ATTENTION Wet Dry experts!!!!!!!!

[uncledave]

Got a question on my home made wet dry system....

Since its gravity fed, how do I stop my barrels from flooding over if the power goes out????

Thank you

 

[rallysman]

Where is it fed from and how high is the water level in them?

I can't quite tell how it works from the pix.

 

[ziggy2]

I have a hole drilled in my output tube just below the water level in the tank. If the power goes out it will not create a siphon and over flow my sump. Simple, but it works.

 

[stingrayguy]

yeah. all you need is a siphon break. what is the wet dry hooked up to? A drilled tank? a tank with overflow box? and on the pump feed back upto the tanks. Just drill a small hole or two on the pipe just above the water line. and that will stop any back siphon

 

[uncledave]

Here are some more pics.

The tank has an overflow on each corner and drains down about 14 feet total to the bins.

I have a mag drive 5000 in each bin to push the water back up.

Each bin is about 40% full.

There is a really simple system inside.

Thanks

 

[Dr Joe]

Post pix of the overflows too please.

 

[Merbeast]

14 foot drain?

 

[mgctutor]

Looks like your gonna need some bigger barrels... Or more barrels... When I made my sump it didn't overflow ,but it got kinda high. So I attached an extra bin on it, put the pump in it, gave me a little more volume to fill...