Plumbing help

ChaseBurke · Sep 21, 2018

On the cor 20 (no apex yet) but at about half power now it will not let the return suck air from surface. With pump at 100% it will suck air.

ChaseBurke · Sep 22, 2018

Thank you @Amoo will try this tonight. Is it something that will will be in full time or just to get my siphon going 100%?

Amoo · Sep 22, 2018

full time

ChaseBurke · Sep 22, 2018

Cool, Thanks for the replies everyone will check back in tomorrow with updates. Hopefully i get her dialed in

Lasse · Sep 22, 2018

Does your siphon looks like this

If so - the open end of the T will suck air for sure. Make it at least 1.5 inch below the water or put another elbow on it (facing the bottom)

Sincerely Lasse

ChaseBurke · Sep 22, 2018

Hey glad to see im the only one that doesn't sleep. Yeah Lasse it does look like that. I'm not sure how far under water the T is but im pretty sure that it wasn't getting an air vortex sucked into it. Will try the 90 when i get off work with the rodi tubing. If that doesn't work i will try extending and shorting the drain to the sump. Hopefully it works.

Lasse · Sep 22, 2018

I´m at least 6 hours before you

Just awake.

If it not is this fault - the leak must be in/at the outlet part of the valve or after it - hence air is sucked in as it does in an injector. Why - because if there was a leak before the valve - you would have water out instead of air in. I can´t see what type of valve it is. If it is a ball valve - there is a small chance that the fittings for the axis of the handle can be damaged. In some of these valves - there is a tightening nut just below the handle.

Sincerely Lasse

ChaseBurke · Sep 22, 2018

@Lasse you won't believe me when I tell you what it was... can't believe I didn't think of it sooner...

Lasse · Sep 22, 2018

If you wait 42 years - when you have learn all of my mistakes (and probably some new caused by yourself)

As an old boss to me said - it is better to get the insight that you are a total idiot compared to face a problem with no solutions

He said it the same time as he leaned down and plugged in the power plug into the computer that he try to start for 5 minutes

Sincerely Lasse

ChaseBurke · Sep 22, 2018

Haha well said. Thanks for the insight. The bulkhead on the sump, the pipe dropping from bulkhead into sump was not glued and sucking all the air. I realized the problem as I was pulling the pipe out trying different sizes;Facepalm... now running 100% quiet. Thank you everyone on here for the ideas. And sorry for my idiocracy.

ChaseBurke · Sep 22, 2018

@Amoo did you end up getting the trigger Triton sump? I was looking at your build thread and saw you have the same tank and sump as I do.

WWIII · Sep 22, 2018

ChaseBurke said:
Haha well said. Thanks for the insight. The bulkhead on the sump, the pipe dropping from bulkhead into sump was not glued and sucking all the air. I realized the problem as I was pulling the pipe out trying different sizes;Facepalm... now running 100% quiet. Thank you everyone on here for the ideas. And sorry for my idiocracy.

That'll do it! A few less bubbles now?

Amoo · Sep 22, 2018

ChaseBurke said:
@Amoo did you end up getting the trigger Triton sump? I was looking at your build thread and saw you have the same tank and sump as I do.

Yes I did, it's been sitting in the box on my back porch pretty much all week. Haven't had a chance to do anything with it yet or even inspect it. Tank should be here this week.

jsker · Sep 22, 2018

You guys have this one pretty much covered. What I see and hear is the issue of nice is being caused by the bubbles echoing up the return pipe. I have seen where some do not have the return pipe underwater but above the water.