Kilchisblue
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Let me start by saying that I understand this has probably been answered before. I have been reading and tinkering with this bloody thing for a week now.... If you have a good link please put it up.
Ok, I made a PVC overflow similar to kingdiy on Youtube. The main differences are:
1. Threaded 3/4 inch PVC instead of slip/glue. All connections have thread tape and do not appear to leak.lea.
2. I have not, yet, hooked up a check valve. Thus, to prime it at the start I dunked it and shook/tilted the air out.
3. The vent tube, tallest pipe, is fully capped off. It does not vent. I did this because with it vented the flow stopped and began to flood the tank. I have a spare cap with a hole drilled in it but after trial and error lastnight I stuck with the sealed cap because it worked.
My problem is that it will not restart if I test a "power outage"
As for modifications, I have a new elbow piece that I have siliconed a hose barb into. I can simply unscrew the old, replace with new, connect check valve and by on my merry way. This will be done tomorrow after the silicone cures.
Additionally I'm thinking of getting an aqualifter to put in place of a check valve.
The outside tube sits aprox 1/2 inch higher than the inside tube. Its because of how far some pieces are threaded as opposed to others.
Can anybody shed some light on what I am doing wrong or why it only seems to work with the vent sealed?
Pictures.... I will put some up. I can't right now figure out how.
Cheers!
Ok, I made a PVC overflow similar to kingdiy on Youtube. The main differences are:
1. Threaded 3/4 inch PVC instead of slip/glue. All connections have thread tape and do not appear to leak.lea.
2. I have not, yet, hooked up a check valve. Thus, to prime it at the start I dunked it and shook/tilted the air out.
3. The vent tube, tallest pipe, is fully capped off. It does not vent. I did this because with it vented the flow stopped and began to flood the tank. I have a spare cap with a hole drilled in it but after trial and error lastnight I stuck with the sealed cap because it worked.
My problem is that it will not restart if I test a "power outage"
As for modifications, I have a new elbow piece that I have siliconed a hose barb into. I can simply unscrew the old, replace with new, connect check valve and by on my merry way. This will be done tomorrow after the silicone cures.
Additionally I'm thinking of getting an aqualifter to put in place of a check valve.
The outside tube sits aprox 1/2 inch higher than the inside tube. Its because of how far some pieces are threaded as opposed to others.
Can anybody shed some light on what I am doing wrong or why it only seems to work with the vent sealed?
Pictures.... I will put some up. I can't right now figure out how.
Cheers!