Self stopping water fill nozzle?

[JohninCT]

That Hudson Float Valve looks to be just the thing you're looking for. Looks to be a pretty simple and effective design. Thanks for the link Car Doc According to their web site, TSC and Ace hardware sell them. $26 for the 1 inch size at TSC.

For anyone who wants to know about how a gas nozzle auto shutoff works this link has a good description and a diagram. I never thought about how it works... pretty interesting.

Sleeping birds don’t fall, gas-pumps shut-off cleverly, hospitals cold shoulder germs

 

[heitjer]

a quick thought - wouldn't a toilette shut off valve (flush valve) do the trick?

The water connection at the bottom allows you to connect you water hose, just need to build a little rig to hang this off inside the tank. You get these for $6 dollar.

 

[zmoz]

Thanks for the info everyone! I'll try and get to Ace hardware and look around, the only thing close to me is Home Depot and their selection is crap. One thing that worries me is that my hose, although very low flow, will build up to almost 100 PSI when it shuts off. Cheap hoses don't last long before they burst. I think this might be too much pressure for a simple float to plug and stop the flow.

I was going through some boxes of junk and I found an electric sprinkler valve and 24v transformer for it - I might attach that to my hose, and make some kind of simple magnet floating on something in the barrel, with a magnetic reed switch on the outside at the right height. I need to go to the local junk store and see if they have anything usefull...

 

[lilranch2001]

Spectrapure carries small float valves that you could adapt to a quick connect garden hose connection. You could tap the bung hole cover or adapt from the bung hole opening. They are small enough to fit through. I use one in the cap of a 10 gallon carboy.

FLOATS FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS

Ken

1/4" inlet would take forever to fill a 55 gal drum

 

[Car Doc]

will build up to almost 100 PSI when it shuts off. Cheap hoses don't last long before they burst. I think this might be too much pressure for a simple float to plug and stop the flow.

Wow thats some high pressure but a regulator may stop the overflow long enough for you to get back and turn the hose off!

I don't know the pressure range they run at maximum but on my camper I have a brass regulator that we use for the city water connection. It is supposed to keep the output @ 50psi if I remember right and its just a plain old hose connection check your local camper store or maybe even walmart they have camper stuff, the regulator goes on @ the spigot so it should save your hoses. hth

edit: I just did some checking they run $11-17 w/o gage and the inlet pressure isn't a concern the output varies by brand so you can basically pick the output within 10-15 psi you want looks like.

 

[czechsonofagun]

You could have the switch off activated by the overflow water too. Better than timer.

 

[JohninCT]

my hose, although very low flow, will build up to almost 100 PSI when it shuts off. Cheap hoses don't last long before they burst. I think this might be too much pressure for a simple float to plug and stop the flow.

I was going through some boxes of junk and I found an electric sprinkler valve and 24v transformer for it - I might attach that to my hose

Magnets, power supplies, solenoid valves, etc all to devise a way to fill a 55 gal drum with water? IMHO you need to keep it simple and reasonable cost. I'm thinking that CurlyDave's suggestion of a mechanical sprinkler timer at the faucet inlet to the hose is worth considering. No offense intended, just wondering if it's really worth all the time and effort to you?

Amazon.com: mechanical water timer

 

[lilranch2001]

Magnets, power supplies, solenoid valves, etc all to devise a way to fill a 55 gal drum with water? IMHO you need to keep it simple and reasonable cost. I'm thinking that CurlyDave's suggestion of a mechanical sprinkler timer at the faucet inlet to the hose is worth considering. No offense intended, just wondering if it's really worth all the time and effort to you?

Amazon.com: mechanical water timer

I dont know..... sometimes I like to do things like this just to do it and watch it work, but then I am easily entertained

 

[zmoz]

Magnets, power supplies, solenoid valves, etc all to devise a way to fill a 55 gal drum with water? IMHO you need to keep it simple and reasonable cost. I'm thinking that CurlyDave's suggestion of a mechanical sprinkler timer at the faucet inlet to the hose is worth considering. No offense intended, just wondering if it's really worth all the time and effort to you?

Amazon.com: mechanical water timer

You're absolutely right, but that's how most of my projects turn out. I wouldn't bother if I didn't already have a bunch of the major parts, like the valve. I've installed plenty of sprinkler systems before, so I know how it all works. I cut a float switch off a dead sump pump that I think I might be able to use to trigger the valve. Haven't had much time to tinker with it yet. I love repurposing junk I already have.

But...since I've posted this, I've filled up at least 10 drums of water, and spilled probably 50 gallons on the floor. Apparently I have the attention span of a goldfish...

 

[czechsonofagun]

Thats what I would use children for - sit them next to barrel with a book, they get wet - they shut the water.