re: toilet bowl sound from your overflow

[ECFENCING]

re: toilet bowl sound from your overflow

Is there anything that I can do to make the water level constant in my overflow and avoid the drop and rise of water and the sound of a flushing toilet every once in a while?

I have the AGA megaflow kit so if anyone has modified this please let me know.

This happened recently.

Thanks.

E

 

[masterswimmer]

Are you using a Durso?

 

[reefman]

change your standpipe-durso/stockman or make yourself
reduce the flow rate

 

[crox99]

I am not too familiar with the AGA megaflow but when my durso makes noise I have to clean the hole that let's the air go down the drain.

 

[ECFENCING]

It is a durso. I think the problem is that I have back pressure in the sump since the drain which is a superflex hose the kind you use with swimming pool applications is touching the bottom of the sump.

 

[crox99]

That can be a problem. Try to raise it from the sump.

 

[NYreefNoob]

sound

as in the end of drain is touching face down towards the bottom of sump ?

 

[ECFENCING]

Yes but at an angle.

 

[crox99]

Can you cut it?

 

[charile1]

Try to enlarge the air hole.

 

[ECFENCING]

Crox99 Time to cut the drain.

Charile: Good idea on making the air hole a bit bigger as well. I'm going to try to cut the drain first and see if that works.

 

[crox99]

If you make the hole too big you can always do it again. Just put some chewed bubblegum over and "adjust" the hole to the right size.

 

[masterswimmer]

Ernie, the overflow pipe cannot be submerged in the sump......at all. It should be above the waterline. Doesn't have to be any more than a 1/2" above the water, but that should fix your problem.

 

[PalmTree]

Is your drain hose going into your sump at a downward angle? I had a problem like that many years ago and fixed it by adding a few 90 degree angles.