Is this right?
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TMB
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Looks normal for a drain that allows air down the pipe such as a Durso style overflow.
There are 2 options to quiet the drain:
1 - slow the return flow until it becomes quiet
2 - restrict the drain until it becomes a full siphon (not allowing any air down the pipe).
If you pick option 2, read up on Herbie and Bean Animal drains to be sure you do it safely. Meaning protecting yourself from flooding your house.
Either of the full siphon options work well and are completely silent. The BA just adds an additional layer of protection.
There are 2 options to quiet the drain:
1 - slow the return flow until it becomes quiet
2 - restrict the drain until it becomes a full siphon (not allowing any air down the pipe).
If you pick option 2, read up on Herbie and Bean Animal drains to be sure you do it safely. Meaning protecting yourself from flooding your house.
Either of the full siphon options work well and are completely silent. The BA just adds an additional layer of protection.
powdertang05
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Reduce flow and maybe use a sock.
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NakiFantaki
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Thanks guys!!
I have a sock holder and a sock that will be going on the end of the drain.
The loud sound is actually from the waterfall sound in the top of the overflow box. Anyway to make that a bit quieter?
Also when the return pump is turned off the amount of water in my overflow slowly drains into the sump. Is my durso standpipe not glued in correctly or is this normal?
I have a sock holder and a sock that will be going on the end of the drain.
The loud sound is actually from the waterfall sound in the top of the overflow box. Anyway to make that a bit quieter?
Also when the return pump is turned off the amount of water in my overflow slowly drains into the sump. Is my durso standpipe not glued in correctly or is this normal?
Instigate
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The taller your standpipe the less waterfall noise you will have. But also less oxygenation. Mine is as tall as possible to reduce noise. You want your standpipe to be removable for cleaning. I have heard of people using thread tape on the slip fitting of the standpipe to make it seal. I have not tried this, mine fit very snug.
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NakiFantaki
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Thanks. That explained a lot to me. My durso is not glued in as I was able to pull it out just now. However when the return pump is off the water that was in the overflow slowly leaked into the sump. Not a huge deal right? I have a ton of room is my sump to account for flooding in case I lose power.
Also I feel like the standpipe that's in the overflow is too big. Everything is crammed in there and it's very hard to get the pipe out. I am able to raise the durso as it is adjustable but if I make it any higher then the lowest point it stick up over the overflow and looks ugly. Also because there is no room in the overflow it's hard to push the durso into the bulkhead without it lowering all the way down.
Not sure if that made any sense.
Here's one pics...
Do I need to smaller durso?
Instigate
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You want your drain pipe to be larger than your return, ideally twice the size. So I wouldn't want to downsize the drain pipe. This is what I used to help with size constraints:
https://www.amazon.com/Maggie-Muffler-Mini-Stand-Pipes/dp/B005WD7Q16
I also ended up using PVC hose for my stand pipe because if I used straight PVC pipe it would not fit.
https://www.amazon.com/Maggie-Muffler-Mini-Stand-Pipes/dp/B005WD7Q16
I also ended up using PVC hose for my stand pipe because if I used straight PVC pipe it would not fit.
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