setting up a sump

[levi1803]

Originally Posted by jon.smolders

Yeah, but they are more expensive, aren't they? $35 compared to $5 for a ball valve. I know I'm definitely on a tight budget (going to school) so I'd like to save money if I can... but I also don't want to cheap out on the vital equipment. Is it really worth the extra $30 or is it just tedious to get the ball valve set right?

Well I think my main problem is that I have two ball valves, one on the return and one coming from the overflow, so that could most of my problem, I adjust one a bit to keep the water level in the overflow right, then have to run back and adjust the other one, it's a back and forth process that seems to take forever to get right. If you just have one coming from the return a ball valve may be ok.

Elliot