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Old 03-21-2008, 04:11 AM
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Trigs, try a elbow pointing down in your overflow box. Cap the pipe above the tee on the outside, then starting with a small drill slowly go larger until the level in the overflow becomes steady and the drain quiets down (can also use a air valve). Once tuned, the air your pulling through the drain is at a minumun, you'll still get some gurgling but that's the nature of this type of standpipe.

For zero gurgling all I know of is the Herbie style but to be safe, they require two holes for drains.
how will i get the elbow to connect?
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