure I've got the illustration on that page right.
So, to paraphrase, the supply line from the faucet goes through the RO system, to a reservoir that is pressurized, which is kept from pushing water past the solenoid until the solenoid opens it up while the MistKing pump is on, and the MistKing takes it from there, and when it's done the solenoid closes the line.
What I don't understand is, why do you need a (pressurized?) reservoir between the RO system and the solenoid? If the faucet's constantly pushing water through the RO system anyway, is there a reason you can't just subtract the reservoir?
Forgive my feeble understanding of how water works.
This is true, but the reservoir only needs to be barely above the Mistking pump. I have a 5 gallon food grade bucket as my reservoir and it sits on the floor and the pump sits on the floor right next to it. I have no trouble getting the pump to work even when the reservoir water level is really low. So I don't think it's necessary to have even a foot of elevation for the Mistking to work, at least in my experience. No clue what the instructions sayThe reservoir mist king tells you to use needs to be above the pump for gravity pressure to work. A reservoir of an RO unit is filled and then shuts off the incoming water.