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Trigs 03-20-2008 10:49 AM

getting loud gurgle out of your overflow!
 
Hey everyone how do i make it so my gurgle sucking sound goes away so its quiet? its ****ing me off so much heh any ideas would truely help i need it to be quiet since its in my room!

spoot 03-20-2008 11:41 AM

Some of the tried and tested methods are Durso Stand Pipe, Hofer Gurgle Buster, Herbie Standpipe. Do a search here, or on google.

Whatigot 03-20-2008 04:55 PM

really easy cheap fix that works is to cut a length of flexible airline tubing and feed one end down into the overflow and leave the other out and free in the air.
This will greatly increase the airflow and mitigate a lot of the gurgling.
try it and see.

digital-audiophile 03-20-2008 05:08 PM

What does your overflow look like right now? Just a bulkhead? Overflow box? and stand pipes? etc.

Trigs 03-20-2008 06:35 PM

well its a simple glas over flow with bulkhead to pipe down

Trigs 03-20-2008 06:40 PM

what exactly do you mean "whatigot" ?

mark 03-20-2008 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trigs (Post 311275)
well its a simple glas over flow with bulkhead to pipe down

Internal, external?

Trigs 03-20-2008 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark (Post 311291)
Internal, external?

internal

Whatigot 03-20-2008 11:01 PM

HA.
well then scratch what I said.

mr_alberta 03-20-2008 11:56 PM

How many drain holes do you have? 1 or 2? If 1, build a Durso or Stockman standpipe. If 2, use a Herbie system.

Trigs 03-21-2008 12:01 AM

1 drain hole 1" let me post a pic

Trigs 03-21-2008 12:02 AM

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...H/IMG_0335.jpg

mr_alberta 03-21-2008 12:26 AM

Do an external durso for that setup and it should quiet it down a bit.

Trigs 03-21-2008 01:38 AM

any places i can get an idea on how to do this?

mark 03-21-2008 01:49 AM

pictures towards bottom here

Trigs 03-21-2008 02:05 AM

how exactly would i construct that for a design such as my over flow box? since i already have the initial pipes set up.

banditpowdercoat 03-21-2008 02:37 AM

I kinda got a different problem, my drain is quiet, but when it drains into the sump, its noisy, with the air and all. Any ideas there?

Trigs 03-21-2008 02:50 AM

heres a pic of my overflow plumbing

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y25...cH/Photo29.jpg

mark 03-21-2008 04:20 AM

Trigs, try a elbow pointing down in your overflow box. Cap the pipe above the tee on the outside, then starting with a small drill slowly go larger until the level in the overflow becomes steady and the drain quiets down (can also use a air valve). Once tuned, the air your pulling through the drain is at a minumun, you'll still get some gurgling but that's the nature of this type of standpipe.

For zero gurgling all I know of is the Herbie style but to be safe, they require two holes for drains.

mark 03-21-2008 04:25 AM

Here's a variation on the Herbie, with layout out similair to what you have already.

I'm not convinced a third run is necessary but guessing I don't fully understand it.

Trigs 03-21-2008 05:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mark (Post 311400)
Trigs, try a elbow pointing down in your overflow box. Cap the pipe above the tee on the outside, then starting with a small drill slowly go larger until the level in the overflow becomes steady and the drain quiets down (can also use a air valve). Once tuned, the air your pulling through the drain is at a minumun, you'll still get some gurgling but that's the nature of this type of standpipe.

For zero gurgling all I know of is the Herbie style but to be safe, they require two holes for drains.

how will i get the elbow to connect?

chevyjaxon 03-21-2008 07:49 AM

simple you want to slow down the waterflow to the sump a little this is what you do, put a ball or gate valve at the bottom of your stand pipe have it below the water line and then adjust it just until it stops gurgling. worked for me!

mr_alberta 03-21-2008 08:37 AM

That's not the best idea unless you have a backup drain otherwise one day your drain will plug and you'll come home to an empty sump and wet floor.

Trigs 03-21-2008 08:43 AM

okay well pretty much
what i have is a overflow to a T the pipe goes up to a cap with a air hole then down to a 90 degree into a straight pipe to a ball valve then to another 90 to my sump with a micron bag over

mark 03-21-2008 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trigs (Post 311410)
how will i get the elbow to connect?

http://www.flexpvc.com/cart/agora.cg...-Elbows-90-MPT

Not sure of your bulkhead size but they're easy enough to find (I bought some 1" fr Rona)

Trigs 03-22-2008 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whatigot (Post 311239)
really easy cheap fix that works is to cut a length of flexible airline tubing and feed one end down into the overflow and leave the other out and free in the air.
This will greatly increase the airflow and mitigate a lot of the gurgling.
try it and see.

free in the air as in out the top by the over flow? like out the cap?


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