Overflow box problems

[Cu455]

My overflow box isn't draining the water quick enough. I have a eshopps pf-1200 overflow box and use a 200gph pump. The maximum flow for the boc is 1000gph. The inside black box remains completely submerges. Here is my set up.

[youtube]WwXuiXzj3pc[/youtube]

 

[F1 VET]

That vinyl clear hose almost looks kinked when it goes below the tank, that may be causing the slow drainage. And I would put a clamp on those fittings from the overflow box ASAP! I even siliconed mine and used a clamp, 2 months later it popped off and 50gallons on my floor. I just tightned the **** out of it and no problems.

Lowe's, home depot, auto zone etc has these

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[Cu455]

Thanks for the response. No major kinks in the tube. It has a curve from being wrapped but no bends of folds. I will reinforce the tubing, I have dealt with enough floods from being lazy.

Could the flow be to slow? It's 200gph pump. With head loss and culuprea stuck on the pump it is much slower.

 

[Cu455]

Here is the embedded video if it helps.

[video=youtube;WwXuiXzj3pc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwXuiXzj3pc[/video]

 

[SickSauce]

I have the same overflow and recently discovered that if you lower the black box, the more siphon you get. Position it on the edge with the screws and i would cut the hose shorter where it reaches the sump

 

[Cu455]

I have the same overflow and recently discovered that if you lower the black box, the more siphon you get. Position it on the edge with the screws and i would cut the hose shorter where it reaches the sump

Thanks for the advice. I left the tubing longer because I a am redoing my set up next week and might need the extra legnth.

 

[Cu455]

It is working now. I think it the problem was the sponges in the U tubes. One was crunched in and the other was half out and stuffed in as well. I took one sponge out and redid the other one. I also changed the return pump to a 600GPH pump.

 

[F1 VET]

It is working now. I think it the problem was the sponges in the U tubes. One was crunched in and the other was half out and stuffed in as well. I took one sponge out and redid the other one. I also changed the return pump to a 600GPH pump.

Grab those clamps brother I'm telling you! Especially since you raised the gph which equates to more pressure in the hoses!




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