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Old November 6th, 2006, 08:13 PM
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Plumbing help

Below is a drawing of my plumbing project. (did my best working with paint)Any suggestions to improve my small project would be appreciated.

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Old November 7th, 2006, 04:16 AM
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Re: Plumbing help

The check valves as shown pose a lot of back pressure. I guess this could be over come with adjustment of the valves, however, if it were me I would loop the reactor and uv sterilizer from the sump. I just have a problem of valving down the gravity drain as it is a formula for desaster if anything clogs or slows down. tank over flow. With a loop system from the sump you can do away with the check valves and use the other valves to control flow. In short your present design poses a potential for overflowing the main tank. good luck keep us posted.

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