Herbie Overflow

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Originally Posted by jvision

I think I've got mine set up fine, but is there a way to Set-it-and-forget-it? I keep having to fiddle with the ball valve to keep the level up or down in my sump. The return end of the sump is about 12gal, but the levels fluctuate as much as 4-5" during the day.

They do tend to be fiddly...and I agree with whomever said that gate valves work better. Ball valves are better used for on/off applications. I frequently walk by and give one of the herbie gate valves a 1/32 or less rotation turn.

However...Are you saying that your sump is fluctuating 4-5" during the day? If that is the case, where do you think that 4"-5" of water is going? That would likely mess up your evaporative replacement system.