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Basement Sump project
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It is a way to get bubbles to break before going into your sump. The idea he is using is two-fold. The reverse-durso part is that a vertical column of water exists with an exit at the bottom. The water flows down, bubbles rise up, keeping most of the bubbles from getting into the sump. The second part is making that vertical column a large diameter area, thus slowing down the speed of the water that is travelling down, making it easier for the bubbles to move up.
NateHanson
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Yeah, but I still don't have room in my sump for a 5g bucket. 
Guess it's time to start planning the next one!
I lengthened the pipe at the bottom, and now i've got faster flow to the basement (I turned my pump to full-open
), but it's still surging a little bit, and it still stops draining well if I remove the valve (allowing a 1/2" vent hole on top of the durso). Is that normal?
nate
Guess it's time to start planning the next one!I lengthened the pipe at the bottom, and now i've got faster flow to the basement (I turned my pump to full-open
), but it's still surging a little bit, and it still stops draining well if I remove the valve (allowing a 1/2" vent hole on top of the durso). Is that normal? nate
NateHanson
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I have a valve on the durso, so I can close down the hole to make it work efficiently.
Now my drain is about 2" below the water level in the sump where it goes into the Tee. Still surging a little. I'll try raising it more when I have a few minutes.
Nate
Now my drain is about 2" below the water level in the sump where it goes into the Tee. Still surging a little. I'll try raising it more when I have a few minutes.
Nate
NateHanson
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Yeah, maybe I will. Right now I think I've actually got things pretty good.
The new flow in the tank is totally nuts Next I have to figure out a way to distribute it better.
The new flow in the tank is totally nuts
Next I have to figure out a way to distribute it better.
nunofs
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NateHanson said:The new flow in the tank is totally nuts
An easy, inexpensive way is to split the return line with a loc-line T... that's what I did in my tank because the retun comes out almost in the middle of the tank and with the T in place it gets evenly distributed around the tank.
Nuno
NateHanson
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nunofs said:
Yeah, I think that's what I'll do. Tried to buy one at AA today, but they don't carry it. Anyone carry these locally?
NateHanson
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Thanks for checking Nuno. I'd just need a wye, an outlet, and maybe a couple segments of 3/4.
Looks good Nate. I don't know if this will help but, I have both my returns 11/2" going down to about 2" off the bottom of my fuge. Around those, siliconed to the bottom, I have two 3" pvc pipe about 2" below the surface. I drilled 1/4" holes all around the bottom of the 3" pvc to help with any restriction. They kind of telescope into each other. I don't hear a sound from my over flows..........
~Flighty~ said:
Mine is just like that, I just have the thinner pvc 2" from the bottom and holes drilled around the bottom of the wider pvc.......
nunofs
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NateHanson said:
Nate: sorry for the delay, it was already put away in a box in the attic...
I do have a T (or Y), two nozzles and a length of segments (6), all in 3/4"... do you want to pick it up at my place, or should I bring it to the meeting? I'll probably go to AA sometime this weekend, let me know if you'd rather meet there.
Edit: does $10 sound fair? It cost $13.85+shipping from savko.com.
Nuno
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NateHanson
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I'll let you know Nuno. I'm going to try an eductor that I got from Cindy. If that works I won't need to add onto my locline. I'll let you know.
Hope I didn't make you dig too hard!
Hope I didn't make you dig too hard!
