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Old 03-20-2008, 09:49 AM
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Hey everyone how do i make it so my gurgle sucking sound goes away so its quiet? its ****ing me off so much heh any ideas would truely help i need it to be quiet since its in my room!
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Old 03-20-2008, 10:41 AM
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Some of the tried and tested methods are Durso Stand Pipe, Hofer Gurgle Buster, Herbie Standpipe. Do a search here, or on google.
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Old 03-20-2008, 03:55 PM
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really easy cheap fix that works is to cut a length of flexible airline tubing and feed one end down into the overflow and leave the other out and free in the air.
This will greatly increase the airflow and mitigate a lot of the gurgling.
try it and see.
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Old 03-20-2008, 04:08 PM
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What does your overflow look like right now? Just a bulkhead? Overflow box? and stand pipes? etc.
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Old 03-20-2008, 05:35 PM
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well its a simple glas over flow with bulkhead to pipe down
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Old 03-20-2008, 05:40 PM
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what exactly do you mean "whatigot" ?
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well its a simple glas over flow with bulkhead to pipe down
Internal, external?
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Internal, external?
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HA.
well then scratch what I said.
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Old 03-20-2008, 10:56 PM
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How many drain holes do you have? 1 or 2? If 1, build a Durso or Stockman standpipe. If 2, use a Herbie system.
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