1/4 inch Tube Float Valve Kit for RO Water Reverse Osmosis System water filter Push in to Connect Pipe Hose Tube Fittings CCK tube(ball valve +L+15 feet pipe) (blue) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076HDV3Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_AWRQ0RM1PQAWSJMJ0VA9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Get a float valve, drill a little hole, and never refill the machine again.
1/4 inch Tube Float Valve Kit for RO Water Reverse Osmosis System water filter Push in to Connect Pipe Hose Tube Fittings CCK tube(ball valve +L+15 feet pipe) (blue) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076HDV3Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_obS7FbG454CCR
You can actually plumb almost any coffee maker. You just need to split the fridge line and then install a float valve in the water reservoir. They sell kits on Amazon that are pretty inexpensive. I used this one for my Breville espresso machine, it was $12 and works great. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076HDV3Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_7teOFbFR0M31W?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
That’s the kit with the float valve. You’ll need to drill a hole (think it was 5/8”) and then just install. Depending on where your water source is coming from , you’ll need to buy the connector to it. And you can also add a water filter to the line is needed .
It seems hard but the install is pretty easy. Hardest part will be running the waterline.
The float valve is great but I don’t trust leaving it in 24/7. I turn it on to full the tank and shut it off once the flor valve shuts. Better safe than sorry. Float valves can fail and although it’s a new valve, still not risking it since it’s not hard to open and close. The floater was just for me to not overfill since I can’t see the tank level from outside.
This guy did it. Here's a kit with most of what you'll need, just missing the 2-fitting.
It's not a toilet float, it's a purpose-built float kit for nearly this same purpose: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076HDV3Z2
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076HDV3Z2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_ZLcnhjJGmd5Hd
Works great so far. You'll need one of these for shutting off the waste line:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IE3591Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_fc2kTje6t9tAa
Basically you run the pure line through one side, and the waste through the other. Back pressure from the pure line being shut off by the float valve will shut off the waste.
it's just a small float valve. you'd buy something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/Reverse-Osmosis-System-Connect-Fittings%EF%BC%88ball/dp/B076HDV3Z2
and just install it halfway down the bucket. if you've installed a bulkhead on a bucket, this is pretty similar. you install this on the receiving bucket, and in your reservoir (your extra reserve), you install a bulkhead fitting near the bottom and run the line to your receiving bucket.
Here's your manual, and you would be implementing a system similar to how the float valve in your toilet tank works, using something like this. Type 'mini float valve' into Amazon and there's tons of options.
This video is basically what I did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arPzQQNDz_8
I used this float & tubing kit from Amazon ($13): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076HDV3Z2
and this fitting from Home Depot to connect to the cold water line under the sink ($6):
If you want real living, add one of these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076HDV3Z2 and stop fumbling with a manual valve like some kind of caveman.