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Old 12-10-2009, 03:45 AM
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Originally Posted by mike31154 View Post
From what I've seen on these boards most people plumb without a check valve since they're prone to failure. They plan their sump configuration to handle the extra water from the overflow and piping when the pump is shut off or if there is a power failure. Again, this is what I've seen in other threads, not my experience since I'm currently running a sumpless system.
+1 Good advice.
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