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Old 03-09-2014, 10:12 PM
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Default Who has experience with a DIY PVC overflow?

Like this kind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DFk4bnIxEg

Just wondering who has been running these for a while, and any problems with failure of the overflow / floods etc.

The design looks pretty well foolproof and I was looking at a couple of redundant failsafe systems: float switch to cut the return pump, run tubing to venturi on return pump to keep the overflow primed, and water detector / alarm. Also I would run it as a trial in my basement for a while to test it out.

Interested in real life experiences with these. I have a 30 g cube up and running, I am not going to drill it.
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