Gettt a r.o unit theyyyy saidddd

[BellaGabriella]

OK well, if anyone remembers i was very anti r.o unit in my house for the longest time because of the responsibility level of one person and my sporadic schedule,
leaves way to much room for error.
After some peer pressure on here i finally caved and got one a couple months ago. after a couple of minor spills, yesterday someone (who will not be named but i'm sure you can guess) left the unit running from roughly 5...6pm to 10:30am this morning when i looked at him and said "i'm sure i dont have to ask u if u turned the ro unit off yesterday at some point". His frantic running answered the question. :dead1: needless to say i'm very upset.

Ok finally to my question, i noticed a musty moldy smell after the first spills he had and i sprayed the basement with like a 50/50 solution of water and bleach. With over 100g of water being spilled now i'm nervous with summer around the corner that i will have some bad mold problems. Is there anything else i can do or use to clean or spray down any dampened wood/areas??
I have seasonal asthma and my grandma is 92 with occasional breathing problems, i know mold can be very harmful.
Please, id very much appreciate any advice. ​

 

[SteveZ15]

First Put The RO In The Tub Never Spills That Way. De Hunidifer Windows Open Dont Dulute The BleacH Spray WiPe Dry And Leave Windo OPen With Dehunidifer . I Connect My Ro To bathroom Sink And Leave Unit And Bucket In The Tub Since I Have A Habit Of Forgetting stuff

 

[BellaGabriella]

First Put The RO In The Tub Never Spills That Way. De Hunidifer Windows Open Dont Dulute The BleacH Spray WiPe Dry And Leave Windo OPen With Dehunidifer . I Connect My Ro To bathroom Sink And Leave Unit And Bucket In The Tub Since I Have A Habit Of Forgetting stuff

unfortunately the 20g brute tub he insists on using dosnt fit in the tub. i wanted to just use the 4.5 gallon jugs that i got from purchasing carib seawater (those could sit in the sink) but he said it was stupid that everyone uses brute garbage cans.

the dehumidifier works with the window open ??​

 

[goisles1]

Buy a float switch for the brute

 

[usctom]

Rob doesn't have a float to turn it off when the tub is filled?

 

[edd]

+1 on the dehumidifier, i run mine cause my sump is in the basement.
you should get an auto shut off valve for ro unit, and put a float valve in your reservoir.
mine is set up like this and if it wasn't i would of had a few floods.

 

[BellaGabriella]

ro unit is out of my house in the garage.
im not worried about that.
im worried about the mold does anyone know of any other products i can use that will be 100% effective.
especially since its a dark basement.​

 

[BellaGabriella]

not sure if this is a stupid question or not but 2 of my tanks are in my basement,
would the dehumidifier cause more evaporation than usual on them ? ​

 

[SteveZ15]

Yes It Will .I Use The Jugs My Self Im Not Dragging A 20 Gal Around Try Putting A Small Heater Where It Was Wet. Clorine Kill Mold Instantly If U Are Ever In Astoria I Can Give U Som Strong *** Clorine We Use Here In Our Treatment But U Have To Dilute It 50 50 With Water Or Ull Burn Your EYes And lungs

 

[edd]

not sure if this is a stupid question or not but 2 of my tanks are in my basement,
would the dehumidifier cause more evaporation than usual on them ? ​

yes you will have more evap. but better to add water and not worry about mold.
i think you'll be fine just running a dehumidifier on a regular basis.

 

[BellaGabriella]

Yes It Will .I Use The Jugs My Self Im Not Dragging A 20 Gal Around Try Putting A Small Heater Where It Was Wet. Clorine Kill Mold Instantly If U Are Ever In Astoria I Can Give U Som Strong *** Clorine We Use Here In Our Treatment But U Have To Dilute It 50 50 With Water Or Ull Burn Your EYes And lungs

can i use some i can get from homedepot ? since i dont think ill be in astoria any time soon ? brand suggestion ? ​

 

[lnevo]

Tell Rob everyone who uses brutes also uses a shutoff valve, and some even put a leak shutoff to the RO.

I would use bleach wherever you can, also get some fans and direct to any areas that got wet, will help also.

 

[edd]

can i use some i can get from homedepot ? since i dont think ill be in astoria any time soon ? brand suggestion ? ​

house hold bleach is 6 or 7% bleach, liquid chlorine is 12 or 13%. its just a stronger product. so if you mix 50/50 your back to 6%.
i would use reg and dilute 50/50.

 

[SteveZ15]

can i use some i can get from homedepot ? since i dont think ill be in astoria any time soon ? brand suggestion ? ​

thEY Don't SeLl In Stores Its High Concentrate Sodium Hypo Clorite Made FOr Waste Treatment . They Do Have Some Mold Treatment Spray But Its Pro Some Kind O Bleach Also. You Will Know Its Gone When You Dont Have That Dank Smell.If You Are Worried Spray And Clean A Week Or TWo Later To Be Sure U Killed it

 

[NYreefNoob]

there are several sprays for mold, look in the bathroom cleaning supply area

 

[BKLYNREEF123]

Boracare with mold care is excellent but pricey. It is a professional grade moldicide

 

[oh207]

Run the dehumidifier as mentioned above. I would say to get the auto shutoff for the RODO unit as well, but you will still need to watch it. I don't have one but my system of making RODI water is safe (at least I think so).
The RODI unit sits in the laundry sink along with a 4.5g Carib Sea water jug. I make up two of these. Then I put my 20g mixing tank on the floor and allow enough time to make approx 10 gallon of RODI. Once the tank is about half way filled, I dump in the other 2 jugs that I made up and I now have a 20g tank that was safely filled. I add salt & heater and then put away the RODI unit.
I've left the water jugs overflowing in the sink many times, but that doesn't do any harm, besides wasting water.
The auto shut off doesn't completed shutoff the unit. The wasteline will still be running, and I understand there will still me a constant drip from the other line.

So how did the ***** cat get all wet?

 

[troywalkerphoto]

an easy and cost efficient way to rid yourself of the problem is a float switch. The dampness issue get a bunch of those damp rid containers. Place them at each corner of the affected basement and dump them out once a week. That should help!

 

[edd]

Run the dehumidifier as mentioned above. I would say to get the auto shutoff for the RODO unit as well, but you will still need to watch it. I don't have one but my system of making RODI water is safe (at least I think so).
The RODI unit sits in the laundry sink along with a 4.5g Carib Sea water jug. I make up two of these. Then I put my 20g mixing tank on the floor and allow enough time to make approx 10 gallon of RODI. Once the tank is about half way filled, I dump in the other 2 jugs that I made up and I now have a 20g tank that was safely filled. I add salt & heater and then put away the RODI unit.
I've left the water jugs overflowing in the sink many times, but that doesn't do any harm, besides wasting water.
The auto shut off doesn't completed shutoff the unit. The wasteline will still be running, and I understand there will still me a constant drip from the other line.

So how did the ***** cat get all wet?

when my reservoir is full all water stops.

 

[piranhapat]

First give Rob a drink of water from protein skimmer. You can put a fan to help it dry. Open windows tomorrow going to be nice. Just keep it dry...Your first suggestion was smart fill smaller jugs in sink.