Plumbing quiz

[Idech]

Here is a quiz for you : please tell me which component of the overflow box (1-2-3-4) corresponds to which sump component (A-B-C-D).

Sorry to ask such a silly question but some of it I am not sure.

OVERFLOW BOX

SUMP

Thank you !

 

[twentyleagues]

To me 2 and 4 look like returns 1 and 3 drains. Oh I think 3-a 1-b 2-c and 4-d.

 

[Red_Beard]

kinda hard from pics, but you should be able to trace them out, next time you do a water change, with the pumps off, just dump a cup of water down the drain pipes to verify, and the returns can be uncoupled and tested the same way. but from what i can see it looks like:
1:B
2: D
3:C
4:A

 

[twentyleagues]

lol yup I failed I screwed it all up when I noticed the abcd....

 

[Idech]

To me 2 and 4 look like returns 1 and 3 drains.

kinda hard from pics, but you should be able to trace them out, next time you do a water change, with the pumps off, just dump a cup of water down the drain pipes to verify, and the returns can be uncoupled and tested the same way

When there is too much water in the overflow, it drains through C in the sump.

What does that make it ?

And do you have the name for every component ? I’m a beginner with a sump…

 

[Red_Beard]

That makes it the emergency pipe.
Yours is plumbed a bit different with the addition of the UV maybe making it harder to just say and call out, but
A = Main drain
B = UV
C = Emergency Drain
D = Return

 

[twentyleagues]

C would be emergency drain then.

 

[Idech]

That makes it the emergency pipe.
Yours is plumbed a bit different with the addition of the UV maybe making it harder to just say and call out, but
A = Main drain
B = UV
C = Emergency Drain
D = Return

B is not the UV, I know that for sure. The UV is plumbed in-line with the return pump.

B is another drain that goes deeper in the water than C in the sump. C makes noise as soon as there is too much water in the overflow box, but I never hear B.

I originally asked for a bean animal plumbing system, but I think they kind of adapted it.

Here is a better picture of B

 

[Red_Beard]

is that landing in your skimmer section? if that is the case and that pipe is a drain, it is bypassing all your filtersocks. you may consider moving it to dump where A dumps. i thought B was refering to this:

 

[Idech]

is that landing in your skimmer section? if that is the case and that pipe is a drain, it is bypassing all your filtersocks. you may consider moving it to dump where A dumps. i thought B was refering to this:

Yes, it is landing in my skimmer section. It’s an emergency drain too. I have two of them, for added security. I don’t think there is any water passing through it during normal operation.

Here you can see it better.

 

[mrpontiac80]

My thoughts….
4+a. Is primary siphon drain
1+b. Is secondary drain and may have just enough water flowing the through it to say that it does.. if everything is adjusted
3+c. Is emergency drain and should never have flow unless first two drains have a problem
2+d is returns

 

[Red_Beard]

Yes, it is landing in my skimmer section. It’s an emergency drain too. I have two of them, for added security. I don’t think there is any water passing through it during normal operation.

Here you can see it better.

if that is the case, were it mine, i would move it to A, then get it to work like a bean-animal system. A being the primary, B being the open air secondary, and c being the emergency overflow. you would just need to move the top of pipe B in the overflow chamber down just a bit, or raise the water level in the overflow so a little bit goes down B.

 

[mrpontiac80]

All these numbers and letters matching makes my brain hurt

 

[Idech]

My thoughts….
4+a. Is primary siphon drain
1+b. Is secondary drain and may have just enough water flowing the through it to say that it does.. if everything is adjusted
3+c. Is emergency drain and should never have flow unless first two drains have a problem
2+d is returns

Thank you. I think this is it.

Can you explain 1+B again ? I’m not sure what you mean, I think there is a typo.

 

[Idech]

if that is the case, were it mine, i would move it to A, then get it to work like a bean-animal system. A being the primary, B being the open air secondary, and c being the emergency overflow. you would just need to move the top of pipe B in the overflow chamber down just a bit, or raise the water level in the overflow so a little bit goes down B.

I think that’s how It is already. There probably is water down B, it’s just I can’t hear it as it’s about 1-2 inches below water.

How can I find out if there is water going through it ?

 

[Idech]

All these numbers and letters matching makes my brain hurt

I know, mine too. But it would have been worse without it I think, since we didn’t know the names of the pipes.

 

[mrpontiac80]

Thank you. I think this is it.

Can you explain 1+B again ? I’m not sure what you mean, I think there is a typo.

On mine, the primary drain does the work. The gate valve on the primary drain is adjusted so that the water level in the overflow is at the very top of the secondary drain therefore allowing only a small trickle of water to fall into it.

Not sure if that’s proper procedure but that’s where I ended up after doing my research when setting up the tank a year ago

 

[Red_Beard]

On mine, the primary drain does the work. The gate valve on the primary drain is adjusted so that the water level in the overflow is at the very top of the secondary drain therefore allowing only a small trickle of water to fall into it.

Not sure if that’s proper procedure but that’s where I ended up after doing my research when setting up the tank a year ago

Yep, that is the main idea

 

[Fish_are_stoopid]

4A main drain
1B secondary drain for noise
3C emergency
2D return

 

[Idech]

4A main drain
1B secondary drain for noise
3C emergency
2D return

What do you mean 1B secondary drain for noise ? It never makes any noise and it’s submerged 1-2 inches in water.

On the other hand, the C pipe makes noise and is above water. When I adjust the valve, water comes out of the C drain if I close it too much.

Is it the other way around ? C for noise and B for emergency ?