DIY overflow noise

[gacericardo]

How do you make one so that is stays quiet? Anyones design not loud?

 

[Dane]

There are several ways. In the stickied version I put a rubber cork with a hole drilled through it in the vent pipe to quiet it down but that doesn't help the slurping. The version I designed is quiet by design.

 

[gacericardo]

slurping is what worries me most

 

[Dane]

slurping is what worries me most

Follow the link in my signature. The design I came up with doesn't slurp.

 

[carsona246]

hey dane, just thought i'd say i love ur idea with the overflow, not building an overflow yet, but i'm definatly going to be using your design when i do, very clever

 

[gacericardo]

Danes looks a little hard for me. Never really worked with PVC before. I would love more pics if you have them dane.

 

[gacericardo]

up

 

[carsona246]

i've never personally made an overflow, but i have done quite a bit of research for making one, as i intend too. On a lot of youtube video's i've checked out about making overflows similiar to the stickies they always make sure to specify that it is very important to have a really thin airline tube inside of the overflow to allow air to escape, or go in? I'm not entirely sure the purpose of these tubes, but whenever they pulled the tubin out to demonstrate the sound of slurping was tremendously louder. if you have some small tubing for like an air pump, maybe you should put it in your overflow from the capped valve to see if it helps?

 

[Dane]

Danes looks a little hard for me. Never really worked with PVC before. I would love more pics if you have them dane.

That's all the pics I have for now. It really isn't that difficult if you take your time and think about what you are doing. Some of the cuts can be a little tricky since your working with smaller parts. What other pics would you like? I can see what I can do.