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MadHacker · 04-30-2004, 01:38 AM

I'm now looking to redo my reservoir.
I bought the 4" Criticool WaterPlant but have one problem with it...
I'd like to put a float switch in it but unfortunately the only one's I can find have a diameter of 1" that would rest in the water with only 3/8 NPT or 1/4 NPT connector.
That would mean I’d have to install it from the inside.
The 4" length is the right size for my system(mounted externally) and I have 3 options.

1) Cut the top off the Criticool WaterPlant and put the float switch in.
2) Make a new reservoir but then I’d have to find the 2-1/2" clear tube used( I like the round idea) as well as the top and bottom clear square pieces. I'd make a square one if I had to.
3) Find a float switch smaller than 1" diameter and cut the hole and put it in the reservoir myself from the top.

The reason I need the float switch so bad is because of leaks... in the last 2 weeks I've had the hose pop off my many copper tubes that are in the case. I think I tried to put to much in this little case and to avoid tight bends I used a lot of 45 and 90 copper elbows. and yes I have hose clamps on all of the connectors.

Here is a pcture with the powersupply removed. more pictures to come once i have it all finnished.

The powersupply nicely fits right in front of the MCP600 waterpump.
note all the hose clamps. But it still pops the hoses off

I have figured that with a float switch, I can have the machine shutdown before it looses a lot of water spilling green coolant all over my desk and the carpeting.(for some reason my wife doesn't like the beige carpeting green.)

So any help in finding a smaller float switch or where to find a plastic tube in which to make a reservoir, I would really appreciate it.

04-30-2004, 01:38 AM	#1
MadHacker Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: Okotoks, A.B. Canada Posts: 726	where to find Plastic tube for resevoir? I'm now looking to redo my reservoir. I bought the 4" Criticool WaterPlant but have one problem with it... I'd like to put a float switch in it but unfortunately the only one's I can find have a diameter of 1" that would rest in the water with only 3/8 NPT or 1/4 NPT connector. That would mean I’d have to install it from the inside. The 4" length is the right size for my system(mounted externally) and I have 3 options. 1) Cut the top off the Criticool WaterPlant and put the float switch in. 2) Make a new reservoir but then I’d have to find the 2-1/2" clear tube used( I like the round idea) as well as the top and bottom clear square pieces. I'd make a square one if I had to. 3) Find a float switch smaller than 1" diameter and cut the hole and put it in the reservoir myself from the top. The reason I need the float switch so bad is because of leaks... in the last 2 weeks I've had the hose pop off my many copper tubes that are in the case. I think I tried to put to much in this little case and to avoid tight bends I used a lot of 45 and 90 copper elbows. and yes I have hose clamps on all of the connectors. Here is a pcture with the powersupply removed. more pictures to come once i have it all finnished. The powersupply nicely fits right in front of the MCP600 waterpump. note all the hose clamps. But it still pops the hoses off I have figured that with a float switch, I can have the machine shutdown before it looses a lot of water spilling green coolant all over my desk and the carpeting.(for some reason my wife doesn't like the beige carpeting green.) So any help in finding a smaller float switch or where to find a plastic tube in which to make a reservoir, I would really appreciate it. __________________ "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - (Einstein)