DIY: Gravity Fed Auto Top Off

[Sam Maghsoodloo]

oh wait, i totally misread how you designed it. I didn't realize you were using the large tube for air AND water. I thought it was the style with the airline as the "float valve". Didn't realize all that airline in the pic was just a ghetto-rig to tie the stuff up, haha. Nice! Anyways, it's a nice and simple design. Other than the salinity thing, and the fact that it's not adjustable, that thing'll work like a charm forever. But for god's sake, make it less ghetto! haha. You don't even need to spend anything, just clean up what you have, maybe get rid of the airline straps, and get the label off the bottle nice w/ rubbing alcohol.

[tom619]

yea that was what got me tripped up at first too.

oh wait, i totally misread how you designed it. I didn't realize you were using the large tube for air AND water. I thought it was the style with the airline as the "float valve". Didn't realize all that airline in the pic was just a ghetto-rig to tie the stuff up, haha. Nice!

[SuperDragon]

Didn't realize all that airline in the pic was just a ghetto-rig to tie the stuff up, haha...
Other than the salinity thing, and the fact that it's not adjustable, that thing'll work like a charm forever...

Oh, Sam. The more ghetto the bettter
(that way people can believe it works), almost idot proof.
Alright if it bothers you so much .
I'll spend some money, I promise once this one is done it will look better.
*I'll have to plan this one out more carefully*
Tough crowd... that airline was the secret ingredient

I work on a new one in a week or two.

[Sam Maghsoodloo]

haha, no worries bro! I'm just giving you guff. I've had much more ghetto looking creations than that, and they usually work fine. I'd like to see how you clean the design up.

[Sam Maghsoodloo]

on the joint that you glued, you could use a rubber gromet and plastic tubing made for sprinkler systems. That way you wouldn't have to pvc cement it, and it would be flexible and tough because of the rubber.

...i love building *****