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Old 01-29-2010, 04:37 AM
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I have a 100g corner round which is sumped to the basement. And the herbie set is noisey any ideas?
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Old 01-29-2010, 05:00 AM
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whats causing the noise?......could you post a pic......a "Herbie" should be silent....
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If you're running a Herbie, then you have two drains correct? If so I would wager a guess that you plumbed those two drains into one before they hit the sump, if so this is your problem.
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Old 01-29-2010, 03:37 PM
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Herbie overflows don't make any noise, so you must have something wrong. Post pics/description of your overflows and your problem will be solved.
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Are you running a good gate valve or a ball valve? Is the main drain making the sucking sound, or is it the overflow drain making the noise? If it's main drain, close valve a little. emergency drain, open main drains valve a little. You need to use a Gate valve not a ball valve though. ball valves can't be adjusted sensitively enough.
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