getting loud gurgle out of your overflow!

[banditpowdercoat]

I kinda got a different problem, my drain is quiet, but when it drains into the sump, its noisy, with the air and all. Any ideas there?

[Trigs]

heres a pic of my overflow plumbing

[mark]

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.

[mark]

Here's a variation on the Herbie, with layout out similair to what you have already.

I'm not convinced a third run is necessary but guessing I don't fully understand it.

[Trigs]

Originally Posted by mark

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?

[chevyjaxon]

simple you want to slow down the waterflow to the sump a little this is what you do, put a ball or gate valve at the bottom of your stand pipe have it below the water line and then adjust it just until it stops gurgling. worked for me!

[mr_alberta]

That's not the best idea unless you have a backup drain otherwise one day your drain will plug and you'll come home to an empty sump and wet floor.

[Trigs]

okay well pretty much
what i have is a overflow to a T the pipe goes up to a cap with a air hole then down to a 90 degree into a straight pipe to a ball valve then to another 90 to my sump with a micron bag over

[mark]

Originally Posted by Trigs

how will i get the elbow to connect?

http://www.flexpvc.com/cart/agora.cg...-Elbows-90-MPT

Not sure of your bulkhead size but they're easy enough to find (I bought some 1" fr Rona)