Please help me fix my ato siphoning problem.

[Bryknicks]

At the end of the day if I drill a hole in the tube right before it leaves the ato reservoir is the problem solved? This has been mentioned above and seems like the easiest solution.

The simplest solution would be moving the anti-siphon valve to the top of the interior of your ATO container. No drilling holes required.

 

[Afrashz]

Here’s what I wound up going with: red is the anti-siphon valve, blue indicates the larger clear tubing, the yellow indicates the ato hose. It now seems to be working as it should. If anyone sees anything I could do to improve this please feel free to let me know!! Thanks again for everyone’s help, I can always count on you folks

 

[Bryknicks]

Have you tried it yet? Putting the anti-siphon valve outside of the container will allow it to leak. When the ATO pump pushes water through it some water goes out of the air relief valve. That is the reason I said to put it inside of the container at the top. Here is a photo of mine for reference. So when my pump kicks on some of the water does leak out into the ATO container. When the pump kicks off it draws air into the valve breaking the siphon.

 

[Afrashz]

Have you tried it yet? Putting the anti-siphon valve outside of the container will allow it to leak. When the ATO pump pushes water through it some water goes out of the air relief valve. That is the reason I said to put it inside of the container at the top. Here is a photo of mine for reference. So when my pump kicks on some of the water does leak out into the ATO container. When the pump kicks off it draws air into the valve breaking the siphon.

I’ve tried it and it seems to
Work well, I wanted to do as you suggested but that required additional tubing as I had already cut it. If I notice significant leakage I will certainly consider buying more hose and moving it inside the reservoir