Why not just relocate the brine tank to a more accessible location such as in the garage? A little pex tubing is cheaper and easier than trying to build some means of salt conveyance.
----- Original Message ----- From: "dave" <dengv...@charter.net> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 11:04:12 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go salt slurry? All you need is a saturated solution and a slurry would certainly take care of that. Then let gravity do the transfer. Dave On 02/22/2017 06:09 AM, Dave Cole wrote: > On 2/21/2017 11:44 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Tuesday 21 February 2017 08:45:46 Dave Cole wrote: >> >>> Build a vacuum transfer system! :-) >>> An old shop vac and some PVC pipe should make it work. >>> >>> Dave >>> >> Chuckle. That may in fact be the best idea yet if the vac didn't >> collapse that thin walled salt tank. Just put a couple sink strainers >> w/o the strainers in the lid, turn on the vac and go stick the hose in >> the bag! But while the tank may hold its shape when its full of water, >> that lid is awful flimsy. Might have to add some reinforcing fins on the >> underside. Doable I believe. Except I just recalled there is a good >> sized vacuum leak where the plumbing to the cat-ion tank comes into it. >> Certainly worth investigating if I decide to re-enable it. Leaks can >> generally be plugged with enough siliglue and ducktape. :) >> >> Cheers, Gene Heskett > Oh I think you could figure some way around that. Suck it into an > intermediate vessel etc.. > Or reinforce your brine tank? > It could be very simple. > I've thought about doing this because my brine tank is buried in my > basement behind the furnace is a room which is shorter than I am. > > Dave > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
