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Old 10-18-2011, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Lampshade View Post
also, rather than using a ball valve on the output side of the pump, use a Tee that drains back to the sump with a ball valve on it. This way, you are not pressurizing your pump to change flow, you're just dumping more back to the sump.
If you don't need the flow though I prefer to valve it back. Your pump will draw less power this way and it's no different than a bit more head pressure... not bad for the pump at all.
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