Herbie Question?

[Phanman]

so is this more like what your thinking untamed?

[albert_dao]

That mod is asking for it. Snails will block bulkhead drains left, right and center.

[Todd]

Originally Posted by Phanman

so is this more like what your thinking untamed?

That looks like it will work. I agree with Albert - But I think that could be overcome by a huge strainer valve. Really no Different from using only one drain and one return.

I think that this has potential to be a really good alternative for those wanting the performance of a herbie, but only have one hole drilled and have the ability to run plumbing up the back / side of the tank. However it would be very finicky and an inferior design to a herbie for a new build.

[Phanman]

I was thinking a strainer would overcome the snails cloging up the unit as well. And yes, i know this would be an inferior design to the real herbie, but for guys like me that have a system with only one hole drilled then this "Untamed" overflow design will be better then a durso.

[untamed]

Originally Posted by Phanman

so is this more like what your thinking untamed?

Yes, but you could make that emergency overflow loop even higher than you've drawn so that the water doesn't fall so far inside the overflow box.

Originally Posted by albert_dao

That mod is asking for it. Snails will block bulkhead drains left, right and center.

Yes, true...but that doesn't have anything to do with the mod. If you have only one drain or bulkhead, that's always a risk. You could still apply every trick already available to prevent blockage and it would have no affect on the performance of this modified Herbie.

This is a Herbie mod for someone who wants the performance of a Herbie, yet is stuck with the limitation (and risk) associated with having only 1 drain hole.