Do i need a pump to run ro to tank (1 Viewer)

[jlord1]

My ro is in the garage, my ato is in the spare room. its about 60' apart. do i need a pump to get from point a to point b? tired of carrying 5 gallon jugs to fill ato

 

[trb]

Unless it is all downhill, you will probably need some type of pump on it. I'm planning something similar, I just need to figure out what pump to use on mine that I can hook up to some tubing I plan to run from my saltwater mixing tank to my fish tank. Dennis, d2mini on here, has a nice setup and pumps in his automated water change thread, but I'm not sure how much that one costs.

 

[R-BallJunkie]

My ro is in the garage, my ato is in the spare room. its about 60' apart. do i need a pump to get from point a to point b? tired of carrying 5 gallon jugs to fill ato

not necessarily. if you have a bladder tank, it will be a pressurized line. no need for a pump.

http://tinyurl.com/ykd35qf

 

[d2mini]

My RO is not pumped in, only my SW. It works off siphon/gravity.
I am pulling from a tall water storage tank, 65g.
So once started (sucked on the line lightly for a few seconds), it keeps going. Just makes sure you have a float valve or something on the other end. Or use something like this...
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/store/level-loc-auto-top-off-unit-for-ro-systems.html

 

[crvz]

I ran an RO/DI line from my second bathroom, through the attic, across the catwalk, and into my detatched garage so I could fill my trash can for mixing water. I bought a 100 foot line and used every inch of it. I did upgrade to a 3/8" line right at the RO unit, but it worked fine and I used no pump. I did have a 3 gallon bladder tank in line, but once that drained the pressure was only coming from the water flow through the membrane. Yeah, it's a bit more back pressure on the unit, but I never had an issue from it.