Cheryl's 165 Gallon upgrade

[CherylMcKay]

Originally Posted by duncangweller

If you put a gate valve on your drain then you can restrict the amount of water entering your sump and allow your return pump to run at full bore. That's what I do....my drain is a siphon and my pump runs at full speed. Barely makes a sound at all.

I have a ball valve on it now, but had already decide I had to change it out for gate valves.... I will also have to raise the height of the drain pipes in the tank. When I get a full syphon, the water level is about 1-1 1/2 " lower then I want.

Thanks, I wasn't sure I wanted the pipe at full syphon, but I guess it makes sense for water turn over.