I decided to connect my 90gal tank in my basement to my 240 gal tank, each have thier own sump i use a 1 inch pvcp pipe for drain from my 240 gal sump to my 90 gal tank im using mag drive 2400 from my basement as a return to my 240 gal tank, my problem is the drain from my first floor to my basement is making a gurgling noise, how do i get rid of the noise? :grumpy:
Help! Help! Help!
- Thread starter mqur1963
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- East Stroudsburg, PA
If your drain terminates below the water line downstairs raise it up out of the water. If it's already above the water line if you have a durso pipe you can drill a series of small holes in the top cap until you get the right airflow for the draining to go smoothly. If you drill too many holes you can cover one back up with tape until you get a new cap and then drill the right amount of holes and then use the good one.
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- 11756
Going along with Jimmy's idea, you can drill a single hole, insert a piece of airline into it, then attached a air valve to that and you can adjust from there.
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- East Stroudsburg, PA
Geez theres ALWAYS 1 that makes your idea less complicated and easier to do........Partypooper!!! LOL
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- 11756
Hahahah I had to be "that" guy :lol2:
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- East Stroudsburg, PA
Can I play too? :flirt:
...or you could skip the airline and just put the air valve directly into the cap..this is how mine are set up..just make sure the valve is snug in the hole.
DAMN IT!!! I would use black instead, the blue ones arent food grade LOL
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- East Stroudsburg, PA
Thats actually what they refer to as "flushing". If you do any of the ideas that I, Kathy or Nano gave you that will stop. Theres not enough air to let the over flow keep up. You'll see it'll go away and go smooth as silk as soon as you get the right amount of air availale to the drain(s).
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- Staten Island
Why not just have 1 big sump connected to both? What's the point of connecting 2 systems together with separate sumps?
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- Forked River, New Jersey
not sure why you are bumping the thread? you were given the advice you asked for.. and thast is really the only advvice you need.. i think 80% of the people here would have given you the same if not similar advice, that is y ytou got no other responses..
i had the same problem with a system i had and had to drill a nice size hole thru the side of the cap into the durso and then twisted the cap to adjust the size of the hole exposure until it got quiet.. but its all the same concept u need air to flow to create a smooth flow, all the plumbing in your home is the same way if you didnt have a vent on your drains when you flushed the toilet upstairs it would come out your sink downstairs..
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- East Stroudsburg, PA
If you put a ball valve on the output side of the return pump and limit it's flow it'll slow down the drain. Your overflow keeps up with the return pump, not the other way around.
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