Hi guys. I recently setup a tank with a sump beneath it. It is hard plumbed. The overflow is making a lot of noise and judging by what i have read on here it may be due to horizontal runs on my piping and the 90s I used. Can i used pool vacuum hose on a drain? I bought flexible pvc but it seems tob rigid to make the turns i need. Any suggestions? Thanks for any help!
flexible plumbing used for sumps?
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I used the 1" clear pvc tubing shown here http://www.koicarp.net/pvc_plumbing/hose.html. It is far from flexible though and it can be hard to get it into position until you start running warm tank water through it. It is quite thick, 1/8" wall, so that probably accounts for how hard it is to shape.
The flexible PVC is just slightly more flexible then the regular PVC. It is not turn friendly. You can use pool hose or the clear flexible tubing they sell at lowes. Either one is fine. I am using the 1" clear tubing on my sump return lines.
If you place a valve in the drain line and balance the flow it will quiet down that drain. Thing is Be Sure to open it some once you find the balance point so you have more drain than supply volume.
If your drains can handle 2000GPH and you supply 1200GPH you will have noise. Solution restrict drains to 1500GPH and the system quiets up.
As long as you drain more than you supply by a safe margin , no it will not end badly.
As long as you drain more than you supply by a safe margin , no it will not end badly.
Are you sure the noise is coming from the hose/pipe/tube itself? Does it sound like a "flushing"sound? Are you using a standpipe for the overflow? If not Google/search "durso standpipe."
