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Originally Posted by 7duster3
http:///forum/post/2660366
Well, thanks again! i built a stand pipe and it worked pretty good, i still get the tank filling up then shooting out but the noise is hardly there at all now. I think it has something to do with my hole at the top or how high it sits out of the water. I did buy another set of pvc pipes to make another. Tonight i sleep!!!
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Bryce
No problem... Stand pipes have to be tuned to stop the surging effect. You start by drilling a small hole in the cap on top. Use the smallest drill bit you have. If it still surges up and down, drill out the hole with the next larger drill bit. Keep doing this, going up one drill bit size until it barely surges or not at all...
What you are doing is adding just enough air flow to the drain to break the siphon. This keeps the system from flushing... but you don't want the hole too big or else it will gurgle from the excess air entering the drain. In other words, too little air and it will siphon. Too much air and it will gurgle. Keep trying different drill bit sizes until you get even water flow down the drain.
http:///forum/post/2660366
Well, thanks again! i built a stand pipe and it worked pretty good, i still get the tank filling up then shooting out but the noise is hardly there at all now. I think it has something to do with my hole at the top or how high it sits out of the water. I did buy another set of pvc pipes to make another. Tonight i sleep!!!
I
Bryce
No problem... Stand pipes have to be tuned to stop the surging effect. You start by drilling a small hole in the cap on top. Use the smallest drill bit you have. If it still surges up and down, drill out the hole with the next larger drill bit. Keep doing this, going up one drill bit size until it barely surges or not at all...
What you are doing is adding just enough air flow to the drain to break the siphon. This keeps the system from flushing... but you don't want the hole too big or else it will gurgle from the excess air entering the drain. In other words, too little air and it will siphon. Too much air and it will gurgle. Keep trying different drill bit sizes until you get even water flow down the drain.
