help w/ noisy drain

[mdk888]

hey zahner, I have a eheim pump in shipment and got a question for you. What connection does it use? Is it just barbed or thread so that you can connect straight to pvc fittings? Whats the size ? Thanks.

 

[zahner]

hi
the inlet and outlet fittings have threads as well as a barb fitting. I am not using the fitting on the inlet side and i have vinyl tubing attached to the outlet side with a plastic hose clamp. I'll post a pic in a bit

 

[zahner]

here are the pics

 

[Nsr250NYC]

hey zahner, what size drain and return you using? did you make your own durso?

 

[zahner]

hi
drain is 1", return is a single .75". the durso is DIY but still needs some tweaking as you can see

 

[Nsr250NYC]

yeah i'm going to make mine also. i was thinking if you use smaller size pipe, wouldn't it be the same concept as using a valve at the drain?

 

[zahner]

yeah, the durso is easy to make.

A smaller size pipe might help, basically I need the drain to have more water in it and less air. not sure if I can plumb in smaller pipe though.

the problem as I see it with using a valve to restrict flow in the drain line is that a snail might fit down drain line but get stuck at the valve and cause a back up.

 

[mdk888]

Thanks for the pic zahner...

 

[Nsr250NYC]

i gotta read more on that. i'll let you know how mine goes. probably going to do it over the next week. let me know if you find a solution to your problem. good luck

 

[zahner]

i gotta read more on that. i'll let you know how mine goes. probably going to do it over the next week. let me know if you find a solution to your problem. good luck

cool, good luck. hopefully I can sort this problem quickly