Hi all. Ok.... I’ve used the stethoscope and have narrowed the issue to below the gate valve (which sits just a bit higher than my sump in the stand). Above the gate valve is silence. My LFS rep is coming tomorrow to replumb the bottom Since they are the ones that put it together. Hoping together we can fix this once and for all.
One question though ..... I’m sure I’m missing something obvious here: I fully get how above the gate valve I can create a full siphon with the bean main drain....but below the gate valve I still have a full 1 inch pipe but I have less water (pressure) going through than I have above the gate valve since I have a partly closed valve.... as we all do to create the siphon. So.... how can I maintain a siphon below the gate valve when less water is moving through and not “filling” the one inch pipe thus allowing air pockets. I almost understand how I can be having gurgling noises below the gate valve. That said I recognize I must be missing something obvious because everyone talks about a fully quiet system all the way down into the sump water... not just to the gate valve. What am I missing..... this is where my problem lies.
One question though ..... I’m sure I’m missing something obvious here: I fully get how above the gate valve I can create a full siphon with the bean main drain....but below the gate valve I still have a full 1 inch pipe but I have less water (pressure) going through than I have above the gate valve since I have a partly closed valve.... as we all do to create the siphon. So.... how can I maintain a siphon below the gate valve when less water is moving through and not “filling” the one inch pipe thus allowing air pockets. I almost understand how I can be having gurgling noises below the gate valve. That said I recognize I must be missing something obvious because everyone talks about a fully quiet system all the way down into the sump water... not just to the gate valve. What am I missing..... this is where my problem lies.
