I thought Id share my 'Water Closet' so that others can get some ideas. The reason I call it the 'Water Closet' is because its in the closet of our spare bedroom.
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This shows the connection of cold and hot water. When both valves are fully open, the temp is around 86F. ;D
The pipe that I used is called bowpex. I love the stuff. Easy to bend and easy to connect. The compact ballcock works like a charm. I have the 1/2" water line connected directly to the compact ballcock. 1 barrel will fill up around 10-15mins, both barrels take around 20min-25mins.
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I have a tap water line running on top of the barrels with a valve inline. The water line runs back into the drain (behind the barrel). The python is connected to the water line therefore eliminating the need to run the python thru the whole house into the kitchen. Works great!
This pic shows the connector I used to tap into the cold water line in the basement. These connectors work incredibly well. No more soldering, just twist and turn.
The old water aging system! What a pain. I would have to use the python to fill these buckets therefore have to watch the water level. It took at least 1/2 hour to fill both. Works but not ideal at all!
I dunno! I was wandering the building supply went it fell into my hand. ;D
Thanks Dan! It works really, really good. Btw, do you still have a 1/4" line connected to it? Go with the 1/2" line. Barrels fills in no time!
I still have the 1/4 line connected. But there's a reason for it. It will help make my "water preheater" work better. And there's no rush to fill anyway since I have 12 hours between water changes.
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I see! Im using hot water to heat the water instead. Before, I actually only used cold water. It took 6 hours of1000W of continuous heaters to get to the temp I wanted. Do that twice a day and your looking at 12000W a day. Waste of power imo. Now, its heated and I can do water changes every 2 hours if needed. ;D
Water Aging System
Works but not ideal at all!
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